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2018-2019 Online Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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The course number system is:
000-099 Institutional Credit. (Does not meet graduation requirements and will not transfer to four-year colleges.)
100-199 Freshman Courses
200-299 Sophomore Courses
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FRE - French |
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FRE 215 - History of French Film
This course offers a survey of the major periods in the evolution of French film from the silent era through the New Wave to the present, with an emphasis on the major filmmakers: Renoir, Truffaut, Godard. The place of French film in the social and political history of the twentieth-century France will be explored.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 122 or permission of instructor or Division Dean’s office. Fulfills one semester of Foreign Language requirement or may be taken as a free elective.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours
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FST - Fire Science Technology |
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FST 102 - Building Construction
This course provides professional fire service personnel and individuals in related fields with an understanding of the basic principles of building construction. It presents background information concerning the national and local building codes, the national fire codes and how they affect modern design and building construction. It relates these principles to practical problems of the fire service.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required..
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 103 - Fire Protection
This course provides an introduction to general aspects of fire protection. Topics include the behavior of fire, the extinguishing agents used in suppressing fire, and the strategies used to prevent fires. The roles of public and private fire protection services are also analyzed.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 105 - Fire Prevention
This course provides a study of the basic principles of fire prevention and inspection with emphasis on the recognition of fire hazards in commercial and industrial occupancies, the various protection systems dealing with these hazards, the use of practical test facilities, and the enforcement of building laws, fire ordinances, and municipal codes.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required..
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 106 - Fire Fighting Tactics
This course provides an examination of the tactical capabilities and limitations of company-level operations at emergency incidents. Particular attention is given to the operation of the basic tactical units of fire departments: Engine, Ladder, and Rescue companies.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 107 - Hazardous Materials
This course provides professional fire and safety personnel with an understanding of the hazards found in industry and techniques used to control them. Topics include a study of the use, proper storage, and transportation of hazardous materials, with particular emphasis placed on safety measures to be followed when handling these materials at a fire or other emergency.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 108 - Fire Hydraulics
This course provides fire protection personnel and professional firefighter with an understanding of the properties, principles, and concepts of fluid materials, particularly water. The course presents a background of the basic properties of fluids, pressures, flows, pumps, and practical applications.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 109 - Fire Protection Systems
This course provides an introduction to fire detection and suppression devices. The design, operation and maintenance of, and code requirements for, the various systems are examined, with special emphasis on the special problems created by hazardous occupancies.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 111 - Fire Causes and Detection
The course provides students with an understanding of the history, development, and philosophy of fire investigation and detection; the gathering of evidence and development of technical reports; and the processing of criminal evidence and examination of criminal procedures as they relate to arson investigation.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 112 - Emergency Rescue Operations
This course provides students with instruction in various aspects of rescue operations. Topics include responsibilities of the officer in command, the use of specialized rescue tools and equipment, problems of vehicle rescue, and techniques for handling casualties.
Prerequisites: ENG 096 , if required..
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 113 - Fire Department Organization and Management
This course provides students with the basic concepts of management and organization of fire departments. It examines the structure and types of fire department organizations, the functions of the manager, and the role of leadership.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required..
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 114 - Legal Aspects of Fire Protection
This course provides a study of legal rights and obligations, liability concerns and responsibilities involving fire department organizations carrying out their duties.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 115 - Insurance Grading Schedules
This course provides an understanding of all aspects of fire insurance with a major emphasis on its function, type of carriers, provisions, and how rating systems are established. Additionally, it examines handling of risk and settlement claims.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 116 - Fire Safety Code
This course provides a study of the history and development of fire safety codes, with an emphasis on the nature and scope of legal statutes and related codes in fire protection control.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 119 - Incident Command
This course provides a study of the command and control of operations at major incidents or disasters. The role of the fireground or incident commander is stressed. Major features include central control over and coordination of human and material resources with particular recognition given to the safety of fire personnel and disaster victims.
Prerequisite: FST 106
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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FST 218 - Fireground Strategies and Concepts
This course provides a study of the advanced tactical procedures and underlying strategic concepts required for effective operations at emergency incidents. Emphasis is on multi-unit and special emergency operations.
