Math Tech Discip II

Catalog description

This is the second course in a two-semester sequence of dimensional analysis, intermediate algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and graphs. Topics included in MAT 120 are: trigonometry (including identities and law of sines and cosines), logarithms, exponential and logarithmic equations, graphing with log and semi-log scales, and a brief introduction to and interpretation of the differentiation of polynomials. The graphing calculator will be used throughout the course. This course is intended for technical majors. Students who successfully complete MAT 120 will have the prerequisite to enter Calculus (MAT 161). Prerequisite(s): C or higher in Mathematics for Technical Disciplines I (MAT 119) or equivalent, or permission of instructor.