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It also offers a program of courses for students who wish to minor in mathematics, as well as graduate courses for programs of study leading to a Master of Science degree. The mix of pure and applied mathematics in these courses increases both the usefulness of and the demand for graduates with a degree in mathematics. In addition, the Mathematics Department offers courses that serve all departments in the university. The rich variety of courses in the Mathematics Department provides students with the opportunity to experience those fields and the techniques of mathematics that are most useful in the physical sciences, engineering, statistics and business. Examples include mathematical modeling, mathematical biology, data science, operations research, fluid dynamics, numerical analysis, financial mathematics and sustainability. For mathematics placement (MAPE) information visit the Academic Standards and Policies section. Undergraduate Programs  * Mathematics (BS) Undergraduate Minors * Mathematics Minor Graduate Programs * Mathematics (MS) * ESM * MATH * MTH How to Read Course Descriptions The bolded first line begins with a capitalized abbreviation that designates the subject area followed by the course number and title. The unit value is also displayed. Term Typically Offered: F = Fall, SP = Spring, SU = Summer CR/NC: Indicates a course is offered on a Credit/No Credit grading basis only. GE Area: Indicates the General Education (GE) Area for which the course may fulfill a requirement. See the course description for details. USCP: Indicates that credit in the course satisfies the U.S. Cultural Pluralism requirement. GWR: Indicates the course will satisfy the Graduation Writing Requirement, if the student earns a grade of C or better AND receives certification of proficiency in writing based on a 500-word in-class essay. Prerequisite: Coursework to be completed and/or requirements to be met before taking the course Corequisite: Course or courses that must be taken in a previous term or in the same term Concurrent: Course or courses that must be taken in the same term Recommended: Course with supporting content that is recommended, but is not required to be taken in a previous term or in the same term The course description summarizes the purpose and key topical areas of the course, and includes special requirements if they exist. It indicates the mode of instruction, such as lecture and/or laboratory; if no mode is indicated, the course is supervised independent study. If a course can be taken more than once for credit, the description will indicate that either major credit or total credit is limited to a specified number of units. Some course descriptions end with information about whether the course was "formerly" another course or whether the course is cross-listed. A cross-listed course is the same course offered within multiple subject areas, MCRO/ WVIT 3301 Wine Microbiology for example. How to Read Course Descriptions ESM Courses ESM 900 Early Start Program: Mathematics Workshop (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: SU CR/NC Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Concurrent: ESM 1005 . Review of basic algebra intended to prepare students for precalculus. Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. Course offered online only. 1 lecture. Formerly ESM 90. ESM 1005 Early Start Program: Mathematics (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: SU CR/NC Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Concurrent: ESM 900 . Review of basic algebra. Intended for students who plan to take the Mathematics Placement Exam for Precalculus Readiness. 1 unit for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. Course offered online only. 1 lecture. Formerly ESM 105. ESM 1200 Early Start Mathematics: Precalculus Review (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: SU CR/NC Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Review of basic algebra and trigonometry. Intended for STEM majors who plan to take the Mathematics Placement Exam for Calculus Readiness. 1 unit for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. Course offered online only. 1 lecture. Formerly ESM 120. MATH Courses MATH 900 Intermediate Algebra (2 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP CR/NC Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Concurrent: MATH 1000 . Review of basic algebra skills intended primarily to prepare students for the precalculus content in MATH 1000 . Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. 2 lectures. Formerly MATH 96. MATH 1000 Transition to College Algebra (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: F, SP CR/NC Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Concurrent: MATH 900 . A first course in college algebra with built-in review of basic algebra skills. Real and complex numbers, exponents and radicals. Polynomial operations and factoring. Modeling with equations and inequalities. Linear and quadratic functions and their graphs. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 lecture. MATH 1001 Nature of Modern Mathematics (3 units) Term Typically Offered: SP 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement or MATH 1000 . Concepts from contemporary mathematics, their development, applications, and role in society. Graph theory, critical path analysis, statistical inference, coding, game theory, and symmetry. