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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:

MAT 0144 | MAT 0145 | MAT 1110 | MAT 1221 | MAT 1234 | MAT 1235 | MAT 1236 | MAT 1360 | MAT 1521 | MAT 1560 | MAT 1720 | MAT 2200 | MAT 2401 | MAT 2561 | MAT 2700 | MAT 2720 | MAT 3237 | MAT 3238 | MAT 3360 | MAT 3401 | MAT 3441 | MAT 3443 | MAT 3562 | MAT 3724 | MAT 3725 | MAT 3730 | MAT 3749 | MAT 3751 | MAT 4363 | MAT 4402 | MAT 4403 | MAT 4610 | MAT 4725 | MAT 4830 | MAT 4899 | MAT 4904 | MAT 4910 | MAT 4930 | MAT 4940 | MAT 4950 | VIEW ALL

MAT 0144: () Offerings
A problem solving approach to the mathematics necessary for success in college level coursework. Emphasis on fluency and flexibility with numerical and algebraic reasoning.
MAT 0145: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 0144 or Mathematics Placement Level A. A problem solving approach to the mathematics necessary for success in college level coursework. Includes analysis of graphical displays and further development of algebraic reasoning.
MAT 1110: () Offerings
Prerequisite: Mathematics Placement Level B or MAT 0145. Explores algebraic, circular and trigonometric equations and identities; and inequalities. Credit cannot be received for this course if MAT 1112 or MAT 1114 has been taken.
MAT 1221: () Offerings
Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra or its equivalent, and Mathematics Placement Level B or MAT 0145. An applications-oriented course with an intuitive approach, including introduction to both differential and integral calculus. Examples drawn from business, economics, biology, and the social and behavioral sciences. This course is not the prerequisite for 1235, nor can credit be received if 1234 or its equivalent has been taken.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 1234: () Offerings
MAT 1110 or its equivalent as determined by the Calculus Placement Test. First course in calculus, emphasizing limits and derivatives of functions of one variable. Sequence begins both Autumn and Winter Quarters. Extra fee.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 1235: () Offerings
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT 1234. Second course in calculus, emphasizing integral calculus of functions of one variable. Extra fee.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 1236: () Offerings
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT 1235. Third course in calculus. Includes parametric equations, polar coordinates, vectors, sequences, series, and Taylor expansions. Introduces multivariable calculus, including partial derivatives, double integrals, and triple integrals. Extra fee.
MAT 1360: () Offerings
Prerequisite: Mathematics Placement Level B or MAT 0145. Explores descriptive statistics, elementary probability, binomial and normal distributions, sampling, estimating parameters, testing hypotheses, regression, and correlation.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 1521: () Offerings
Prerequisite: Mathematics Placement Level A or MAT 0144. Explores topics that illustrate how mathematical methods and models permeate our economic, political, and personal lives. By investigation of diverse applications, a variety of problem-solving techniques will be introduced, including using the computer as a tool.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 1560: () Offerings
Prerequisite: Mathematics Placement Level A or MAT 0144. The first in a three-course sequence, this course is a study of numerical reasoning with emphasis on depth of understanding, problem solving strategies, and appropriate use of calculators and computer software. Investigations of mathematical topics include numeration systems, numerical properties and operations, concepts in number theory, and associated history of mathematics. Standards-based content preparation for teaching K-8 mathematics.
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
MAT 1720: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1221 or 1225 or 1234. Explores set theory, number systems, logic, proof techniques, basics of counting, discrete probability, networks, digital logic, and digital systems.
MAT 2200: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1235. Introduces students to concepts of probability and statistics along with methodology for applying these to engineering applications.
Equivalent Courses:EGR 2200
MAT 2401: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1226 or 1235. Studies vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations. Extra fee.
MAT 2561: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1560. The second in a three-course sequence, this course is a study of statistical and algebraic reasoning with emphasis on depth of understanding and appropriate use of calculators and computer software. Investigations of mathematical topics include statistics, probability, variables and their uses, proportional reasoning, linear and non-linear functions, inverse functions, proof appropriate for K-8 teachers, and associated history of mathematics. Standards-based content preparation for teaching K-8 mathematics.
Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 2700: () Offerings
Prerequisites: (BUS 1700 or CSC 1123) and (Mathematics Placement Level B or MAT 0145). Explores descriptive statistics, probability, random variable distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and nonparametric statistics.
Equivalent Courses:BUS 2700 Attributes:Mathematics (MAT)
MAT 2720: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1226 or 1235. Studies sets, logic, Boolean algebra, relations, functions, and graphs.
MAT 3237: () Offerings
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT 1236. Studies general solutions of first and second order differential equations, Laplace transforms, and series solutions. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3238: () Offerings