Prerequisite: FST 106 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP - Game Design Development |
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GDP 101 - Fundamentals of Game Design
This course covers the many aspects of game design. The course explains the process of how a game is designed and developed from the original concept through its distribution. Other topics included in the course are fundamental rules of good game design, basic storytelling, understanding the importance of game design development teams, and incorporating external resources to complete the game.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP 110 - Game Design and Development I
This course provides students with the basics of game design. Students will be familiar with videogames, computer games, and just plain games. Students will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of games from non-computer games – Monopoly to Diplomacy – to computer games. Topics include the four essential elements of game design: imagining a game, defining the way that it works, describing its internal elements, and communicating this information to others.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP 115 - The Business of Gaming
This course covers many aspects about the business of game development including new media and intellectual property. Students learn about legal issues that concern the game industry. Some of these issues are choosing a business entity to finance, human resources, intellectual property protection, publishing contract negotiation, and licensing. This course will help students become more efficient in the game development industry.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP 201 - Principles of Animation
This course provides students with animation techniques. Students will learn facial animation, cloth simulation, animation blending, soft body mesh deformation.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 , GDP 110 , MAT 119 .
2 lecture and 2 laboratory hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP 210 - Game Design and Development II
This course provides students with the basic mechanics of building a double buffered sprite engine and the ability to write their own games using Visual Basic along with Windows API routines and DirectX. Students will learn about the game engine and how it is used as well as interactivity.
Prerequisites: GDP 110 , CST 130 , MAT 119 .
2 lecture hours and 2 laboratory hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP 215 - 3D Game Programming
This course provides students with the fundamentals of 3D Programming. Students will explore topics such as lighting, materials, particles and dynamics, character animation, rendering and using paint effects. Another topic covered is the modeling technique, NURBS which is Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines.
Prerequisite: GDP 210 .
2 lecture and 2 laboratory hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GDP 280 - Game Development Portfolio
In this course students will development their own games from design to completion. Students will be using the practical skills that they learned in previous courses in game development. This portfolio can then be used by students looking for employment.
Prerequisite: Completion of all third semester courses
3 lecture hours per week
3 credit hours
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GEO - Geography |
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GEO 201 - World Geography
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is an introduction to the physical and political geography of the world. It explores how the earth’s physical features, natural resources, and climate connect with economics and politics to shape human culture. The major world geographic regions are also explored.
Co-requisite: ENG 101 , or permission of Division Dean’s office.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GER - German |
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GER 101 - Beginning German I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course includes development of the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Listening practice is available. Media are incorporated into classroom experience. Native speakers of German must get approval of the instructor.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GER 102 - Beginning German II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a continuation of GER 101 . Media are incorporated into classroom experience. Native speakers of German must get approval of the instructor.
Prerequisite: GER 101 or two years high school German.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GER 105 - Conversational German I
This course includes development of ability to communicate orally in German. The course stresses the development of aural/oral skills through conversation based on topics of everyday life. Students who wish to take German 105 must have completed two years of high school German or GER 102 , or must have the permission of the instructor. This course fulfills one semester of the foreign language requirement. Not open to native German speakers.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GEY - Geology |
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GEY 101 - Physical Geology
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
Study of the origin and nature of rocks and minerals, volcanism and metamorphism, surficial processes of erosion and deposition; problems of water supply and pollution. One or more all day field trips are required in addition to regularly scheduled lab sessions.
3 lecture and 3 laboratory hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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GEY 102 - Historical Geology
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
Study of structural geology and sedimentation, evolution of continents and ocean basins; evolution of animals and plants, plate tectonics and continental drift; man’s place in evolution. One or more all day field trips are required in addition to regularly scheduled lab sessions.
