MATH COURSES
MATHEMATICS
MAT 1103 – Fundamentals of Mathematics – This course is designed for the student who needs
to review fundamental arithmetic skills. The course covers the four basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Also covered are ratio and proportions, order of operations, and applications. Three semester hours (institutional) credit.
MAT 1203 – Beginning Algebra – Prerequisite: ACT math score of 13 - 15. This course is designed to develop or enhance a student’s basic algebra skills. Topics presented include operations with real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, the coordinate system, exponents, operations with polynomials, special products, and factoring. Three semester hours (institutional) credit.
MAT 1233 – Intermediate Algebra – Prerequisite: MAT 1203, grade of C or better, or ACT math score of 16 – 18. This course is designed for students who are not prepared for MAT 1313, College Algebra. Topics include linear equations and their graphs, inequalities and number line graphs, rational expressions, exponents, polynomials, factoring, radicals and equations, solving quadratic equations, applications, and (optional) introduction to functions. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 1313 – College Algebra – Prerequisite: MAT 1233, grade of C or better, or ACT math score of 19 or above. This course includes rational expressions, linear and quadratic equations, inequalities, functions, circles and their graphs, lines, parabolas, polynomial and rational functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, systems of equations, and applications. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 1323 – Trigonometry – Prerequisite: grade of C or better in MAT 1313 or equivalent. Topics examined include trigonometric functions and their graphs, functions of composite angles, fundamental relations, trigonometric equations, radian measurement, solutions of right and oblique triangles, inverse trigonometric functions, and applications. Three semester hours credit. Trigonometry is the prerequisite for Calculus III in the JCJC calculus sequence.
MAT 1513 – Business Calculus – Prerequisite: MAT 1313, grade of C or better. This course offers a study of functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, basics of integral calculus, and applications to business and economics. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 1613 – Calculus I – Prerequisite: grade of C or better in MAT 1313 or permission of instructor. This course includes limits and continuity of functions, the definition of the derivative, differentiation, applications, and anti-derivatives. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 1623 - Calculus II - Prerequisite: MAT 1613, grade of C or better. This course includes the definite integral, techniques of integration, differentiation and integration of transcendental functions, and applications.
Three semester hours credit.
MAT 1723 – Real Number System – Prerequisite: MAT 1313, grade of C or better. Included are critical thinking and problem-solving techniques; set theory; numeration systems; foundations of number theory; structure, properties, operations, and development of the real number system . This course is designed for elementary education and special education majors. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 2323 – Statistics – Prerequisite: MAT 1313, grade of C or better. Emphasis is placed on methods of describing, summarizing, comparing, and interpreting data. This course includes probability distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 2613 – Calculus III – Prerequisites: MAT 1323 and MAT 1623, grades of C or better. This course includes trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, techniques and applications of integration, improper integrals, infinite series, and introduction to analytical geometry, parametric equations, and polar coordinates. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 2623 – Calculus IV – Prerequisite: MAT 2613, grade of C or better. This course includes topics in analytic geometry, parametric equations and polar coordinates, vector calculus, quadric surfaces, partial differentiation, and multiple integration. Three semester hours credit.
MAT 2913 – Differential Equations – Prerequisite: MAT 2613, grade of C or better. This course includes solution of first and higher order differential equations, existence theorems, series solutions, LaPlace Transform methods and applications. Three semester hours credit.
