Course is preparation for introductory algebra course. Content includes fundamental concepts, operations, and applications of arithmetic in basic algebraic contexts, including linear equations, statistics, square roots, graphing, and polynomials. Arithmetic topics treated include rational numbers, decimals, percents, and measurement. Course objectives will be achieved using computer-assisted learning, group discussions, and individual tutoring.
Fee: $5
Course is preparation for Intermediate Algebra course. Content includes fundamental concepts, operations, and applications of arithmetic and algebra. Topics include whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, percents, linear equations and their graphs, slope, solving systems of equations, exponents, polynomials, linear inequalities and an introduction to factoring. Course objectives will be achieved using computer-assisted learning, group discussions, and individual tutoring.
Course prepares students for an intermediate algebra course by covering the fundamental concepts, operations, and applications of basic algebra. Algebraic topics include linear equations and inequalities, polynomial operations, graphing equations and inequalities in two variables, systems of equations, and early factoring techniques. Course objectives will be achieved using computer-assisted learning, group discussions, and individual tutoring.
Fee: $5
Course introduces elements of plane geometry. Content includes points, lines, planes, angles, triangles, congruence, quadrilaterals, area, similarity and circles. Course objectives will be achieved using computer-assisted learning, group discussions, and individual tutoring.
Fee: $5
Course is designed for students intending to move into a general education mathematics course (MAT 125: General Education Math or MAT 131: Elementary Statistics). Students who wish to take MAT 122, MAT 128, MAT 140 or MAT 149 should enroll in MAT 095: Intermediate Algebra instead. The course covers selected topics from Intermediate Algebra such as real numbers, percents, exponents, polynomials, and linear, polynomial and exponential functions. The course also covers an introduction to financial math, logic and statistics, including simple and compound interest, Venn diagrams, and statistical studies and graphs.
Fee: $5
Course is designed as corequisite support for MAT 125 General Education Mathematics. Students who need corequisite support for MAT 131 should enroll in MAT 088 Corequisite Support for Elementary Statistics instead. The course covers selected topics from Intermediate Algebra such as percents, exponents, and square roots with emphasis on how these apply when modeling real-world problems. The course also covers college success material relevant to students in General Education Mathematics.
Course is designed as corequisite support for MAT 131 Elementary Statistics. Students who need corequisite support for MAT 125 should enroll in MAT 087 Corequisite Support for General Education Mathematics instead. The course covers selected topics from Intermediate Algebra such as percents, inequalities, exponents, square roots and graphing linear functions with emphasis on how these apply to statistical models. The course also covers college success material relevant to students in Elementary Statistics.
This course is intended for students who have successfully completed MAT 085, but wish to enroll in MAT 128, MAT 122 or MAT 140. Passing both MAT 085 and MAT 092 is equivalent to passing MAT 095 for enrollment in future courses. Course covers algebraic principles at an intermediate level. Content includes real and complex numbers, polynomials, factoring, radicals, rational expressions, quadratic equations and an introduction to logarithmic functions. Course objectives will be achieved using computer-assisted learning, group discussions, and individual tutoring.
Course is intended for students continuing in math on the STEM/Business/Math for Elementary Education path (MAT 122, MAT 128, MAT 140 or MAT 149). Students interested in continuing to a general education math course (MAT 125: General Education Math or MAT 131: Elementary Statistics) should enroll in MAT 085 instead. Course covers algebraic principles at an intermediate level. Content includes real and complex numbers, polynomials, factoring, radicals, rational expressions, quadratic equations and an introduction to functions including exponential and logarithmic functions. Course objectives will be achieved using computer-assisted learning, group discussions, and individual tutoring.
Fee: $5
Course covers common Mathematics requirements for Allied Health Sciences. It includes a brief review of fractions, decimals, percents and ratio, the International System of Measurement (Metric); apothecary and household systems, system conversions and reading and calculating medication doses. Technology incorporated when appropriate.
This course reviews arithmetic and introduces algebraic techniques for students pursuing Oakton degrees and certificates in business related fields. Content includes profit and loss, interest, amortization, installment transactions, percentage, discount, taxes, depreciation and statistics. Calculators and spreadsheets will be used where appropriate.