3 lecture and 3 laboratory hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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GEY 121 - Physical Geology
GEY 101 without the laboratory component. This course will not fulfill a college laboratory science requirement. Division approval required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GEY 122 - Historical Geology
GEY 102 without the laboratory component. This course will not fulfill a college laboratory science requirement. Division approval required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV - Government |
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GOV 201 - American Government and Politics
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course provides a comprehensive analysis of American political institutions on the federal, state, and local levels. Topics covered include the U.S. Constitution, Federalism, public opinion, political parties, elections, pressure groups, and the role of the citizen in the American Political process.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV 202 - American National Government
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course provides a comprehensive analysis of the organization, functions, and administration of the American national government. Topics include the Presidency, Congress, Judiciary, civil rights and civil liberties, constitutional law, and domestic and foreign policy.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV 203 - Urban Government and Politics
This course provides an introduction to urban government and politics. It looks at the political structures, forces and issues that affect the urban community. Topics include machine politics, the politics of reform, the service challenge, and civil disorders.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV 204 - Public Administration
This course provides an introduction to one of the main subfields of political science. It analyzes the government’s utilization of human and material resources in developing and implementing public policy. The concepts covered include bureaucracy, leadership, decision-making, human resources, and fiscal management.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV 205 - Comparative Governments
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course provides a traditional introduction to the comparative analysis of political systems. It focuses on governmental institutions and processes. Case studies include the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia, as well as non-Western states.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV 207 - International Politics
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course offers an introduction to the international relations subfield of the academic discipline of “political science.” It is an introductory survey course in the field of political science; it serves as a “social science general education” course. This course provides a traditional introduction to international politics. The nature of the state system, national power, national interest, war, the rise and collapse of the Soviet Union, the United Nations, and the impact of the so-called Third World are considered.
Prerequisite: GOV 201 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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GOV 208 - New Jersey Government and Politics
This course provides an introduction to State Government in New Jersey. It is a survey course within a subfield of political science. It examines the structure and functions of state government, the political subdivisions of the State, politics, and public policy issues.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS - History |
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HIS 101 - Introduction to Western Civilization I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course examines the history of Western Civilization from ancient times to c. 1600. It covers the development of the Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Early Modern civilization. Political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors are considered.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 102 - Introduction to Western Civilization II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course continues the exploration of Western Civilization from the early modern period to the present. It discusses such topics as absolutism, constitutionalism, modern science, revolution, industrialization, colonialism, the World Wars, totalitarianism, the Cold War, and the forming of a new global civilization. Political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors are considered.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 103 - Introduction to World History I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a study of the major elements of world history from ancient times to 1500 with attention to prehistoric humans; the irrigation societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India; the classical civilizations of Greece, Rome, India, and China; the later cultures of Byzantium, Islam, East Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Students may take this course, with its more global emphasis, instead of HIS 101 in any program where HIS 101 is required. Students will not, however, earn credit for both HIS 101 and this course.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 104 - Introduction to World History II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a study of the major elements of world history from 1500 to the present with attention to the Protestant Reformation, Absolutism, the rise of Enlightenment, the impact of revolution, democracy and nationalism, the world wars, and challenges faced by contemporary humankind in an age of global interdependence. Students may take this course with its more global emphasis, instead of HIS 102 in any program where HIS 102 is required. Students will not, however, earn credit for both HIS 102 and this course.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 105 - Afro-American History I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a history of Black people from their advent in the New World to the Civil War. The African heritage and its contributions to the development of African-American culture are considered along with the slave trade and the effects of the institution of slavery. Also included are the early struggles for emancipation, resistance to slavery, the Abolitionist movement viewed from both the black and white perspective, the reasons behind the Emancipation Proclamation, and the impact of the Civil War on American society. In order to satisfy degree requirements, students may substitute this course for HIS 101 or HIS 201 with permission of Division Dean’s office.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 106 - Afro-American History II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a history of Black people from Reconstruction to the present. The promise and disappointment of freedom in the post-Civil War world and the emergence of the new black leadership in the struggle for equality and dignity are considered. From Booker T. Washington’s cooperative approach to the present, the student studies the forces that are shaping the emergence of Black people as full participants in American Life. In order to satisfy degree requirements, students may substitute this course for HIS 102 or HIS 202 with permission of Division Dean office.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 201 - United States History to 1865
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a survey of U.S. history from its colonial foundations to the Civil War with a focus on the major political, economic, social, and intellectual developments of the period.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 202 - United States History Since 1865
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a survey of U.S. history from Reconstruction to the present with a focus on the major political, diplomatic, economic, social, and intellectual developments of the period.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 205 - British History from 1600 to the Present
This course is a study of major political, economic, social and cultural events and issues occurring from the end of the Tudor period to the present. Emphasis is on the unification of the national state, the growth of parliamentary democracy and its effects on the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the growth and decline of the Empire, the Welfare State, and the entrance into the Common Market.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 209 - Twentieth Century European History
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course examines the economic, social, and political trends of the twentieth century. The focus is on Europe, but attention is also given to the impact of the two world wars and their after-effects on the rest of the world.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 215 - The American Experience in the Twentieth Century
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course examines twentieth century America covering major events, trends, and ideas. Flexibility within the course permits focusing on themes of special interest such as the Great Depression, Urbanization, the Cold War, the Counterculture, and the complexities of current national life.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 225 - Women in American History
This course is a survey of the history of women in the United States from the 17th century to the present. Students will approach women’s history as both an integral part of the nation’s past as well as a distinct subject of historical investigation. Topics include women’s changing roles in family and economic life, political participation and the fight for suffrage, and the influence of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on gender identity.
