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Math
placement
information
is
in
the
front
of
this
catalog
in
the
Undergraduate:
Applying
for
Admission
section.
No
student
will
be
permitted
to
enroll
in
a
course
having
prerequisites
if
a
grade
lower
than
a
C
is
received
in
the
prerequisite
course.
DEVM
050
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Prealgebra
(3+0)
Operations
with
whole
numbers,
fractions,
decimals,
percents
and
ratios,
signed
numbers,
evaluation
of
algebraic
expressions
and
evaluation
of
simple
formula.
Metric
measurement
system
and
geometric
figures.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisites:
Appropriate
placement
test
scores.)
DEVM
052
(2
Credits)
Spring
Alternative
Approaches
to
Math:
Basic
College
Math
(2+0)
Basic
college
mathematics:
operations
with
percents,
decimals,
fractions
and
signed
numbers,
translating
word
problems,
introduction
to
algebra
and
geometry,
using
alternative
teaching
styles.
(Prerequisites:
Appropriate
placement
test
scores.)
DEVM
060
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Elementary
Algebra
(3+0)
First
year
high
school
algebra.
Evaluating
and
simplifying
algebraic
expressions,
solving
first
degree
equations
and
inequalities,
integer
exponents,
polynomials,
factoring,
rational
expressions,
equations
and
graphs
of
lines.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
DEVM
050
or
placement.)
DEVM
061
(1
Credit)
Independent
Learning
Only
Review
of
Elementary
Algebra
Designed
to
assist
students
in
reviewing
material
covered
by
DEVM
060.
Individuals
who
have
not
previously
taken
an
elementary
algebra
course
are
recommended
to
enroll
in
DEVM
060.
DEVM
062
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Alternative
Approaches
to
Math:
Elementary
Algebra
(3+0)
Algebraic
topics.
Includes
operations
with
polynomial
expressions,
first-
and
second-degree
equations,
graphing,
integral
and
relational
exponents,
and
radicals
using
alternative
teaching
styles.
(Prerequisites:
DEVM
050,
052
or
appropriate
placement
test
scores.)
DEVM
063
(2
Credits)
Fall
Applied
Math
I:
Alternative
Approaches
to
Elementary
Algebra
(1+3)
Elementary
algebra,
using
an
alternative
teaching
style;
how
skills
are
used
in
the
work
place;
problem
solving
in
a
hands-on
environment;
evaluations,
factoring,
graphing,
simplifying,
estimating,
solving
first-degree
equations,
integer
exponents
and
polynomials.
Applied
Math
I
and
II
will
prepare
students
for
DEVM
105.
(Prerequisites:
DEVM
050,
appropriate
placement
test
scores
or
permission
of
instructor.)
DEVM
064
(2
Credits)
Spring
Applied
Math
II:
Alternative
Approaches
to
Elementary
Algebra
(1+3)
Elementary
algebra,
using
an
alternative
teaching
style;
how
skills
are
used
in
the
work
place;
problem
solving
in
a
hands-on
environment;
evaluations,
factoring,
graphing,
simplifying,
estimating,
solving
first-degree
equations,
integer
exponents
and
polynomials.
Applied
Math
I
and
II
will
prepare
students
for
DEVM
105.
(Prerequisites:
DEVM
060,
DEVM
063
or
permission
of
instructor.)
DEVM
065
(1
-
3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Mathematics
Lab
(0+3
-
9)
Designed
to
assist
students
in
reviewing
and
reinforcing
course
concepts
covered
by
DEVM
050,
060
and
105.
Consists
of
instruction
which
may
include
lab
instruction,
individual
student
work
or
group
work.
Recommended
for
students
who
need
more
time
and
help
to
master
the
material
in
Developmental
Math
courses.
(Prerequisite:
Placement.)
DEVM
071
(1
Credit)
Independent
Learning
Only
Review
of
Intermediate
Algebra
Course
reviews
material
covered
by
DEVM
105.
Individuals
who
have
not
taken
an
intermediate
algebra
course
on
the
high-school
level
are
recommended
to
enroll
in
DEVM
105.
DEVM
081
(1
Credit)
Independent
Learning
Only
Review
of
Basic
Geometry
High
school
geometry
without
formal
proofs.
Topics
include
basic
definitions,
measurement,
parallel
lines,
triangles,
polygons,
circles,
area,
solid
figures
and
volume.
(Prerequisite:
DEVM
060.)
DEVM
082
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
Hands-On
Geometry
(1+0)
Basic
concepts
and
uses
of
geometry.
Emphasis
on
"hands-on"
and
applied
problems.
(Prerequisite:
A
solid
knowledge
of
arithmetic
--
no
algebra
required.)
DEVM
105
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Intermediate
Algebra
(3+0)
Second
year
high
school
algebra.
Operations
with
rational
expressions,
radicals,
rational
exponents,
logarithms,
inequalities,
quadratic
equations,
linear
systems,
functions,
Cartesian
coordinate
system
and
graphing.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
DEVM
060
or
placement.)
DEVM
106
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Alternative
Approaches
to
Math:
Intermediate
Algebra
(3+0)
Algebraic
topics.
Includes
.exponents,
radicals,
graphing,
systems
of
equations,
quadratic
equations
and
inequalities,
logarithms
and
exponentials,
and
complex
numbers
using
alternative
teaching
styles.
(Prerequisites:
DEVM
060,
062
or
appropriate
placement
test
scores.
This
course
satisfies
elective
credit
only)
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