(MAT) Mathematics
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Note: Students should check mathematics course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer. The receiving institution always makes the final decision concerning transferability of credits. Information about mathematics course equivalencies among New Jersey institutions is available at www.njtransfer.org.
Initial selection of a mathematics course is determined by results of college skills placement testing. Students who have completed math courses at another college must present transcripts and course outlines or syllabi. Consult mathematics faculty for advice.
Applicability of credits for courses below the 100 level toward degree requirements is limited. Consult an academic advisor. All prerequisite courses must be passed with a minimum C grade before enrolling in any subsequent mathematics course.
 MathematicsMAT 108 - Topics in Mathematics (3 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 037 (or MAT 037A and 037B) or MAT 042 or appropriate placement test score Designed to give liberal arts and other non-scientific/non-technical majors an overview and basic working knowledge of three mathematics topics/applications encountered on a daily basis: probability, data analysis, and consumer math. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 110 - Elementary Technical Mathematics (3 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 037 (or MAT 037A and 037B) or MAT 042 or appropriate placement test score Designed for specific technology programs. Topics in arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and elementary trigonometry are covered with emphasis on their application to technology. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 115 - Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 037 (or MAT 037A and 037B) or MAT 042 or appropriate placement test score Primarily for students majoring in engineering technology related programs. Algebraic topics discussed include systems of linear equations, determinants, factoring, trigonometric functions and their graphs, radian measure, solutions of triangles, and application problems. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 116 - Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 115 with a minimum C grade or permission of the Mathematics Department Continuation of MAT 115. Topics include complex numbers, logarithmic and exponential functions, solving systems of nonlinear equations, trigonometric identities and equations, inverse trigonometric functions, and analytic geometry. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 120 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts (3 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 037 (or MAT 037A and 037B) or MAT 042 or appropriate placement test score Primarily for students in non-scientific/non-technical majors, emphasizes mathematical systems, reasoning, and mathematical structures. Includes sets, symbolic logic, numeration systems, number systems in other bases, growth models, and geometric structures. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 135 - Intermediate Algebra with Applications (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 037 (or MAT 037A and 037B) or MAT 043 with a minimum C grade or appropriate placement test score Topics include function notation; linear, quadratic, and absolute value functions and equations; rational expressions and equations; rational exponents and equations; radicals and radical equations; graphing of linear, quadratic, and polynomial functions; and inequalities. [grade of B- or better is strongly recommended to proceed to MAT 146] 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 140 - Applied College Algebra (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 037 (or MAT 037A and 037B) or MAT 043 with a minimum C grade or appropriate placement test score Designed for students majoring in disciplines involving less intensive math, for which a more conceptual understanding of college algebra is appropriate. Employing extensive examples from a variety of fields, topics include the study of linear, exponential, logarithmic, polynomial and rational functions. Not intended as preparation for Pre-Calculus or Calculus. 4 lecture hours. course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 146 - Pre-Calculus (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 135 with a minimum C grade or appropriate College Level Math placement test score In-depth study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, equations, and identities; systems of equations including matrices; extensive use of graphing calculators. [grade of B- or better is strongly recommended to proceed to MAT 151] 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 149 - Calculus for Social Sciences or Business (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 146 with a minimum C grade or appropriate College Level Math placement test score Designed for students of business and the social sciences. Application-based topics include the fundamental techniques of differentiation and integration of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions, elementary differential equations, maxima-minima, functions of several variables, Lagrange multipliers, and double integration. 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 151 - Calculus I (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 146 with a minimum C grade or appropriate College Level Math placement test score First course in the standard integrated calculus sequence. Topics include differentiation of algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, hyperbolic, and inverse trigonometric functions. Applications include curve sketching, related rates, maxima, minima, and approximations as well as integration and applications of the definite integral. 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 152 - Calculus II (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 151 with a minimum C grade and consultation with mathematics faculty member Continuation of MAT 151. Topics include techniques of integration, areas, volumes, arc length, surface area, improper integrals, Simpson's Rule, infinite sequences, MacLaurin and Taylor series, differentiation of polar and parametric equations, conic sections in rectangular and polar form, and rotation of axes. 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 200 - Statistics for Social and Health Sciences I (3 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 135 with a minimum C grade or appropriate College Level Math placement test score or permission of department An applied statistics course for the social sciences, nursing, etc. Topics include data production and access, one-variable data analysis, correlation and regression, normal and binomial distributions, sampling distributions, estimation and tests of hypotheses for a single sample. MINITAB statistical software is used to calculate statistics and generate graphs. 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 201 - Probability and Statistics for Science and Engineering (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 151 or MAT 149 with a minimum C grade or permission of department Calculus-based course designed for engineers, computer scientists and science majors. Topics include one variable data analysis, sample regression analysis, probability, discrete and continuous distributions, random samples, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, contingency tables, as well as one factor and factorial experimental design. 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 205 - Statistics for Social and Health Sciences II (3 credits) Prerequisites: MAT 200 with a minimum C grade or permission of department Second-semester course in an academic year sequence for social sciences, humanities, nursing and related fields. Employs statistical software for studies of probability, inference for two parameters, inference for regression and correlation, analysis of variance, analysis of categorical data, and nonparametric statistics. [Spring offering] 3 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 208 - Linear Algebra (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 151 with a minimum C grade and consultation with mathematics faculty member An introduction to linear algebra topics including linear equations and matrices, determinants, independence and basis, vector spaces and subspaces, the four fundamental subspaces, orthogonality, linear transformations and eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Applications of linear algebra are included. 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 251 - Calculus III (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 152 with a minimum C grade and consultation with mathematics faculty member Continuation of MAT 152. Includes parametric equations, vectors, solid analytic geometry, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and topics in vector calculus including Green's theorem and Stoke's theorem. 4 lecture hours course outline |
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Mathematics MAT 252 - Differential Equations (4 credits) Prerequisite: MAT 152 with a minimum C grade and consultation with mathematics faculty member Topics include solutions of ordinary differential equations, solving linear differential equations of higher order using differential operators, methods of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters. Strong emphasis on solving differential equations using the Laplace transform, Cauchy-Euler equation, infinite series, and matrix methods. Applications to geometry and physical science are discussed. 4 lecture hours course outline |