Prerequisite: ENG 097
3 lecture hours per week
3 credit hours
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HIS 230 - Latin American History
This course is a broad survey of the history of Latin America from pre-Colombian civilizations to the present. Political, economic, ideological, social and cultural factors will be considered, as well as the interaction between Latin America and the global society.
Prerequisite: ENG 097
3 lecture hours per week
3 credit hours
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HIS 270 - The Classical Heritage of Greece and Rome
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is an introduction to classical Greek and Roman history. Topics include the rise of the Greek city-states, the Trojan War, the political influence of Sparta and Athens, the Greco-Persian relationship, and the Peloponnesian War. Students will also consider the historical significance of Alexander the Great, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, and the spread of empire during Rome’s imperial stage. The course will conclude with a look at Roman culture in the second millennium and the rise of Christian Europe in the fourth century B.C.E.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 279 - New Jersey History
This course covers the history of New Jersey from early exploration and settlement to the present, with more emphasis on the origins and establishment of New Jersey as a colony and a state, and the role the state has played in the development of the nation. The historical background will serve as a springboard for the study of the 19th and 20th century industrial growth that would make New Jersey one of the most influential states in the nation.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HIS 281 - The Era of the American Revolution
This course is a broad-based introduction to eighteenth century American society and its major event the American Revolution. The course explores the cultural, social, economic, ideological, and political developments of the century which ultimately led to resistance, armed rebellion, and the creation of the American republic.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HRS - Honors Studies |
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HRS 103 - Honors Seminar in Cross-Cultural Study
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course will focus on a specific topic each semester and explore it from multiple cultural perspectives. Attention will be paid to the contexts that help inform and shape the views of particular cultures on a given topic and related issues. Topics include: Gender and Sexuality, Peace Studies, Race and Ethnicity in American Culture, Religious Fundamentalisms in the Modern World, U.S. Immigrant Cultures, Contemporary World Film. To promote closer student/faculty collaboration and encourage independent learning, the class is conducted in a seminar format, emphasizing in-depth discussion and higher level thinking skills in an active learning environment.
Prerequisites: A minimum GPA of 3.4, 12 credits completed, and permission of the Dean of American Honors.
3 lecture hours per week
3 credit hours
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HRS 104 - Honors Seminar in Interdisciplinary Study
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course will focus on a specific topic each semester and explore it from the perspective of different academic disciplines with emphasis placed on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of a given topic and related issues that do not readily fall under the purview of any single discipline. Topics include: Global Issues, Biomedical Ethics, A Skeptical View of the Paranormal, Death and Dying, The Psychology of Advertising, Film and Society. To promote closer student/faculty collaboration and encourage independent learning, the class is conducted in a seminar format, emphasizing in-depth discussion and higher level thinking skills in an active learning environment.
Prerequisites: A minimum GPA of 3.4, 12 credits completed, and permission of the Dean of American Honors.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM - Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management |
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HSM 100 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
This course takes a management perspective in introducing students to the organization and structure of hotels, restaurants, clubs, cruise ships, and casino hotels. The emphasis is on business ethics, franchising, management contracts, and areas of management responsibility such as human resources, marketing and sales, and advertising.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM 110 - Food and Beverage Management
This course gives students a basic understanding of the management process in food and beverage operations. All aspects of food and beverage operations are covered, including organization, marketing, menus, costs and pricing, production, service, safety, and finances.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required..
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM 120 - Managing Front Office Operations
This course presents a systematic approach to front office procedures by detailing the flow of business through a hotel, from the reservations process to check-out and account settlement. The course also examines the various elements of effective front office management, paying particular attention to the planning and evaluation of front office operations and to human resources management. Front office procedures and management are placed within the context of the overall operation of a hotel.
Prerequisites: HSM 100 , ENG 101 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM 205 - Planning and Control of Food and Beverage Operations
This course explains the principles and procedures involved in an effective food and beverage control system, including standards determination, the operating budget, cost-volume-profit analysis, income and cost control, menu pricing, theft prevention, labor cost control, and computer applications.
