Descriptions of Courses

CS 0409 (Basic Reading Skills):  This course is designed to develop proficiency in reading to meet the curriculum needs of succeeding courses.  Emphasis is on vocabulary development and comprehension skills.  Prerequisites:  none (placement by ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score).

CS 0412 (Introduction to Academic Reading):  In this course, students will focus on improving and refining their reading comprehension skills, increasing their general and specific vocabulary levels, matching reading strategies with their learning styles, and applying appropriate strategies to college-level texts.  CS 0412 is offered only in a “paired course” format; i.e., students will concurrently enroll in a CS 0412 section and a designated college-level course (such as a sociology, health, or psychology course).  The skills and strategies studied in the CS 0412 class will be applied to the materials and assignments of the course with which it is paired.  Prerequisites:  successful completion of CS 0409 or appropriate score on ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension test.

CS 1501 (College Reading and Study Skills):  This college-level course (three elective credits) is designed to help students increase the efficiency of their reading and learning skills.  Topics covered include classroom listening and note-taking skills; reading skills for the content areas, including vocabulary development and speed and accuracy of reading comprehension; study skills, such as textbook note-taking, memory improvement, test preparation, and test-taking; and organizational skills such as time management and task analysis and prioritization.  Prerequisites:  successful completion of CS 0409 and CS 0412 or appropriate score on ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension test.

College Composition(ENG 1030 or ENG 1031/1032, or ENG 1033/1034):  This course covers expository and persuasive writing for academic purposes.  Emphasis is placed on writing as a reflective and social process; writing across the curriculum; critical thinking; and the development of a personal intellectual perspective and style of expression. Prerequisites:  none.

MATH 0901 (Basic Algebra):   Topics covered in this course include operations with real numbers, simplifying algebraic expressions, linear equations, graphing equations of lines, applications and word problems, operations with polynomials, factoring polynomials, solving quadratic equations, and operations with square roots.  Prerequisite:  none (placement by ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra score). NON-CREDIT

MATH 1000 (Algebra for College Students):  Topics covered in this course include operations with real numbers, polynomial expressions, exponents, rational and radical expressions; solutions of linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities; solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of equations; and an introduction to functions and their graphs. Prerequisite:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required).

MATH 1010 (Foundations of Mathematics):  An introduction to mathematical reasoning including problem-solving strategies, sets and set operations, logic, geometry, and statistics.  Prerequisite:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required).

MATH 1016 (Statistics):  Topics covered in this course include: descriptive and inferential statistics, graphic treatment of data, characteristics of distributions, statistical models, correlation, regression, estimation and hypothesis testing.  Computer applications.  Prerequisite:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required).

MATH 1030 (Problem Solving in Mathematics):  This course focuses on development and application of problem solving strategies to a variety of problems within and outside of mathematics, making connections between mathematics and other content areas, numerous and varied experiences with problem solving as a method of inquiry, and applications. Prerequisite:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required).

MATH 1044 (Precalculus for Business):   Topics covered in this course include equations, inequalities, and their applications; functions and graphs, lines, parabolas and systems of equations; exponential and logarithmic functions; compound interest, present value, annuities and amortization of loans; matrix algebra, Gauss-Jordan elimination and applications; inverse of a matrix, solutions of systems of equations and inequalities; and problem solving methods.  Student will be required to acquire a specified graphing calculator.  Cannot be used as a pre-requisite for MATH 2415.
Prerequisites:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required) and MATH 1000 or appropriate score on ACCUPLACER College-Level Mathematics test.

MATH 1054 (Precalculus): Topics covered in this course include exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions with emphasis on trigonometric identities and trigonometric analysis; complex numbers, polar coordinates, plane vectors and trigonometric forms of complex numbers; arithmetic and geometric sequences and series; and problem solving methods.
Prerequisites:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required) and MATH 1000 or appropriate score on ACCUPLACER College-Level Mathematics test.

MATH 2415 (Calculus I): Topics covered in this course include functions, limits, and continuity; differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions; tangent and normal lines; Newton’s method; optimization and related rate problems.  Course includes applications to the physical, biological, and managerial sciences and computer applications.
Prerequisites:  successful completion of MATH 0901 (if required) and MATH 1000 and MATH 1054 or appropriate score on ACCUPLACER College-Level Mathematics test.