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly MATH 112. MATH 1004 Stretch College Algebra (5 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement or MATH 1000 . Precalculus algebra without trigonometry. Factoring, exponents, and radicals. Real and complex numbers. Modeling with equations and inequalities. Rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Matrices, determinants, and systems of linear equations. MATH 1004 covers the same material as MATH 1006 , but meets 5 hours a week. Not open to students with credit in MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 119, MATH 141, MATH 161, MATH 221, MATH 1005 , MATH 1006 , MATH 1007 , MATH 1261 , MATH 1264 , or MATH 1267 . 5 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). MATH 1004 is equivalent to MATH 116 and MATH 117, students may not earn credit for MATH 1004 if they have earned credit for MATH 116 and MATH 117. MATH 1005 Stretch Precalculus (5 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement or MATH 1000 . Precalculus with trigonometry. Factoring, exponents, and radicals. Rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Trigonometric identities. Inverse trigonometric functions and relations. MATH 1005 covers the same material as MATH 1007 , but meets 5 hours a week. Not open to students with credit in MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 119, MATH 141, MATH 161, MATH 221, MATH 1007 , MATH 1261 , MATH 1264 , or MATH 1267 . 5 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). MATH 1006 College Algebra (3 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Precalculus algebra without trigonometry. Factoring, exponents, and radicals. Real and complex numbers. Modeling with equations and inequalities. Rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Matrices, determinants, and systems of linear equations. MATH 1006 covers the same material as MATH 1004 , but meets 3 hours a week. Not open to students with credit in MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 119, MATH 141, MATH 161, MATH 221, MATH 1004 , MATH 1005 , MATH 1007 , MATH 1261 , MATH 1264 , or MATH 1267 . 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly MATH 118. MATH 1007 Precalculus (3 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Precalculus with trigonometry. Factoring, exponents, and radicals. Rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Trigonometric identities. Inverse trigonometric functions and relations. MATH 1007 covers the same material as MATH 1005 , but meets 3 hours a week. Not open to students with credit in MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 119, MATH 141, MATH 161, MATH 221, MATH 1005 , MATH 1261 , MATH 1264 , or MATH 1267 . 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). MATH 1016 College Algebra Workshop (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: TBD CR/NC Corequisite: Enrollment in the associated section of MATH 1006 . Facilitated study and discussion of the theory, problems, and applications of college algebra. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 laboratory. Formerly MATH 128. MATH 1017 Precalculus Workshop (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: TBD CR/NC Corequisite: Enrollment in the associated section of MATH 1007 . Facilitated study and discussion of the theory, problems, and applications of precalculus. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 laboratory. Formerly MATH 129. MATH 1151 Linear Algebra (3 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU Prerequisite: One of the following: MATH 141, MATH 1261 , or DATA/ MATH 1264 . Systems of linear equations, linear transformations, vector spaces and subspaces, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and diagonalization. Orthogonality, Markov chains and discrete dynamical systems, symmetric matrices and quadratic forms. 3 lectures. Formerly MATH 206. MATH 1161 Linear Algebra Workshop (1 unit) Term Typically Offered: TBD CR/NC Corequisite: Enrollment in the associated section of MATH 1151 . Facilitated study and discussion of the theory, problems, and applications of linear algebra. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 laboratory. MATH 1253 Calculus II A (2 units) Prerequisite: MATH 1261 . Techniques of integration. Introduction to sequences and series. Parametric curves and polar coordinates. Applications in physics. 2 lectures. MATH 1261 Calculus I (4 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement, MATH 1005 with a grade of C- or better, or MATH 1007 with a grade of C- or better. Limits, continuity, and differentiation of rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions. Optimization and related rates. Introduction to integration. Differential Equations. Applications in physics. Not open to students with credit in MATH 1264 . 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HNRS/ MATH 1261 . Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly offered as part of the MATH 141, 142, 143 series, students may not earn credit for both MATH 141 and MATH 1261 . MATH 1262 Calculus II (4 units) Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU 2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 2 2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B4 Prerequisite: MATH 141B with a grade of C- or better, MATH 142 with a grade of C- or better, or MATH 1261 with a grade of C- or better, or consent of instructor. Techniques of integration. Sequences and series. Parametric curves and polar coordinates. Vectors and vector functions. Applications in physics. Not open to students with credit in MATH 1263 or MATH 1265 . 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HNRS/ MATH 1262 . Fulfills GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly offered as part of the MATH 141, 142, 143 series, students may not earn credit for both MATH 143 and MATH 1262 . MATH 1263 Bridge Calculus II (2 units) Term Typically Offered: F Prerequisite: Appropriate Math Placement. Sequences and series, Taylor polynomials. Vectors, the dot product, the cross product, equations of lines and planes. Intended for students with a 4 or a 5 on the AP Calculus BC ex