Prerequisites: HSM 100 , HSM 110 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM 220 - Managing Housekeeping Operations
This course presents a systematic approach to managing housekeeping operations in the hospitality industry. Topics include inventory lists, frequency schedules, and performance and productivity standards.
Prerequisites: HSM 100 , ENG 101 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM 240 - Hospitality Sales and Marketing
This course is designed to provide students with a solid background in hospitality sales and marketing. The main focus is on practical sales techniques for selling to targeted markets.
Prerequisite: HSM 100 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HSM 290 - Co-op Experience in Hospitality Management
This course is a one-semester internship in an approved hospitality organization reinforces classroom and textbook theory with practical hospitality operations experience. This course provides a forum where students can apply the management concepts learned in class and can acquire the hands-on experience necessary to qualify for an entry-level position in the hospitality industry. This course is only open to matriculated students in the hospitality management program. This course should be taken in the student’s last semester of the program.
Prerequisites: HSM 205 and HSM 220
135 contact hours.
3 credit hours.
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HUD - American Sign Language & Deaf Studies |
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HUD 103 - Text and Discourse Analysis for Interpreting
This course will focus on text and discourse analysis of American Sign Language and English in different registers/styles. Processes of text and discourse analysis, semantics and pragmatics, sociolinguistics, structures of ASL and English discourse will be discussed. The course will take an in-depth look at discourse through selected written texts, videotapes and live demonstrations. Lectures and videotapes will be used for skill development in text/discourse analysis and students will practice and apply discourse structures and semantics/ pragmatics in ASL and English.
Prerequisites: HUD 105 , ASL 202 and ASL 208 or permission of Division Dean’s office.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HUD 104 - Fingerspelling
This course is designed to advance students on the skill development of hand configuration, basic word patterns, rhythm, comprehension of fingerspelled works, phrases, and numbers. Additional focus will be placed on fingerspelled loan signs.
Prerequisites: ASL 101 and ASL 102 .
Co-requisites: ASL 103 and ASL 104 .
1 lecture hour per week.
1 credit hour.
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HUD 105 - Interpreting Processes: Theory and Practice
A survey course introducing theories, principles, and practices of interpreting for Deaf persons. The course covers interpreting processes, physical and mental factors, attitudes, ethics, roles of the interpreter, perspectives of the consumers (deaf and hearing), and NIC (RID-NAD) certifications. Prerequisite skills for interpreting will be introduced in this course through instruction for application in interpreting. Students are exposed to basic interpreting situations in a variety of settings through field observations and through use of videotapes.
Prerequisites: ASL 201 and ASL 205 or permission of Division Dean’s office.
3 lecture hours per week
3 credit hours.
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HUD 106 - Interpreting Process Application in English to ASL
A review of theoretical components and principles of interpreting process discussed in Interpreting Process (HUD 105 ) for application towards basic skill development in interpreting and transliterating from spoken English to ASL/Signed English. Strategies for effective listening skills, text analysis, conceptual accuracy and linguistic factors of sign language will be discussed and applied. Classroom practice is provided. 12 hours of field observation on specific aspects of Sign to voice interpreting will be required. 12 laboratory hours are required.
Prerequisites: ASL 202 and HUD 105 and demonstration of proficiency by examination.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HUD 108 - Interpreting Process Application in ASL to English
A review of theoretical components and principles of interpreting processes discussed in Interpreting Process: Theory and Practice (HUD 105 ) for application towards basic skill development in interpreting and transliterating from ASL/Signed English to Spoken English. Theories and Techniques of public speaking are discussed and applied. Strategies for effective comprehension and text analysis are discussed and practiced. Skill development application will be conducted within class. 12 hours of field observation on specific aspects of ASL to English Interpreting will be required.
Prerequisites: ASL 202 and HUD 105 and demonstration of proficiency by examination.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HUD 109 - Preventive Measures against Cumulative Trauma Disorder in Interpreting
This course will give sign language students and interpreters information and tools that may help prevent and manage cumulative trauma disorders (CTD). The course will cover an orientation and survey of issues related to CTD among sign language interpreters; factors that can lead to symptoms of overuse; preventive and management techniques to help reduce the likelihood of developing overuse symptoms; management techniques for dealing effectively with existing symptoms due to overuse.
