Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

228 2018-2019 Catalog Mathematics 11C ELEMENTARY STATISTICS WITH SUPPORT 5 units, 5 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 103 or 211. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. This course is an introduction to statistical methods and techniques with applications in the fields of business, behavioral and social science, as well as in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Topics include descriptive measures of central tendency and variability, probability, binomial and normal distributions, random variables, sampling, estimating, hypothesis testing (parametric and nonparametric), correlation and regression, just-in-time-support learning and study skills. Not open to students with credit in MATH 11. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID Math 110) 17 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA 5 units, 5 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 6. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. Solutions to first order ordinary differential equations, including separable, linear, homogeneous of degree zero, Bernoulli and exact with applications and numerical methods. Solutions to higher order differential equations using undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, and power series, with applications. Solutions to linear and non-linear systems of differential equations, including numerical solutions. Matrix algebra, solutions of linear systems of equations, and determinants. Vector spaces, linear independence, basis and dimension, subspace and inner product space, including the Gram-Schmidt procedure. Linear transformations, kernel and range, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization and symmetric matrices. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID MATH 240) (C-ID MATH 260) (C-ID MATH 910S) 45 CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 103. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. This course provides an introduction to mathematical problem solving in diverse areas of contemporary life such as statistics, social choice, measurement, and management science for students in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. (A, CSU-GE, UC) 102 PLANE GEOMETRY 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 201 or equivalent. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. Plane Geometry consists of the study of points, lines and planes. This course will include an introduction to geometric reasoning, and the properties of angles, lines, polygons, and circles. (A) 103 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA 5 units, 5 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 201 or equivalent. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. This course is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in algebra, graphing, and problem-solving skills. This course will cover many algebraic concepts including: equations and inequalities in two variables, rational exponents and roots, quadratic functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and conic sections. (A) 201 ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA (FORMERLY MATH 101) 5 units, 5 lecture hours, pass/no pass PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 250 or 252 or equivalent. ADVISORIES: English 262. First course in elementary algebra, including algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequalities, linear equations and inequalities in two variables, exponents and polynomials, factoring, and rational expressions. 211 PRE-STATISTICS 5 units, 5 lecture hours, pass/no pass PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 250 or 252. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. Pre-statistics, a non-STEM course, covers core algebra skills needed to understand the concepts, formulas, and graphs used in transfer-level statistics. Pre-statistics integrates numeracy, proportional reasoning, algebraic reasoning, and functions. This course develops conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in statistics in a variety of contexts. This course is NOT intended for math, science, computer science, business, or engineering majors.