Course reviews arithmetic and introduces algebraic techniques. Content includes arithmetic, elementary algebra, geometry and scientific notation. Problems are drawn from the areas of technology, including electronics, architecture, facilities operation, fire science and building energy systems. Intended for students pursuing Oakton degrees and certificates in technological fields.
Course continues MAT 114. Content focus is on trigonometry and applications from engineering, physics and chemistry.
Topics discussed in this course include degree and radian measure, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, trigonometric equations, solving triangles, polar coordinates, complex numbers, vectors and parametric equations. Applications and technology are integrated throughout.
Course focuses on mathematical reasoning and the solving of real-life problems. Topics include: counting techniques and probability, logic, set theory, and mathematics of finance. Calculators/computers used when appropriate.
Course emphasizes development of critical thinking skills using mathematical language and notation appropriately to communicate ideas and solve a variety of problems. The course focuses on increasing mathematical knowledge upon which the elementary curriculum is based with a deeper conceptual understanding of the following topics; sets, real numbers, number theory and functions.
Course emphasizes development of critical thinking skills using mathematical language and notation appropriately to communicate ideas and solve a variety of problems. Focuses on increasing mathematical knowledge upon which the elementary curriculum is based with a deeper conceptual understanding of the following topics: recognizing and analyzing two- and three-dimensional geometrical shapes; measurement, triangle congruence and similarity; Euclidean constructions; coordinate and transformational geometry; statistics and probability. Technology incorporated when appropriate.
This course introduces statistics for students in physical, biological and social sciences. Content includes frequency distributions; measures of central tendency and variation; elements of probability theory; statistical inference; sampling techniques and correlation, regression and ANOVA.
Topics discussed in this course include functions and their graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of linear and nonlinear equations, matrices, sequences and series, and study skills. Applications and technology are integrated throughout.
Course introduces concepts of finite Mathematics. Content includes the study of sets, logic, functions, matrices; counting and probability theory; linear programming; game theory, and the Mathematics of finance with applications to the field of social sciences and business. Computers used for computational aspects of Finite Mathematics.
Course introduces mathematical induction and recursion; set theory; relations and functions; logic, combinatorics, graph theory and trees; Boolean Algebra, probability, matrices and analysis of algorithms. Credit toward graduation cannot be received for both MAT 144 and CSC 144.
Topics discussed in this course include functions and their graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, trigonometric equations, solving triangles, polar coordinates, complex numbers, vectors, systems of equations, conic sections, parametric equations, and sequences and series. Applications and technology are integrated throughout.
Course introduces concepts of functions and relations and the basic ideas of differential and integral calculus. Content focus is on applications to the fields of social science and business.
Course introduces modern statistics and is designed for business students. Content includes descriptive statistics, probability, statistical inference, sampling techniques, correlation, regression, and analysis of variance. Course incorporates use of technology when appropriate.
Course is first in calculus and analytic geometry. Content focuses on limits, continuity, derivatives, indefinite integrals and definite integrals, applied to algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications of differentiation and integration. Technology integrated throughout course.
Course is second in calculus and analytic geometry. Content focuses on differentiation and integration of transcendental functions such as inverse trigonometric functions; hyperbolic functions and inverse hyperbolic functions; applications of the definite integral; sequences and series; power series representations; parametric and polar coordinates; techniques of integration and improper integrals. Calculators/computers used when appropriate.
Course surveys topics of calculus for multivariable functions. Content focus is on vectors, functions of several variables, curves and surfaces, differentiation, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and line integrals. Technology integrated throughout.
Course covers matrices and the algebra of linear systems as well as an introduction to proof-writing. Content includes equations, vector spaces, real inner product spaces, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalizability, quadratic forms and symmetric matrices. Calculators/computers used when appropriate.
Course presents the solution of ordinary differential equations with applications, power series, Laplace transformations, systems of linear differential equations and numerical methods. Technology will be used when appropriate.
Course covers variety of different topics during different semesters. Topics are selected from amongst current advances and faculty expertise. Typical course concentrations might be History of Mathematics or Introduction to Mathematical Modeling. Course may be repeated up to three times for a maximum of nine semester credit hours. Fee Varies. Prerequisite may vary by topic.