Prerequisite: HUD 105 or permission of Division Dean’s office..
1 lecture hour per week.
1 credit hour.
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HUD 110 - Interpreter Role and Ethics
This course will provide exploration of ethical standards and dilemmas in interpretation through discussion, case studies, scenarios and role-plays emphasizing the dynamics of the interpreting team and similarities and differences between advocates, peer counselors, and interpreters. Emphases are on values, ethics, and morality; professional principles, power and responsibility; group dynamics; and decision making. RID-NAD’s Code of Ethics are discussed, practiced and applied in role-plays and scenarios.
Prerequisites: HUD 105 and HUD 103 or permission of Division Dean office.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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HUD 215 - Advanced Techniques of Interpreting
This course is a classroom practice to provide more in-depth skill and technique development in interpreting and transliterating and introduces students to specifically interpreting situations: education and technical, medical, mental health, legal, oral, deaf-blind, etc. Strategies for enhancing professional attitudes and ethical behaviors in interpreters, team interpreting and working with deaf interpreters are discussed. This course is highly interactive with literatures and group discussions as part of the institutional approach.
Prerequisites: HUD 106 or HUD 108 .
2 lecture hours per week.
2 credit hours.
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HUD 216 - Field Experience in Interpreting
Students enrolled in this course will gain experience interpreting in a variety of settings with Deaf consumers who have diverse linguistic preferences through 90 hours of observation of the interpreting process and hands on experience with supervision. Attendance at seminars and lab activities are required in conjunction with field experience activities.
Prerequisites: HUD 106 , HUD 108 and HUD 215 , demonstration of proficiency via examination and permission of Division Dean’s office
1 lecture hour per week/90 contact hours
3 credit hours
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HUS - Human Services |
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HUS 101 - Community Resources in Human Services
This course provides an introduction of human service needs and how various community service agencies are organized on the local, county, state and federal levels to meet these needs. The course examines how service agencies function in the areas of public health, welfare, mental health, rehabilitation, employment, correction and protection. Existing programs and their operation in the alleviation of personal and social problems are evaluated. In addition, an overview of theory, practice and trends in human services are examined.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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IDS - Interdisciplinary Studies |
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IDS 128 - Business Communications
This course offers the Walt Disney College Program participant the opportunity to learn the concepts inherent in business communication and apply them in the workplace. The skills taught are applicable to a wide variety of business environments. Participants will learn about the elements of communication, explore methods used to process information, identify basic listening skills, and recognize inclusive communication approaches. Other topics include meetings and group dynamics, presentations, and public communications. This course does not fulfill curriculum requirements for ENG 128 or ENG 129 .
Co-requisite: Participation in Walt Disney College Program.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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INT - Interpreting Spoken Language |
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INT 101 - Interpreting I
Interpreting I is the first of a two-part sequence that develops the students’ interpreting skills. Bilingual students in any spoken language will learn, practice, and acquire consecutive interpreting skills. These skills include: listening skills, analytical ability, note-taking, short-term memory enhancement, paraphrasing, rapid language switching, and self-monitoring of accuracy. An introduction to sight translation will also be included.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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INT 102 - Interpreting II
Interpreting II is a continuation of Interpreting I. In this course students will continue to improve on the skills needed to do professional interpreting in spoken languages. Interpreting II will incorporate more difficult passages to interpret and will introduce simultaneous interpreting. Students will focus on the separate skills necessary for the simultaneous interpreting task, such as determining lag time, shadowing, improving comprehension by chunking, focusing on production by modulating delivery, and developing an intuitive ability in their target language. An important aspect of this course will be to teach students techniques they can use to maintain and improve their skills long after they have finished the program.
Prerequisite: INT 101
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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INT 105 - The Role of the Interpreter
The Role of the Interpreter will be a practical course on the many aspects of the profession that are not so obvious to the novice. The Interpreters Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and its implications for impartiality will be stressed. Cultural considerations for interpreting will be discussed, especially the notion of interpreting content and style rather than grammar and vocabulary. The course will also deal with the role of professional organizations and tools that translators and interpreters use in their work. The course requires students to observe professional interpreters in a courtroom. This course is open only to students enrolled in the Certificate Program for Interpreting Spoken Languages.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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ITA - Italian |
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ITA 101 - Beginning Italian I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course includes development of the fundamentals skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Listening practice is available. Media are incorporated into the classroom experience. Native Italian speakers must get approval of the instructor.
