College Catalog 2019-20

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LLS 1423 — COLLEGE STUDY SKILLS — An advanced course in study skills that fosters insight and practice of critical reading skills and study techniques needed for efficient and effective mastery of college level courses, both graduate and undergraduate. Three semester hours credit. MATHEMATICS MAT 1233 — INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA— The topics include linear equations and their graphs; inequalities and number line graphs; rational expressions; factoring; laws of exponents; radicals; polynomials. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. This course does not satisfy degree or program requirements for graduation. MAT 1313 — COLLEGE ALGEBRA — This course includes inequalities; functions; linear and quadratic equations, circles, and their graphs; rational, radical, and higher-order equations; applications; polynomial and rational functions; logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of equations. Prerequisites: Completion MAT 1233 with a grade “C” or ACT Math Score of 19. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1323—TRIGONOMETRY—This course includes trigonometric functions and their graphs; trigonometric identities; trigonometric equations; radian measurement; solutions of right and oblique triangles; inverse trigonometric functions; applications. Pre/Co-requisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1343 — PRE-CALCULUS — A review of college algebra and trigonometry in preparation for Calculus I. Topics include functions; solving equations; logarithmic and exponential functions; trigonometric functions; solving trigonometric equations; graphing functions. Prerequisites: ACT math sub score of at least 25 and a grade of “C” or better in Algebra I, Algebra II and Trigonometry in high school OR grade of “C” or better in both MAT 1313 and MAT 1323 OR grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313 with Co-requisite MAT 1323. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1513 — BUSINESS CALCULUS I — A study of functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, and their applications to business and economics. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313 or MAT 1343. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1613 — CALCULUS I — This course includes the following topics; limits; continuity; the definition of the derivative; differentiation; applications; anti-derivatives. Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313 and MAT 1323 or grade of “C” or better in MAT 1343. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1623 — CALCULUS II — This course includes the following topics: the definite integral; differentiation and integration of transcendental functions; techniques of integration; application. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1613. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1723 — THE REAL NUMBER SYSTEM — Designed for elementary and special education majors, this course includes set theory, numeration systems, foundations of number theory, and properties and operations of real numbers. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313 or MAT 1343. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1733 — GEOMETRY, MEASUREMENT & PROBABILITY — Designed for elementary and special education majors, this course includes geometric definitions, shapes, and formulas; linear and angular measurements; unit conversions; statistics and probability. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313 or MAT 1343. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 1743 — PROBLEM SOLVING WITH REAL NUMBERS —Designed for elementary and special education majors, this course includes logic, applications of real numbers, probability, and statistics. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1313. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 2113 — INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA— This course includes the following topics: systems of linear equations; matrices; determinants; vector spaces; orthogonality; linear transformations; applications; eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MAT 1623. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. MAT 2323 — STATISTICS — Introduction to statistical methods of describing, summarizing, comparing, and interpreting data to include probability distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, and

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