Prerequisites: C- or higher in MAT 1236 and 2401. Additional study of multivariable and vector calculus, including vector-valued functions, vector fields, line integrals, surface integrals, Green's Theorem, Stoke's Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3360: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1226 or 1236. Calculus based introduction to probability and statistics. Studies elementary probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions, expectation, moments, sampling distributions, central limit theorem, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3401: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 2720 or 3749 (or MAT 3562 with permission of instructor). May be taken concurrently with instructor approval. Studies topics of classical number theory including divisibility, primes and congruences. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3441: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 3749. Surveys foundations of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and projective geometries from an axiomatic approach. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3443: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 3749. Surveys Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and projective geometries using a transformational approach. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3562: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 2561. The third in a three-course sequence, this course is a study of geometric reasoning with emphasis on depth of understanding and appropriate use of calculators and computer software. Investigations of mathematical topics include two- and three-dimensional geometry, measurement, proof appropriate for K-8 teachers, and associated history of mathematics. Standards-based content preparation for teaching K-8 mathematics.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3724: () Offerings
Prerequisites: (MAT 1228 or 3237) and (MAT 2228 or 3238). Studies Fourier series, heat, wave, and Laplace's equations, separation of variables, and boundary value problems. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3725: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 3724. Continuation of MAT 3724, including Fourier transforms, Bessel and Legendre functions. Offered as needed.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3730: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 3238 or (MAT 1228 and 2228). Studies theory and applications of complex variables; analytic functions, integrals, and power series applications. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3749: () Offerings
Prerequisite: MAT 1236 and MAT 2720 or permission of instructor. Uses the axiomatic method to prove basic results from set theory and real analysis. Topics include functions, set cardinality, the real number system, and the topology of the real line.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 3751: () Offerings
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT 3749. Builds on the topics introduced in MAT 3749, including explorations of differentiation and integration. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 4363: () Offerings
Prerequisites: (MAT 2228 or 3238) and (MAT 2376 or 3360). Studies in greater depth continuous and discrete probability distributions, moment generating functions, probability-generating functions, transformations, and multivariate probability distributions. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 4402: () Offerings
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT 3749. Studies algebraic structures, including groups, rings, and fields.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
MAT 4403: () Offerings
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT 4402. Continuation of MAT 4402. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
MAT 4610: () Offerings
Prerequisites: MAT 3749 or permission of instructor. Investigates the ideas, methods, and work of great mathematicians of the past.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
MAT 4725: () Offerings
Prerequisites: [MAT 1228 and 2228] or [MAT 2401 and 3237] or permission of instructor, and facility with mathematically oriented software. Studies numerical integration, differentiation, solutions of systems of equations, and related topics. Offered alternate years. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 4830: () Offerings
Prerequisites: [MAT 1228, 2228, and 2375] or [MAT 2401, 3237 and 3360], and facility with mathematically oriented software. Focuses on construction and analysis of mathematical models for problems in the real world. The problems will be chosen from a variety of fields, including the biological and social sciences. Extra fee. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division
MAT 4899: () Offerings
Prerequisite: 9 credits of upper-division mathematics or instructor permission. This senior capstone course will explore the culture of mathematics through readings and classroom discussions during the Autumn Quarter. Students will synthesize mathematical ideas within the context of a Christian worldview. The student will write a significant paper and make an oral presentation within the following two quarters.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.
MAT 4904: () Offerings
Prerequisites: 6 credits in upper-division mathematics. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
MAT 4910: () Offerings
Investigates topics of current interest through student reports. May be repeated for credit 5 times.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
MAT 4930: () Offerings
Practical experience in the Math Lab. May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
MAT 4940: () Offerings
Provides a significant learning experience to be obtained in a closely supervised work-study program. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.
MAT 4950: () Offerings
Special Topics May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.



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