43.095 General Mathematics (no course credit)
A non-credit course covering the essentials of high school algebra. Time will be spent on common arithmetic difficulties and elementary metric geometry. Prerequisite: Permission of the Mathematics Department.
43.110 College Mathematics I (Gen. Ed. Goal 2)
An exploration of numbers, their representations, relationships, and uses; arithmetic; elementary set theory; basic logic; geometry; measurement; probability; and statistics. This course offers a collegelevel treatment of content areas of interest to prospective early childhood and elementary teachers. Problem-solving and the communication of mathematical ideas, both verbally and algebraically, are woven throughout the course.Note: Students may not receive credit for both 43.110 and 43.113 Introduction to College Mathematics. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination or permission of the Mathematics Department.
43.117 Introduction to Statistics (Gen. Ed. Goal 2)
An introduction to the discipline of statistics, emphasizing both statistical thinking and its application to analyzing data. Topics include sampling, design of experiments, organizing and exploring data, probability distributions such as the normal distribution, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, correlation and regression. Students are expected to express results of statistical procedures in ordinary non-technical language. Real world applications of statistical topics are emphasized throughout the course. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination or permission of the Mathematics Department.
43.119 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (Gen. Ed. Goal 2)
A survey of the beauty and effectiveness of mathematics in describing natural and social phenomena. Topics may include pattern recognition, logic, sets, number systems, counting methods, probability, statistics, symmetry, population growth, voting systems, or consumer mathematics. This course is recommended for students whose major does not require 43.110 College Mathematics I, or
43.117 Introduction to Statistics, or 43.123
College Algebra.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the mathematics
placement exam.
43.120 College Mathematics II
A continuation of 43.110 College Mathematics I, providing further exploration of numbers and arithmetic, geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics from the point of view of prospective early childhood and elementary school teachers. As in 43.110, problem solving and the communication of mathematical ideas, both verbally and algebraically, are strands that unite the course. Prerequisite: 43.110 College Mathematics I.
43.123 College Algebra (Gen. Ed. Goal 2)
Designed to provide the algebraic skills needed in the natural sciences, social sciences, and precalculus. The course emphasizes problem-solving skills, modeling and real-world applications, and explores multiple approaches (numerical, graphical, and symbolic) to algebraic concepts and problems. Topics include the real number system, algebraic expressions, functions and graphs, polynomial and exponential functions, matrices and systems of equations, and complex numbers. Note: A student may not receive credit for both 43.123 and 43.115 College Algebra and Trigonometry. Prerequisite: 43.095 General Mathematics or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination.
43.200 Precalculus (Gen. Ed. Goal 2)
A thorough introduction to the basic mathematical functions used in the sciences and the background needed to study calculus. After a brief indepth review of the required algebra and analytical geometry, topics include functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions. Note: A student may not receive credit for 43.200 Precalculus and 43.133 Precalculus, or for 43.200 Precalculus and 43.115 College Algebra and Trigonometry. Prerequisite: 43.123 College Algebra or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination.
43.201 Intuitive Geometry
An introduction to the fundamental ideas of geometry for prospective teachers. Geometric objects and relationships are studied through intuitive, coordinate, vector and synthetic approaches. The course builds from an informal approach, stressing visualization in two and three dimensions, to the development of mathematical reasoning. Prerequisite: One credit-bearing course in college mathematics or permission of the instructor.
43.208 Biostatistics
A course that covers statistical methods as they apply to the biological, health, and food sciences. The major emphasis is on hypothesis testing, including regression and analysis of variance. Descriptive statistics is also included. The statistical package Minitab is used. Note: A student may not receive credit for both 43.208 Biostatistics and
43.117 Introduction to Statistics or 23.304
Biometrics.
Prerequisite: One credit-bearing course in college
mathematics.