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The following course are offered by the Mathematics Department.
This is a course in arithmetic skills and the rudiments of algebra. Topics covered include: whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, proportions, signed numbers, and the solving of simple linear equations. Required of students whose placement exam indicates a low level of proficiency in simple arithmetic skills.
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This is a course in arithmetic skills and the rudiments of algebra. Topics covered include: whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, proportions, signed numbers, and the solving of simple linear equations. Required of students whose placement exam indicates a marginal level of proficiency in simple arithmetic skills. If a student passes MAT 010, the student should not register for MAT 011, since it is the same material as MAT 010, but at a faster pace.
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This course is a combination of arithmetic and elementary algebra. It includes the arithmetic of integers, fractions, decimals, and percent. In addition, such topics as signed numbers, algebraic representation, operations with polynomials, factoring, the solution of simultaneous linear equations of two variables, and graphing are covered.
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This course is the first algebra course offered at the College. It includes such topics as algebraic representation, signed numbers, operations with polynomials, factoring, the solution of linear equations, the coordinate system, the solution of simultaneous linear equations of two variables, and graphing. This course is designed to prepare students for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test required for transfer to the upper division of CUNY, as well as for more advanced math courses. If a student passes MAT 012, the student should not register for MAT 051, since MAT 012 combines MAT 011 and MAT 051.
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This course is the second algebra course offered at the college. It is open to students who have completed elementary algebra or its equivalent. It includes such topics as: factoring, solutions of linear and quadratic equations, trigonometric relationships, exponents, logarithms, and the graphs of quadratic equations.
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This course includes the study of several mathematical systems. The role of mathematics in modern culture, the role of postulational thinking in all of mathematics, and the scientific method are discussed. The course considers topics such as: the nature of axioms, truth and validity; the concept of number; the concept of set; scales of notation; and groups and fields.
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This course covers computations and measurements essential in the health science professional fields. Topics include: units and measurements, ratios, solutions and dosages.
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This course covers topics in intermediate algebra and emphasizes problems and applications in respiratory therapy. It includes such topics as: algebraic representation, factoring, approximate numbers, significant digits and scientific notation, first and second degree equations with applications, ratio and proportions, square roots, radicals and exponents, logarithms, graphing linear equations, vectors and the metric system.
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This course will introduce the processes involved in research. Students will be designing and performing experiments and analyzing the results. Objectives are-to understand the scientific method, interpret statistics, and appreciate mathematical research. Computers will be used for statistics, graphing, patter recognition, and word processing. Recommended for mathematics- and science- oriented liberal arts students as a liberal arts elective. Not open to Science or Engineering Science majors. Prerequisite: One year of college science
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This course is a survey of modern
mathematics and its applications developed
after the 18th century. The emphasis is on
using mathematics to model the political,
economic and aesthetic aspects of modern
day society. Topics include graph theory,
linear programming, game theory, number
theory, and mathematical growth and
patterns.
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This course covers basic statistics, including: measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphs, correlation, the regression line, confidence intervals, the significance of differences, and hypothesis testing, including z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests.
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The course aims to teach students how to think competently about quantitative information. Students learn how to take real world problems, translate them into mathematics, and solve them. Topics include thinking critically, numbers in the real world, financial management, statistical reasoning, probability, and mathematical modeling.
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This course covers fundamental mathematical topics associated with computer information systems, including: numeration systems; sets and logic; Boolean algebra, functions, and elementary switching theory; combinatorics; mathematical induction; permutations; combinations; binomial coefficients; and distributions. This course will satisfy the math requirement for students in Business Administration, Computer Operations, Computer Programming, Computer Science or Accounting. Prerequisites to this course should be taken in the first semester or as early as possible.
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This course covers an axiomatic approach to mathematical relations, operations, and the real number system. Prerequisite: MAT 100
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This course covers basic algebraic and trigonometric skills, algebraic equations, and functions. Topics include: mathematical induction, complex numbers, and the binomial theorem.
