Mathematics
Coordinator: Michael Bowling, Ph.D.
The mathematics curriculum serves the College by offering several courses which
meet the mathematical and analytical reasoning (M) category of the liberal arts
requirements and by
offering a minor in mathematics.
Courses which satisfy the M category of the liberal arts requirements carry the
suffix M (for
example, MAT207M). The mathematics minor may be included as part of the liberal
studies major.
NOTE: In the following course listings, (1c) = 1.0 course
or 3 semester hours.
Requirements for the Mathematics
Minor
(6.0 required courses)
MAT211M: Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (1.5c)
MAT212M: Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (1.5c)
MAT305: Multivariate Calculus (1c)
And two additional MAT courses at 300 level or above.
Students may elect 2.0 additional MAT courses for a total of
8.0 courses within a 40.5 course degree program.
Mathematics Courses
MAT 105: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: one year of high school algebra)
Course designed to provide prospective elementary teachers with an understanding
of the foundations of elementary mathematics. Topics include whole numbers
and place value, fractions, integers, geometry and measurement.
MAT 111M: College Algebra
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: one year of high school algebra)
Topics include review of basic algebra, linear equations, exponents and radicals,
quadratic equations, functions and graphs, exponential and logarithmic functions.
MAT 207M: Introduction to Statistics
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: two years high school algebra)
Introductory course in statistical methods used in business, psychology, education
and natural or social sciences. Topics include data organization, descriptive
statistics, elementary probability, binomial and normal distributions, sampling
distributions, statistical inference, chi-square, correlation and linear regression.
MAT 211M, MAT 212: Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II
(1.5 courses each)
(Prerequisites: for MAT 211M: three years of high school mathematics; for MAT
212: MAT 211M)
Study of the concepts and applications of derivatives and integrals, developed
numerically, graphically and algebraically.
MAT 280: Topics in Mathematics
(.5–1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: dependent on topic)
Taught to meet special interests of faculty and students. Offered at irregular
intervals.
MAT 305: Multivariate Calculus
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: MAT 212)
The calculus of functions of more than one variable, including vector geometry,
partial differentiation, multiple integration and applications.
MAT 311D: History of Mathematics
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisites: a grade of "B" or better in MAT 111; or "C" or better in MAT
211; or three years high school mathematics with a "B" average, and junior
standing or permission of instructor.)
An introduction to the growth and development of mathematics through the centuries
with emphases on the pre-18th century cultures involved, the contributions
of women, and the evolution of problem-solving techniques. Writing Intensive.
MAT 326: Linear Algebra
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: MAT 212)
A study of fundamental concepts and techniques of linear algebra, including
vector spaces, matrices, diagonal forms and canonical reduction.
MAT 338: Differential Equations
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: MAT 212)
Mathematical modeling applications with differential equations. Topics include
first-order equations, second-order linear equations and systems of equations.
MAT 380: Topics in Mathematics
(.5–1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: dependent on topic)
Taught to meet special interests of faculty and students. Offered at irregular
intervals.
MAT 410: Abstract Algebra
(1.0 course)
(Prerequisite: MAT 212 or permission of program)
A study of the fundamental concepts of modern abstract algebra, including groups,
rings and fields.
