Mathematics

Course Descriptions

MATH 0920
Beginning Algebra
Introduction to elementary algebra with applications. Topics include operations with real numbers, operations involving algebraic expressions, factoring, exponents, polynomials, solving linear equations and graphing. Does not fulfill WWCC math graduation requirement.
Prerequisites: DVST 0900 or appropriate Math Placement Test score

MATH 0930
 Intermediate Algebra
Techniques of algebra with applications. Builds upon the concepts and skills developed in Math 0920. Topics include an introduction to functions and relations, solving quadratic equations, rational expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, solving inequalities, and graphing. Does not fulfill WWCC math graduation requirement.
Prerequisites: MATH 0920 (C or better) or appropriate Math Placement Test score, or Math ACT
score of 21 or higher

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Mathematics:

MATH 1000
Problem Solving
The course focuses on the methods, processes, and strategies used to analyze, understand, and solve mathematical problems. It aims to develop skills in sorting, organizing, and assimilating information. The problems are of a variety of types and may include problems involving puzzles or patterns, word problems, algebra problems, counting and probability problems, problems dealing with geometry, and other mathematical problems. The use of the hand calculator is an essential part of the course.
Prerequisites: MATH 0920 (C or better) or appropriate Math Placement Test score, or Math
ACT score of 21 or higher, or TECH 1000 (C or better)

MATH 1100, MATH 1105
NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

This course is intended for prospective elementary school teachers. The purpose is to prepare students to be competent in teaching the major concepts and skills related to the real number system and four arithmetic operations.
Prerequisites: MATH 0920 (C or better) or COMPASS Math Placement Level 2 or Math ACT of 21 or Math SAT of 600.
Corequisite: EDEL 1410

MATH 1400
Precalculus Algebra
This course emphasizes algebra topics which are important in the study of calculus, especially functions and their graphs. Topics include polynomial functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, inequalities, and systems of equations. A graphing calculator may be required in some sections.
Prerequisites: MATH 0930 (C or better), Math ACT of 23 or higher, or appropriate Math Placement
Test score

MATH 1405
Precalculus Trigonometry
This course emphasizes trigonometry and other topics important in preparation for the study of calculus. Topics include angles, right triangle trigonometry, trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric equations, trigonometric representations of complex numbers and applications. Other topics may be included as time permits. A graphing calculator may be required in some sections.
Prerequisites: MATH 1400, (C or better), Math ACT of 25 or higher, or appropriate Math Placement
Test score

MATH 2120
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

This course is a continuation of MATH 1105 for prospective elementary teachers. Emphasis
is asking and answering critical questions about spatial reasoning as evident in the real
world. Includes investigations of two- and three-dimensional shapes and their properties,
measurements, constructions, and transformations to prepare students to be competent in
teaching these concepts.
Prerequisite: MATH 1105 (C or better)
Corequisite: EDEL 2410

MATH 2200
Calculus I
This course is an introduction to calculus with analytical geometry. Topics to include limits, continuity, derivatives and some applications of the integral.
Prerequisite: MATH 1405 (C or better), or MATH 1450 (C or better), or Math ACT of 27 or higher, or Math Placement Exam

MATH 2205
Calculus II
Topics to include differentiation of transcendental functions, techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, and infinite series.
Prerequisite: MATH 2200 (C or better)

MATH 2210
Calculus III
Topics to include space and solid analytical geometry, vectors, differential calculus of functions of several variables, and multiple integration with applications.
Prerequisite: MATH 2205 (C or better)

MATH 2250
Elementary Linear Algebra
Topics include linear equations and matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, orthogonality, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.
Prerequisites: MATH 2205 (C or better) or Instructor Permission

MATH 2310
Applied Differential Equations
Topics include methods of solutions of ordinary differential equations with emphasis on applications. Transforms and applications are also included.
Prerequisite: MATH 2205 (C or better)