Prerequisite: ENG 096 , if required.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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ITA 102 - Beginning Italian II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a continuation of ITA 101 . Media are incorporated into the classroom experience. Native Italian speakers must get approval of the instructor.
Prerequisite: ITA 101 or two years high school Italian.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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ITA 111 - Intermediate Italian I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course offers review of fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is not generally open to native Italian speakers.
Prerequisite: ITA 102 or 3 years of high school Italian.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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ITA 112 - Intermediate Italian II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a continuation of ITA 111 .
Prerequisite: ITA 111 .
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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ITA 115 - Italy: Its Art and Culture (Foreign Study)
This course includes a survey of Italian art, culture, and civilization. Emphasis is on how geographical, political, social, and economic factors have shaped Italian life through the centuries. The aesthetic achievements in Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture are examined from the ancient period through Renaissance and Baroque art. This course is offered in conjunction with a trip to Italy and fulfills 3 credits in Modern Language or Fine Arts.
3 credit hours.
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ITA 215 - History of Italian Film
This course includes a survey of the major periods in the evolution of Italian film from the silent era through neorealism to the present, with an emphasis on the major filmmakers: DeSica, Fellini, Antonioni. The place of Italian film in the social and political history of twentieth-century Italy will also be explored. This course fulfills one semester foreign language requirement or may be taken as a free elective.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 122 or permission of instructor or Division Dean’s office.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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LIS - Library Science |
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LIS 105 - Methods in Library Research
This course will explore a systematic approach to library resources in the technological environment. The course is designed to meet the individual research needs of today’s student. The course covers the primary tools of a modern academic library: the catalog, the reference collection, online databases, and internet searching, while developing the conceptual knowledge necessary for effective searching, evaluation, selection, and use of information. Methods of research strategy are taught in conjunction with other course-assigned projects. This is a technology- enriched class with many online components.
1 lecture hour per week.
1 credit hour.
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MAT - Mathematics |
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MAT 016 - Intro to Algebra – Part II
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Intro to Algebra (part 1) (MAT 015). This course will cover exponents, scientific notation, polynomials, factoring of trinomials, radicals, rational expressions, quadratics and the applications.
4 lecture hours per week.
4 institutional credit hours.
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MAT 017 - Introduction to Elementary Algebra I
This course is accelerated to support completion of developmental requirements in less time than the traditional sequence. Topics include arithmetic operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, factors, proportions, integers, algebraic expressions, solving basic linear and inequalities, finding equations of lines, and graphing linear equations. Applications through problem-solving are integrated in all course topics. Technology is used to facilitate some independent, self-paced instruction.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory performance on Accuplacer.
5 lecture hours per week.
5 institutional credit hours.
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MAT 019 - Introduction to Elementary Algebra I for Advanced Math Students
This course is accelerated to support completion of developmental requirements. Topics include arithmetic operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, factors, proportions, integers, algebraic expressions, solving basic linear equations and inequalities, finding equations of lines, and graphing linear equations. Applications through problem-solving are integrated in all course topics. Technology is used to facilitate some independent, self-paced instruction.
Prerequisite: satisfactory performance on Accuplacer.
5 lecture hours per week.
5 institutional credit hours.
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MAT 021 - Introduction to Elementary Algebra II for Advanced Math Students
This course is a continuation of MAT 019 to support accelerated completion of developmental requirements for STEM majors and those following a similar curriculum path. Topics include systems of linear equations, exponents, scientific notation, polynomials, factoring of trinomials, radicals, rational expressions, quadratics and applications in verbal problems. Applications through problem-solving are integrated into all course topics. Technology is used to facilitate independent, self-paced instruction.
Prerequisites: MAT 019 .
4 lecture hours per week.
4 institutional credit hours.
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MAT 022 - Introduction to Algebra
This course is for students whose College Basic Skills Test score indicates the need for preparatory work in algebra. The course includes solving equations, polynomials, factoring, rational equations, radical equations, systems of linear equations, graphing linear equations and quadratic equations.
Prerequisite: Required score on Algebra Placement Test.
4 lecture hours per week.
4 institutional credit hours.
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MAT 113 - Math Applications
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is intended for students in the Associate in Applied Science degree Programs. Topics covered include algebra, linear equations, ratios, proportions, percents, word problems, critical thinking skills, sales taxes, property taxes, weekly wages, payroll deductions, depreciation, checking accounts, trade and cash discounts, markups, markdowns, and simple interest.
