Mathematics Course Descriptions
MA 116 Intermediate Algebra
The real number system, linear and quadratic equations, exponents, radicals, complex numbers, graphing, functions, determinants, and inequalities. May not be applied toward general education requirement. Offered fall semester. Three hours.
MA 118 Finite Mathematics
Includes functions and their graphs, systems of linear equations, linear programming, the mathematics of finance, combinatorics, basic probability, and statistics. This course cannot be taken as a prerequisite for MA 121. Prerequisites: MA 116; or high school Algebra II course and minimum ACT Math score of 17 (or minimum SAT Math score of 400). Offered each semester. Four hours.
MA 120 College Algebra and Trigonometry
Inequalities, linear and quadratic functions; polynomials; complex numbers; trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Prerequisites: MA 116; or high school Algebra II course and minimum ACT Math score of 17 (or minimum SAT Math score of 400). Offered fall semester. Four hours.
MA 121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Includes functions and graphs, derivatives and their applications, derivatives of trigonometric functions, integration. Prerequisite: MA 120; or high school Precalculus and minimum ACT Mathematics score of 22 (or minimum SAT Math score of 520). Computer fee. Offered spring semester. Four hours.
MA 122 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
Includes applications of integration, derivatives and integrals of exponential and logarithmic functions, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series. Computer fee. Prerequisite: MA 121. Offered fall semester. Four hours.
MA 200 Mathematical Concepts
This course is designed especially for elementary education majors. Content includes all concepts normally emphasized in the contemporary elementary school. Special concern is given to the introduction and development of the operations on the set of whole numbers by using appropriate teaching methods. Credit obtained in this course is not applicable toward meeting the general education requirement of the college. Offered on demand. Four hours.
MA 221 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
Includes three dimensional analytic geometry, vectors, partial derivatives, functions of several variables, multiple integrals, vector calculus. Computer fee. Prerequisite: MA 122. Offered spring semester. Four hours.
MA 285X (BIO 285X, PSY 285X, SOC 285X) Statistics
An examination of both descriptive and inferential statistics. Specific topics include the scientific method, data analysis and production, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation and regression, random sampling and probability, nonparametric inferential tests, and parametric inferential tests including one-way analysis of variance. Specific instruction and computer experience in the use of SPSS is provided. Offered each semester. Computer fee. Four hours.
MA 321 Mathematical Statistics
Probability theory, random variables, discrete distributions, continuous distributions, sampling theory, correlation and regression, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: MA 121. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Four hours.
MA 331 Linear Algebra (formerly MA 231)
Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, change of basis, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and discrete dynamical systems. Prerequisite: MA 120. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years. Three hours.
MA 335 Differential Equations (formerly MA 322)
Linear differential systems, nonlinear first-order equations, series methods, and numerical algorithms. Prerequisite: MA 221 and MA 331. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Three hours.
MA 340 History of Mathematics
Includes Greek mathematics, non-Western mathematics, the development of calculus, mathematics of the 18th and 19th centuries, non-Euclidean geometry, and set theory. Prerequisite: MA 121 or consent of instructor. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years. Four hours.
MA 350 Topics in Mathematics
Selected topics in Mathematics announced. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisites: MA 121, 122. Offered on demand. Three to four hours.
MA 411 Modern Algebra
Groups, rings, fields, and Galois theory. Prerequisite: MA 121. Offered on demand. Three hours.
MA 412 Geometry
Topics selected from advanced Euclidean Geometry, differential geometry, and topology. Prerequisite: MA 122. Offered on demand. Three hours.
MA 413 Real Analysis
The real number system, limits continuity and differentiability of real functions, the Riemann integral. Prerequisite: MA 122. Offered on demand. Three hours.
MA 420 Number Theory
Divisibility, primes, congruences, elementary group theory, diophantine equations, applications to cryptography, continued fractions, and algebraic numbers. Prerequisite: MA 120 or MA 121. Offered fall semester in odd-numbered years. Three hours.
MA 450 Independent Study
Research and specialization studies designed to meet the needs of individual students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Offered on demand. One to four hours.
