Mathematics 1 MATHEMATICS Courses MATH 1483 Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (A) Math is the language of science and a vital part of both cutting-edge Prerequisites: An acceptable placement score - see research and daily life. Contemporary mathematics investigates such placement.okstate.edu. basic concepts as space and number and also the formulation and Description: Analysis of functions and their graphs from the viewpoint analysis of mathematical models arising from applications. Mathematics of rates of change. Linear, exponential, logarithmic and other functions. has always had close relationships to the physical sciences and Applications to the natural sciences, agriculture, business and the social engineering. As the biological, social, and management sciences have sciences. become increasingly quantitative, the mathematical sciences have Credit hours: 3 moved in new directions to support these fields. Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Mathematicians teach in high schools and colleges, do research and Schedule types: Lecture teach at universities, and apply mathematics in business, industry, Department/School: Mathematics and government. Outside of education, mathematicians usually work General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant in research and analytical positions, although they have become Thought increasingly involved in management. Firms in the aerospace, MATH 1493 Applications of Modern Mathematics (A) communications, computer, defense, electronics, energy, finance, and Prerequisites: An acceptable placement score (see insurance industries employ many mathematicians. In such employment, placement.okstate.edu). a mathematician typically serves either in a consulting capacity, giving Description: Introduction to contemporary applications of discrete advice on mathematical problems to engineers and scientists, or as a mathematics. Topics from management science, statistics, coding and member of a research team composed of specialists in several fields. information theory, social choice and decision making, geometry and Among the qualities that he or she should possess are breadth of growth. interests and outlook, the ability to think abstractly, and a keen interest in Credit hours: 3 problem-solving. Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 An undergraduate specializing in mathematics will often begin with Levels: Undergraduate calculus or sometimes with college algebra or preparation for calculus. Schedule types: Lecture All math majors take courses in differential equations, linear algebra, Department/School: Mathematics abstract algebra, and analysis. The student’s interests and future plans General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant determine the remainder of the field of concentration. Students are Thought encouraged to acquire proficiency in computer programming and to take MATH 1513 College Algebra (A) substantial work in related fields in which they have a special interest. Prerequisites: An acceptable placement score (see placement.okstate.edu). Two years of high school algebra recommended. Undergraduate degree tracks are available to prepare students for: Description: Quadratic equations, functions and graphs, inequalities, 1. employment in industry, business or government; systems of equations, exponential and logarithmic functions, theory of equations, sequences, permutations and combinations. Combined credit 2. secondary school mathematics teaching; and, toward a degree for MATH 1513, MATH 1613 and MATH 1715 limited to 3. graduate study in mathematics. six hours. Credit hours: 3 Students choosing secondary school teaching complete all requirements Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 for state certification as part of this program. Levels: Undergraduate Many of the more challenging positions in mathematics require study Schedule types: Lecture beyond a bachelor's degree. For example, university teaching requires a Department/School: Mathematics PhD, while teaching in a community college requires at least a master's General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant degree and possibly a doctorate. Approximately 25 percent of the Thought students receiving a bachelor's degree in mathematics go on to graduate MATH 1583 Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) work. Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in one of MATH 1483 or MATH 1513, or an acceptable placement score (see placement.okstate.edu). Description: Geometry, trigonometry, and their applications to technology and design. Not intended for calculus-bound students. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Mathematics General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant Thought 2 Mathematics MATH 1613 Trigonometry (A) MATH 2103 Business Calculus (A) Prerequisites: MATH 1513 with grade of "C" or better or an acceptable Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in one of MATH 1483 or placement score (see placement.okstate.edu). MATH 1513 or MATH 1715 or MATH 1813, or an acceptable placement Description: Trigonometric functions, solution of triangles and score (see http://placement.okstate.edu). applications to physical sciences. Combined credit toward a degree for Description: An introduction to calculus in the context of applications to MATH 1513, MATH 1613 and MATH 1715 limited to six hours. business. Previously offered as MATH 2713. Credit hours: 3 Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Contact: 3 Other: 1 Levels: Undergraduate Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Schedule types: Discussion, Combined lecture & discussion, Lecture Department/School: Mathematics Department/School: Mathematics General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant Thought Thought MATH 1715 Precalculus (A) MATH 2123 Calculus for Technology Programs I (A) Prerequisites: An acceptable placement score (see http:// Prerequisites: MATH 1613 with a grade of "C" or better, or MATH 1715 placement.okstate.edu). One year of high school geometry and two years with a grade of "C" or better, or MATH 1813 with a grade of "C" or better, or of high school algebra recommended. an acceptable placement score (see placement.okstate.edu). Description: Includes an integrated treatment of topics from College Description: First semester of a terminal sequence in calculus Algebra and Trigonometry. Combined credit toward a degree for for students in the School of Technology. Functions and graphs, MATH 1513, MATH 1613 and MATH 1715 limited to six hours. Satisfies differentiation and integration with applications. Previously offered as the six hour general education Analytical and Quantitative Thought MATH 2373. requirement. Credit hours: 3 Credit hours: 5 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 5 Contact: 5 Levels: Undergraduate Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Mathematics Department/School: Mathematics General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant Thought Thought MATH 2133 Calculus for Technology Programs II (A) MATH 1813 Preparation for Calculus (A) Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in MATH 2123 or in MATH 2144. Prerequisites: MATH 1513 with grade of “C” or better or an acceptable Description: Second semester of a terminal sequence in calculus placement score (see placement.okstate.edu). for students in the School of Technology. Calculus of trigonometric, Description: A conceptual approach to the algebra and trigonometry exponential and logarithmic functions and applications to physical needed for calculus. Trigonometry from the perspective of the unit problems. Previously offered as MATH 2383. circle and right triangles, behavior of trigonometric functions, and Credit hours: 3 basic identities. Functions arising in calculus and the notion of an Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 inverse function, especially in the context of trigonometric, logarithmic, Levels: Undergraduate and exponential functions. Rates of change and the limiting process. Schedule types: Lecture Combined credit toward a degree for MATH 1513, MATH 1613, and Department/School: Mathematics MATH 1813 limited to six hours. May not be used for degree credit with General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant MATH 1715. Thought Credit hours: 3 MATH 2144 Calculus I (A) Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3 Prerequisites: MATH 1613 with grade of "C" or better, or MATH 1715 with Levels: Undergraduate grade of "C" or better, or MATH 1813 with grade of "C" or better, or an Schedule types: Lecture acceptable placement score (see placement.okstate.edu). Department/School: Mathematics Description: An introduction to derivatives, integrals and their General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant applications. Previously offered as MATH 2145 and MATH 2265. Thought Credit hours: 4 MATH 1910 Special Studies Contact hours: Lecture: 4 Contact: 4 Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Levels: Undergraduate Description: Special subjects in mathematics. Offered for variable credit, Schedule types: Lecture 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours. Department/School: Mathematics Credit hours: 1-3 General Education and other Course Attributes: Analytical & Quant Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3 Thought Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Independent