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This is a Liberal Arts elective course. It will
focus on the general steps in the problemsolving
process and the use of problemsolving
strategies espoused by Polya, et al.
Problems will include non-routine exercises
taken from mathematics journals and
competitions, and famous problems from the
history of mathematics.
Prerequisites: MAT 012 or MAT 051, if needed; also MAT 056
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This course covers statistical concepts and techniques with applications. Topics include probability, random variables, the binomial distribution, the hyper-geometric distribution, measures of central tendency, the normal distribution, precision and confidence intervals, sample design and computer projects.
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This course covers the first half of the mathematics recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) for prospective elementary school teachers, including problem solving, sets, logic, numeration, computation, integers, rational and real numbers, and number theory. This course meets the mathematics requirement only for students in the ECE program. Students who have taken MAT 100 may not receive credit for this course.
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This course covers the second half of the mathematics recommended by NCTM for prospective elementary school teachers, including probability, statistics, plane and transformational geometry, congruence and similarity. This course meets the mathematics requirements only for students in the ECE program. Students who have taken MAT 150 may not receive credit for this course.
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This course will introduce the processes involved in research. Students will be designing and performing experiments and analyzing the results. Objectives are: to understand the scientific method; interpret statistics and appreciate mathematical research. Computers will be used for statistics, graphing, pattern recognition and word processing. Recommended for mathematics and science-oriented Liberal Arts students as a liberal arts elective. Not open to science or engineering science majors. Prerequisite: One year of college science
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This is an integrated course in analytic geometry and calculus, applied to functions of a single variable. It covers a study of rectangular coordinates in the plane, equations of conic sections, functions, limits, continuity, related rates, differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, Rolle's Theorem, the Mean Value Theorem, maxima and minima, and integration.
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This course provides an introduction to the concepts of formal integration. It covers the differentiation and integration of algebraic, trigonometric, and transcendental functions. Topics include the definite integral, the antiderivative, areas, volumes, and the improper integral.
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This course is an extension of the concepts of differentiation and integration to functions of two or more variables. Topics include partial differentiation, multiple integration, Taylor series, polar coordinates and the calculus of vectors in one or two dimensions.
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This course covers matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Boolean algebra, switching circuits, Boolean functions, minimal forms, Karnaugh maps.
Pre-Requisite: MAT302 or DEPT. PERMIT
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This course covers the standard materialcomprising an introduction to group and ring theory: set theory and mappings; groups, normal subgroups, and quotient groups; Sylow’s Theorem; rings, ideals, and quotient rings, Euclidean rings, polynomial rings. Corequisite: MAT 315 or the equivalent
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This course covers compound statements,
sets and subsets, partitions and counting,
probability theory, vectors, matrices, and
linear programming.
Prerequisites: MAT 012 or MAT 051, if needed; also MAT 056
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This course presents the mathematical
concepts underlying computer networks.
The course introduces probability and
stochastic process, queuing analysis, and
basic graph theory and relates these topics
to various layers of the seven layer Open
Systems Interface(OSI) organization model
of computer networks. Practical laboratory
projects provide concrete illustration of
theoretical concepts.
Prerequisites: MAT 302
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This is a first course in the theoretical and applied aspects of ordinary differential equations. Topics include: first-order equations, exact equations, linear equations, series solutions, Laplace transforms, Fourier series and boundary value problems. Pre-Requisite: MAT302
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The course follows the growth of mathematics from its empirical nature in Egypt and Babylonia to its deductive character in ancient Greece wherein the roots of the calculus will be identified. The concept of number and the development of algebra, with Hindu, Arabic and medieval contributions are discussed. The rise of analytic geometry, the calculus, and the function concept are examined. Finally, the trend towards greater rigor and abstraction is considered including formal axiomatic systems and Godel's Incompleteness Theorem.
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The course presents the logical structure on which the foundations of the calculus have been based: construction of the real number system, mathematical induction, limits and continuity in precise formulation, functions of several variables, point sets in higher dimensions; uniform continuity, and elements of partial differentiation.Pre-Requisite: MAT303 or PERMIT
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