Mathematics (MAT)

Provides individualized, accelerated, mastery-level progression through entry-level college mathematics Pre-requisite competencies as defined by KY Council of Postsecondary Education. Note: A passing grade in this course does not necessarily indicate that all prerequisites for all entry-level college mathematics courses have been met. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Prepares students to take College Algebra with College Algebra Workshop. Introduces operations on integers, decimals, and fractions; ratios, proportions, and percents; simplifying radicals and algebraic expressions; solving linear and quadratic equations; linear inequalities; solving formulas; factoring; slope and graphing lines. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

Includes linear equations and inequalities, integer exponents, polynomials, factoring, equations of lines and their graphs, systems of linear equations, and applications. Lecture: 3.0 credits (45 contact hours).

Includes linear and absolute value equations and inequalities, linear equations in two variables, polynomials and factoring, exponential and radical expressions, quadratic equations, and systems of two linear equations. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Develops the mathematical thinking skills and understanding needed for non-math and non-science majors, in a one-semester course integrating numeracy, proportional reasoning, algebraic reasoning, and functions. Provides an alternate path to college-level math courses other than college algebra. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

Includes rational expressions, radical expressions, rational exponents, graphing parabolas, inequalities, equations of lines, functions and applications, with emphasis on solving quadratic, rational, and radical equations. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides parallel and supplemental review of algebra skills needed for success in college algebra for students with a Math ACT of 19-21. (Credit not available by special exam; withdrawal from MAT 100 requires withdrawal from MAT 150; can be offered pass/fail or letter grade basis.) NOTE: Effective Fall 2010 ACT 19. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours).

Covers basic mathematical concepts as applied to finance. Includes percentages, simple and compound interest, annuities, sinking funds, depreciation, and consumer debt, including installment buying, credit cards, and mortgages. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards for MAT 105. Covers content necessary for student success in MAT 105. Lecture: 1-2 credits (15-30 contact hours).

Includes the concepts of ratio and proportion, units and conversions, linear equations in two variables, inequalities, graphing and writing equation of a line, percents, interest, descriptive statistics, and logical symbolism. Emphasizes applications in the various technologies. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards in MAT 110. Covers content necessary for student success in MAT 110. Lecture: 1-2 credits (15-30 contact hours).

Includes some mathematical concepts from algebra, geometry, and trigonometry and applications relevant to these topics. Includes unit conversions, variation, measurement of geometric figures, vectors, and solving right and oblique triangles using trigonometry. Emphasizes applications in the various technologies. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards for MAT 116. Covers content necessary for student success in MAT 116. Lecture: 1-2 credit hours (15-30 contact hours).

Examines mathematical concepts from algebra and trigonometry. Includes vectors, phasor algebra, variation, trigonometric functions, coordinate systems, system of linear equations, quadratic, rational, exponential and logarithmic equations. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards in MAT 126. Covers content necessary for student success in MAT 126. Lecture: 1-2 credit hours (15-30 contact hours).

Serves as a course in quantitative reasoning and problem solving intended for liberal arts majors. Includes voting methods, apportionment, interest and investments, probability, statistics, and geometry. (Students may not receive credit for both this course and MAT 146.). Lecture: 3 credit hours (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards for MAT 141. Covers content necessary for success in MAT 141. Lecture: 1 credit hour (15 contact hours).

Serves as a course in quantitative reasoning and problem solving intended for non-science majors. Includes voting methods, finance, population growth, and at least two additional topics chosen from: apportionment, geometry, logic, probability and statistics, graph theory, number theory, game theory, and set theory. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards for MAT 146. Covers content necessary for success in MAT 146. Lecture: 1-2 credit hours (15-30 contact hours).

Includes selected topics in algebra and analytic geometry. Develops manipulative skills and concepts required for further study in mathematics. Includes linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and piecewise functions; systems of equations; and an introduction to analytic geometry. (Students may not receive credit for both MAT150 and any other College Algebra or Pre-calculus course. Credit not available on the basis of special exam.) Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Serves as an entry-level introduction to applied statistics useful for a variety of fields. Covers statistical terminology and the appropriate use of software for the calculation of descriptive statistics, basic probability, correlation and linear regression. Emphasizes understanding the uses and misuses of statistics in the real world. (Same as STA 151). (Students may not receive credit for both this course and any of the following: STA 151, STA 200, STA 210, STA 215.) Lecture: 3 credit hours (45 contact hours).

