Courses at the 100-level

Topics include an overview of computer systems, hardware and software, algorithms, computer history, applications, and the impact of computers on society. Hands-on computer work.
3 credit hours

This course introduces interactive Windows programming, using Visual BASIC. Topics include projects, form objects for user input/output, and text handling.
3 credit hours

• Three units of college preparatory mathematics or one college mathematics course

Algorithmic thinking (the study of step-by-step procedures for solving problems) is introduced, with simple applications from various disciplines. Topics include algorithms, flowcharts, top-down design, selection, repetition, and modularization.
4 credit hours

• Completition of the College Mathematics Requirement

Intended for students needing intermediate algebra skills, especially for MATH 177, 209, 238, or 247, this course includes absolute value, inequalities, exponents and radicals, algebraic fractions, and quadratic and exponential functions.
3 credit hours

• or equivalent
• Consent of department chair

Areas of modern mathematics that have application in contemporary society are introduced. Topics include the mathematics of social science, graph theory, consumer mathematics, and statistics.
4 credit hours

Emphasis is on problem solving, model building, and algorithm development appropriate for the mathematics curriculum in the elementary/middle school. Topics include numeration and the development of number systems. Lecture and laboratory.
4 credit hours

• Three units of college preparatory mathematics

A continuation of MATH 143, this course includes geometry and measurement, counting problems, probability, and statistics. Lecture and laboratory.
4 credit hours

• MATH 143, with a minimum grade of C, or consent of department chair.
• or consent of the department chair

Topics include linear and selected nonlinear functions, linear systems, matrix methods, and an introduction to linear programming. Applications to management and economics are stressed throughout.
4 credit hours

• three units of college preparatory mathematics or MATH 120 or consent of department chair.
• or consent of the department chair

Emphasis is on applying numeric, geometric, and algebraic concepts and skills, including logarithms and right triangle trigonometry, to a wide variety of situations in beginning sci-ence and technical fields. Lecture and laboratory.
3 credit hours

• or equivalent