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

This course introduces algorithmic thinking, the study of step-by-step procedures for solving problems,with simple applications from various disciplines. Topics include algorithms,flowcharts,top-down design,selection,repetition,and modularization.
3 credit hours

• Completition of the College Mathematics Requirement

Intended for students needing intermediate algebra skills, especially for Mathematics 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 may include counting, probability, graph theory, cryptology, and the mathematics of social science.
3 credit hours

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

• Three units of college preparatory mathematics

A continuation of Mathematics 143, this course includes geometry and measurement, counting problems, probability, and statistics.
3 credit hours

• MATH 143
• or consent of the department chair

Study includes linear and selected nonlinear functions, linear systems, matrix methods, and an introduction to linear programming. Applications to management and economics are stressed throughout.
3 credit hours

• MATH 120 or 3 units of college preparatory mathematics
• 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 science and technical fields. Lecture and laboratory.
3 credit hours

• or equivalent