Provides supplementary instruction for students who do not meet college readiness standards for STA 151 or MAT 151. Covers content necessary for success in STA 151 or MAT 151 as needed. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours).

Includes trigonometric functions, identities, multiple analytic formulas, laws of sines and cosines, graphs of trigonometric functions, and inverse trigonometric functions. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours).

Includes the trigonometric functions, identities, multiple analytic formulas, laws of sines and cosines, graphs of trigonometric functions in rectangular and polar coordinates, and solving trigonometric equations. Emphasizes applications in each topic. (Students may not receive credit for both MAT155 and any other trigonometry or pre-calculus course.) Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Prepares students to enroll in a calculus sequence. Includes trigonometric functions, exponentials and logarithms, graphs, polar coordinates, conic sections, and systems of nonlinear equations. Students may not receive credit for both MAT 160 and either College Algebra or Trigonometry. Credit is not available by special examination. Lecture: 5 credits (75 contact hours).

Serves as the entry-level mathematics class for students in business and related fields. Provides a survey of algebra and statistics topics necessary to prepare students for Brief Calculus and Applied Statistics. Develops fluency in the manipulation of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions in order to solve equations, inequalities, and application problems. Familiarizes students with the graphs of the aforementioned functions. Includes nonlinear systems of equations. Covers statistical terminology and the appropriate use of software for the calculation of descriptive statistics, basic probability, correlation and linear regression. (Students may not receive credit for both this course and any of the following: STA 151, MAT 151, MAT 150.) Lecture: 5 credits (75 contact hours).

Examines finite mathematics with applications to business, biology and the social sciences including linear functions and inequalities, matrix algebra, linear programming, probability with emphasis on setting up mathematical models from stated problems. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides an introduction to differential and integral calculus with applications in biological sciences, social sciences, physical sciences, or business with an analysis of algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions. (Students may not receive credit for both MAT 170 and MAT 175). Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Serves as the entry-level mathematics class for students in STEM fields. Prepares students for success in Calculus I. Develops fluency in the manipulation of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions in order to solve equations, inequalities, and application problems. Familiarizes students with the graphs of the aforementioned functions. Includes linear and nonlinear systems of equations. Students may not receive credit for both MAT 171 and any other College Algebra, Trigonometry, or Precalculus course. Credit not available on the basis of special examination. Lecture: 5 credit hours (75 contact hours).

Includes topics from analytic geometry, derivatives and integrals of elementary functions, trigonometric functions, exponential functions, and logarithmic functions, and their applications. A course in one variable calculus. Lecture/Lab: 4.0 credits (75 contact hours).

Examines one-variable calculus including limits, differentiation and integration of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, hyperbolic, and inverse trigonometric functions with applications. Lecture: 5 credits (75 contact hours).

Stresses techniques of integration and infinite series. Includes transcendental functions and polar coordinates. A continuation of MAT 174. Lecture/Lab: 4.0 credits (75 contact hours).

Includes applications of integration, advanced integration techniques, sequences and infinite series, and parametric and polar equations. Lecture: 5.0 credits (75 contact hours).

Introduces problem solving, number and numeration systems, whole numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers, and elementary number theory. Requires demonstration of basic skills in mathematics to receive credit in this course. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Introduces probability and statistics; geometric concepts including congruence and similarity; and measurement. Required demonstration of basic skills in mathematics to receive credit in this course. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Examines multivariate calculus. Includes partial differentiation, multiple integration, vector calculus, and selected topics from linear algebra including matrices, linear independence of vectors, linear transformations, characteristic values and vectors. Offered primarily for STEM majors. Integrated Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Integrated Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Focuses primarily on first and second order equations. Includes matrix solutions of systems of linear differential equations, both homogeneous and nonhomogeneous. Also includes series solutions, Bessel equations, Laplace transforms, and operator methods. Primarily for STEM majors. Lecture: 3.0 credits (75 contact hours).

Investigates topics from classical number theory, including discussions of mathematical induction, prime numbers, division algorithms, congruences, and quadratic reciprocity. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Examines multivariate calculus including parametric equations; rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems; vectors and vector-valued functions; limits and derivatives of functions of several variables; multiple integration; and line and surface integrals. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

Examines ordinary differential equations emphasizing first and second order equations and applications. Includes series solutions of second order equations and Laplace transform methods. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).