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Phoenix College 2005-20<strong>06</strong> Catalog • 297<br />

LAT202<br />

Intermediate Latin II<br />

4 credits 4 periods lecture<br />

Refinement of translation technics using<br />

selections from Virgil's Æneid; emphasis<br />

on use of language and meter.<br />

Prerequisites: LAT201.<br />

LBS – Library Skills<br />

LBS101<br />

Library Resource Concepts & Skills<br />

2 credits 2 periods lecture<br />

Information access skills for print and<br />

electronic resources. Use of libraries and<br />

their structure, tools, and staff to identify,<br />

locate, evaluate, and make effective and<br />

ethical use of information. Emphasizes<br />

critical thinking skills. Prerequisites:<br />

None.<br />

LBS201<br />

Electronic Resources Concepts & Skills<br />

1 credit 1 period lecture<br />

Use of computers to access electronic<br />

databases and to process search results.<br />

Includes search concepts and strategies,<br />

evaluating search results, and<br />

bibliographic citing of electronic sources.<br />

Prerequisites: None.<br />

MAT – Mathematics<br />

The following courses require a graphing<br />

calculator: MAT090, MAT091, MAT120,<br />

MAT150, MAT151, MAT156, MAT157,<br />

MAT172, MAT182, MAT187, MAT2<strong>06</strong>,<br />

MAT212, MAT220, MAT225, MAT230,<br />

MAT240, and MAT261.<br />

MAT<strong>06</strong>5<br />

Graphing Calculator<br />

1 credit 1 period lecture<br />

Computations, graphing, matrices, and<br />

elementary programming using a<br />

graphing calculator. Prerequisites: None.<br />

MAT<strong>06</strong>6<br />

Overcoming Math Anxiety<br />

1 credit 1 period lecture<br />

Designed for students who avoid<br />

mathematics courses and/or who have<br />

experienced anxiety in mathematics<br />

courses. Includes definition and effects<br />

of math anxiety. Emphasis on study<br />

skills and test-taking strategies.<br />

Prerequisites or Corequisites:<br />

Enrollment in another math course or<br />

permission of instructor.<br />

MAT082<br />

Basic Arithmetic<br />

3 credits 3 periods lecture<br />

Primary emphasis placed on<br />

fundamental operations with whole<br />

numbers, fractions, decimals, integers,<br />

and rational numbers; proportions, and<br />

percentages. Other topics include<br />

representations of data, geometric<br />

figures, and measurement.<br />

Prerequisites: None.<br />

MAT083<br />

Arithmetic Review Expanded<br />

5 credits 5 periods lecture<br />

Additional review of basic arithmetic<br />

skills. Fundamental operations with<br />

whole numbers, common fractions,<br />

topics include math anxiety reduction<br />

techniques, study skills, and test-taking<br />

strategies. Prerequisites: None.<br />

MAT090<br />

Developmental Algebra<br />

5 credits 5 periods lecture<br />

Linear behavior; linear equations and<br />

inequalities in one and two variables;<br />

graphs; systems of equations in two<br />

variables; function notation, graphs, and<br />

data tables; operations on polynomials;<br />

properties of exponents; applications.<br />

Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in<br />

MAT082, or MAT102, or equivalent, or<br />

satisfactory score on District Placement<br />

exam. Course Note: May receive credit<br />

for only one of the following: MAT090,<br />

MAT091, MAT092, or MAT093.<br />

MAT091<br />

Introductory Algebra<br />

4 credits 4 periods lecture<br />

Linear behavior; linear equations and<br />

inequalities in one and two variables;<br />

graphs; systems of equations in two<br />

variables; function notation, graphs, and<br />

data tables; operations on polynomials;<br />

properties of exponents; applications.<br />

Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in<br />

MAT082, or MAT102, or equivalent or<br />

satisfactory score on District placement<br />

exam. Course Note: May receive credit<br />

for only one of the following: MAT090,<br />

MAT091, MAT092, or MAT093.<br />

MAT102<br />

Mathematical Concepts/Applications<br />

3 credits 3 periods lecture<br />

A problem solving approach to<br />

mathematics as it applies to life and the<br />

world of work. Development,<br />

demonstration, and communication of<br />

mathematical concepts and formulas that<br />

relate to measurement, percentage,<br />

statistics, and geometry. Prerequisites:<br />

Grade of "C" or better in MAT082, or<br />

equivalent, or satisfactory score on<br />

District placement exam.<br />

MAT120<br />

Intermediate Algebra<br />

5 credits 5 periods lecture<br />

Quadratic, rational, radical, exponential,<br />

and logarithmic functions and equations;<br />

graphs of quadratic, exponential, and<br />

logarithmic functions; equations<br />

quadratic in form; operations on rational<br />

expressions, radical expressions, and<br />

complex numbers; rational exponents;<br />

applications. Prerequisites: Grade of "C"<br />

or better in MAT090, MAT091, MAT092,<br />

MAT093, or equivalent, or a satisfactory<br />

score on the District placement exam.<br />

Course Note: May receive credit for only<br />

one of the following: MAT120, MAT121,<br />

or MAT122.<br />

MAT142<br />

College Mathematics<br />

3 credits 3 periods lecture<br />

Working knowledge of college-level<br />

mathematics and its applications to reallife<br />

problems. Emphasis on<br />

understanding mathematical concepts<br />

and their applications. Topics include set<br />

theory, probability, statistics, finance, and<br />

geometry. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or<br />

better in MAT120 or MAT121 or MAT122<br />

or equivalent, or satisfactory score on<br />

District placement exam.<br />

MAT150<br />

College Algebra/Functions<br />

5 credits 5 periods lecture<br />

Analysis and interpretation of the<br />

behavior and nature of functions<br />

including polynomial, rational,<br />

exponential, logarithmic, power,<br />

absolute value, and piecewise-defined<br />

functions; systems of equations,<br />

modeling and solving real world<br />

problems. Additional topics may include<br />

matrices, combinatorics, sequences and<br />

series, and conics. Prerequisites: Grades<br />

of "C" or better in MAT120 or MAT121 or<br />

MAT122 or equivalent, or satisfactory<br />

score on District placement exam.<br />

Course Note: May receive credit for only<br />

one of the following: MAT150, MAT151,<br />

MAT152, or MAT187.<br />

Course Descriptions

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