MATH 2350
Business Calculus I
Units of study include a review of functions, their graphs and their algebra; limits and continuity; derivatives and their applications, techniques of differentiation and the calculus for the exponential and logarithmic functions with applications to business.
Prerequisites: MATH 1400 (C or better) or equivalent, or Math ACT of 26 or higher

MATH 2355
Business Calculus II
Units of study include integrations and applications; techniques of integration; differential equations and applications; functions of several variables, partial derivatives, optimization; Lagrange multipliers; least squares, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions; linear systems and their solutions.
Prerequisite: MATH 2350 (C or better)


Statistics:

STAT 2010
Business Statistics
This course is designed to provide majors in accounting, business administration, economics, management, and marketing with training in basic statistical concepts with emphasis on applications to business programs.
Credit may not be earned for more than one of the following: STAT 2010, 2050 or 2070.
Prerequisites: MATH 1000 or higher, or Placement into MATH 2200 via the COMPASS or ACT scores.

STAT 2050
Fundamentals of Statistics
The presentation and application of statistical inference. Topics include measures of central tendency, variance and standard deviation, probability modes, inference for means, analysis of variance for one way classification, and an introduction to linear regression and correlation. Credit may not be earned for more than one of the following: STAT 2010, 2050 or 2070.
Prerequisites: MATH 1000 or higher, or Placement into MATH 2200 via the COMPASS or ACT scores.

STAT 2070
Statistics for the Social Science
Presentation of central ideas of descriptive statistics and statistical inference, as applied to questions in the social sciences. Topics include graphs, averages, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, and relationship between variables. Associated computer skills will also be introduced. Credit cannot be earned in more than one of the following courses: STAT 2010, 2050 or 2070
Prerequisites: MATH 1000 or higher, or Placement into MATH 2200 via the COMPASS or ACT scores.

 

Physics

1050
CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS
A one-semester course in which a small number of fundamental physical principles are used to explore a wide range of phenomena. The basic conservation laws and their applications will be stressed. Topics will range from Newtonian mechanics to the modern wave/particle duality of quantum mechanics. The course is designed to satisfy the University of Wyoming physical science requirement.
Prerequisite: MATH 0920 or TECH 1000 or placement into MATH 0930 or higher
Corequisite Lab required

PHYS 1110
GENERAL PHYSICS I
This course is the first of a two-semester non-calculus based physics sequence. It is primarily for majors in biology, pre-medicine and other majors that do not require calculus-based physics. Topics include mechanics, gravitation and heat. Laboratory sessions illustrate the principles studied. Students receiving credit for PHYS 1110 cannot receive credit for PHYS 1050 or PHYS 1310
Prerequisite: MATH 1405, or MATH 1450, or equivalent
Corequisite Lab required

PHYS 1120
GENERAL PHYSICS II
This course is the second of a two-semester non-calculus based physics sequence. Topics include electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Laboratory sessions illustrate the principles studied. Students receiving credit for PHYS 1120 cannot receive credit for PHYS 1050 or PHYS 1320.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1110
Corequisite Lab required

PHYS 1310
COLLEGE PHYSICS I
This course is the first of a two-semester calculus based physics sequence. It is primarily for majors in physics, engineering and other majors that require calculus-based physics. The course includes classical mechanics, gravitation and thermodynamics. Laboratory sessions illustrate the principles studied and meaning of physical measurement. Students receiving credit for PHYS 1310 cannot receive credit for PHYS 1050 or PHYS 1110.
Prerequisite: MATH 2200 and concurrent enrollment in MATH 2205 or equivalent
Corequisite Lab required

PHYS 1320
COLLEGE PHYSICS II
This course is the second of a two-semester calculus based physics sequence. The course includes electricity, magnetism and optics. Laboratory sessions illustrate the principles studied and meaning of physical measurement. Students receiving credit for PHYS 1320 cannot receive credit for PHYS 1050 or PHYS 1120.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1310 and MATH 2205, or equivalent
Corequisite Lab required