Prerequisites: MAT 017 or required score on Algebra Placement Test.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: This course fulfills a general education requirement for A.A.S. degree candidates only.
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MAT 117 - An Introduction to Mathematical Ideas
This course is for students enrolled in Liberal Arts and General Education Programs. The course is not recommended for students who have completed Algebra II or higher.
Prerequisites: MAT 017 or MAT 022 , ENG 097 or satisfactory performance on College Basic Skills Placement Test.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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MAT 119 - Algebra
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is for students who have mastered basic algebra and need a deeper understanding of algebra before progressing to other credit mathematics courses. Topics include solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, absolute value equations and inequalities, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, equations of lines, systems of equations, introduction to functions, quadratic functions, polynomials functions, rational functions, radical functions, rational exponents and applications.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 or a satisfactory score on the College Basic Skills Test for Algebra, or MAT 016 or MAT 022 .
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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MAT 125 - Survey of Special Topics in Mathematics
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is designed for liberal arts majors. Its objective is to give students an appreciation of the beauty and utility of mathematics, and to provide a better idea of what mathematics is and where it can be applied. Topics include Set Theory, Logic, Geometry, Operations Research & Game Theory, and Voting & Social Choice.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 or a satisfactory score on the College Basic Skills Test for Algebra or grade of “C” or MAT 016 /MAT 017 or MAT 022
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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MAT 127 - Elementary Statistics
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is an elementary course in descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Topics include: measures of central tendency and dispersion, sampling and probability distributions, including binomial, normal, and others. Practical problems involving correlation, linear regression, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing are included.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 , a satisfactory score on the College Basic Skills Test for Algebra or MAT 016 , MAT 017 or MAT 022 .
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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MAT 143 - Elementary Mathematical Analysis I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques needed to proceed to more advanced mathematics and science courses, such as calculus. Topics include rational exponents, circles, functions and their properties, complex numbers, solving quadratic equations, graphs of quadratic functions, polynomial functions and their graphs, rational functions and their graphs, synthetic division, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions with applications.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 , if required and MAT 119 or satisfactory performance on the College Level Mathematics Test.
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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MAT 144 - Elementary Mathematical Analysis II
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a continuation of Elementary Mathematical Analysis I, specifically intended for students continuing on to Calculus or studying Engineering Technology. Topics include right triangles and their applications, linear and angular velocity, graphing trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, Sum, Difference, Double-angle, and Half-angle formulas, the Law of Sines, the Law of Cosines, solving trigonometric equations, polar coordinates, polar equations, polar graphs, DeMoivre’s Theorem, Vectors, and Conics.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 , if required, and MAT 143 or a satisfactory score on the College Level Mathematics Test.
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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MAT 146 - Brief Calculus with Applications
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is an elementary course in the application of the fundamentals of calculus to the management, social, and life sciences. Topics include limits, continuity, differentiation, maxima, minima, integration of elementary functions, and applications.
Prerequisite: ENG 097 , if required, and MAT 143 or satisfactory performance on the College Level Mathematics Test.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours.
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MAT 155 - Elementary Mathematical Analysis
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is an accelerated one semester Pre-Calculus course designed for students with sufficient mathematics background but in need of a review of material prior to taking Calculus. This course covers the advanced mathematics needed for Physics, Engineering, and the sciences. Topics include functions and their properties, graphs of quadratic functions, polynomial functions and their graphs, rational functions and their graphs, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions with applications, right triangles and their applications, linear and angular velocity, graphing trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, Sum, Difference, Double-angle, and Half-angle formulas, the Law of Sines, the Law of Cosines, solving trigonometric equations, polar coordinates, polar equations, polar graphs, DeMoivre’s Theorem, Vectors, and Conics.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 and satisfactory score on the College Level Math exam and Division approval.
5 lecture hours per week.
5 credit hours.
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MAT 171 - Unified Calculus I
▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement.
This course is a college level study in Calculus. Topics include: analytic geometry; limits and continuity; differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions; extrema; definite and indefinite integrals; applications to geometric and physical problems.
Prerequisites: ENG 097 , if required, and MAT 144 or MAT 155 or a satisfactory score on the College Level Mathematics Test.
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.
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