Taft College offers a variety of courses designed to
prepare students who wish to pursue professional programs in mathematics.
To see the sequence of math courses for specific majors and degrees, click
here.
Mathematics
Mathematics 3A Analytic Geometry and
Calculus II (4) UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 52 (formerly Math 29) or two years of high school
algebra with a grade of "C" or better; and Mathematics 31 or high school
trigonometry with a grade of "C" or better; 4 Hours lecture.
The beginning course in calculus and analytic geometry, Math 3A
includes functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, applications of derivatives and
integrals, and transcendental functions.
Mathematics 3B Analytic Geometry and
Calculus II (4) UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A; 4 Hours lecture.
A continuation of 3A, this course includes methods and
applications of integration, polar coordinates, series, and parametric equations.
Mathematics 11 Finite Mathematics (3) UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 52 (formerly Math 29) or two years of high school
algebra with a grade of "C" or better. Advisory: Eligibility for English 50 and
54 strongly recommended; 3 hours lecture.
Matrix theory and matrix operation, graphical and analytical
linear programming techniques, sets and counting, probability theory and decision theory
are covered in this course.
Mathematics 14A Analytic Geometry and
Calculus III (4) UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A and 3B; 4 hours lecture.
This is a continuation of Mathematics 3B including vector
functions and analysis, partial differentiation, multiple integration, and series.
This course includes ordinary differential equations, vector
spaces, linear transformations, Fourier series, numerical methods, Laplace transforms, and
complex variables.
Mathematics 15 Precalculus Mathematics (4)
UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 52 (formerly Math 29) or two years of high school
algebra with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: Eligibility for English 54
strongly recommended; 4 Hours lecture.
Functions and graphs, inverse functions, rational and polynomial
functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, analytic
trigonometry, systems of linear equations, sequences, series, and mathematical induction
are covered in this course.
Mathematics 16 Introduction to Mathematical
Analysis (4) UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 52 (formerly Math 29) or two years of high school
algebra with a grade of "C" or better; 4 hours lecture.
This is a college-level mathematics
course designed for business administration, social science, life
science, and industrial technology majors. It includes a brief review of
advanced topics from algebra. Matrix operations and solution of systems
of linear equations by the Gauss-Jordan elimination method are covered.
Course emphasis is on differential and logarithmic functions, functions
involving radicals, and combinations of these, with applications to
problems in the student's field of interest. This course is not open to
students with credit in Mathematics 3A. The student may opt to receive
credit in only one of the following courses: Mathematics 16, Business
Administration 16 or Economics 16.
Mathematics 18 Math for a
Modern Society - A Liberal Arts Course (4) CSU
Prerequisite: Mathematics 52 (formerly Math 29) or two years of high school
algebra with a grade of "C" or better; 4 hours lecture. A liberal arts mathematics course designed for students whose
majors do not require calculus, this applications-oriented course
involves the study of several topics from modern society. At
least six independent parts will be included: mathematics and
problem solving, mathematics and calculations, mathematical
sequences, series and financial implications, mathematics and
measurement, mathematics and probability and statistics, and
mathematics of nature.
Mathematics 31 Plane Trigonometry (3) Prerequisite: Mathematics 51 or one year of high school geometry with a grade
of "C" or better; and Mathematics 52 (formerly Math 29) or two years of high
school algebra with a a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: Eligibility for
English 6 strongly recommended; 6 hours lecture-lab.
The regular course in plane trigonometry includes a study of the
trigonometry functions, solutions of triangles, identities, equations, and complex
numbers.
Mathematics 50 Elementary Algebra (4) Prerequisite: Qualification by assessment process or completion of Mathematics
56 with a grade of "C" or better. Advisory: Eligibility for English 54 strongly
recommended; 4 hours lecture.
This is an introductory course in elementary algebra.
Mathematics 51 Plane Geometry (2) Prerequisite: Qualification by assessment process or completion of Mathematics
50 or one year of high school algebra with a grade of "C" or better; Advisory:
Eligibility for English 54 strongly recommended; 4 hours lecture-lab.
Prerequisite: Qualification by assessment process or completion of Mathematics 50
or one year of high school algebra with a grade of "C" or
better. Advisory:
Eligibility for English 54 strongly recommended; 4 hours lecture-lab.
The regular course in intermediate algebra includes solutions of
first and second degree equations and inequalities, exponents and radicals, logarithms,
and the algebra of polynomials.
Mathematics 54 The
TI Graphing Calculator (1) Prerequisite: Math 50 or one year of high school algebra
with a grade of "c" or better; 1 hour lecture
This course provides an introduction and practice of various
TI graphing calculator capabilities. It includes
computational skills, solving equations, graphing functions,
points of intersection, asymptotes, etc., statistics,
probability.
Statistics
Statistics 10Elementary Statistics (5) UC Prerequisite: Mathematics 52 (formerly math 29) or two years of high school
algebra with a grade of "C" or better; 5 hours lecture.
This course emphasizes descriptive statistics including sampling,
sampling distributions, measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion,
introductory treatment of probability and statistical inference with one and two sample
problems, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing regarding means and proportions, and
correlation and linear regression.
Credit Courses Not Applicable to the Associate Degree
Mathematics
Mathematics 56 Pre-Algebra (4) Prerequisite: Qualification by assessment process or Mathematics 57 or one
year of high school basic mathematics with a grade of "C" or better;
4 hours lecture; 1 hour lab
This course reviews basic skills necessary for beginning algebra
and provides an introduction to algebra. Topics include number systems, operations with
signed numbers, whole number exponents, order of operations, introduction to the idea of
variables, introduction to inequalities, solutions to simple linear equations, and
substituting into formulas.
This course is designed to teach and reinforce basic proficiency
in the basic ideas and skills of arithmetic. The course also presents topics needed by the
student for further work in mathematics, as well as in everyday life.
Mathematics 58ABCD
Overcoming Math Anxiety (1-1-1-1) Prerequisite: Eligible to take a mathematics
course; 16 hours lecture (total)
This course will help students to recognize and
overcome their math anxiety and math avoidance. The
student will learn strategies to achieve success in
mathematical situations. This course will be useful to
any students who have ever experience math anxiety.
This course is offered on a Credit/No Credit basis only.
For more information phone the Department chair Craig
Johnson at 661.763.7777 or email him atcjohnson@taft.org
