Mathematics (MATH)

Topics from college algebra (linear equations, quadratic equations, functions and graphs, inequalities), mathematics of finance (simple and compound interest, annuities), linear programming, matrices, systems of linear equations, applications to management, economics, and business. (The content level of MATH 1324 is expected to be at or above the level of college algebra). Three hours lecture per week.

Limits and continuity, derivatives, graphing and optimization, exponential and logarithmic functions, antiderivatives, integration, applications to management, economics, and business. Three hours lecture per week.

An elementary course in statistics including the following topics and their applications in various fields; probability; population sampling; collection; tabulation and graphing of data; frequency distributions; mean and standard deviation; correlation and regression, the normal distribution; and hypothesis testing. Three hours lecture per week.

This course is designed for elementary and middle school education majors, but is open to all students. This course covers an introduction to problem solving, set theory, functions, other numeration systems, integers, number theory, rational numbers, and real numbers. Emphasis is placed on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, and the College and Career Readiness Standards for the elementary and middle school levels. Exercises are designed to allow students to demonstrate their reasoning ability to solve problems using a problem solving approach. Also, the students develop conceptual understanding through using math manipulatives. Three hours lecture per week.

This course is designed specifically for students who seek middle grade (4 through 8) teacher certification. This course includes study of statistics, probability, geometry, and measurement. The course looks at using math manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding. Exercises are designed to allow students to demonstrate their reasoning ability to solve problems using a problem solving approach. Three hours lecture per week.

This course presents terminology, concepts, and techniques needed to study limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Exercises are designed to allow students to demonstrate their reasoning ability, to determine maxima and minima, and to analyze functions and their graphs. A Maple component is included in this course. Six lecture hours per week. Six hours lecture per week includes a Maple lab.

Advanced topics in calculus, including vectors and vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals, and Jacobians; application of the line integral, including Green’s Theorem, the Divergence Theorem, and Stokes’ Theorem.