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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