Plan of Study – Integrated Science - Chemistry**

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Required Support Courses

Support Courses (Minimum of 5 semester hours required. Choose from: both MTH 1050 and MTH 1060 or MTH 1210 or MTH 2510.)

MTH 1050 College Algebra (4 s.h.)

Topics include linear and nonlinear systems of equations, complex numbers, analyzing polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, sequences and series, and counting principles; applications and problem-solving. Prerequisite: MTH 1040 or placement based on the mathematics sub-score of the SAT/ACT standardized test or departmental placement exam. This course does not apply toward a mathematics major or minor.

MTH 1060 Trigonometry (3 s.h.)

Study of trigonometric functions, their properties, inverses and graphs; trigonometric ratios, the solutions of triangles; basic identities; the sum and difference formulas; trigonometric equations. Geometric vectors and operations with complex numbers are introduced. Prerequisite: MTH 1050 or equivalent. Does not apply toward mathematics major or minor.

MTH 1210 Precalculus (5 s.h.)

Topics include functions, zeros of polynomials, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, complex numbers, analytic geometry and conic sections; applications and problem-solving. Prerequisite: MTH 1050 or placement based on the mathematics sub-score of the SAT/ACT standardized test.

MTH 2510 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (5 s.h.)

Topics include a study of limits, continuity, derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions, applications of derivatives, integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Prerequisite: MTH 1210 or departmental approval. Computer Science majors must complete this course with a grade of C (2.0) or better within the first 20 semester hours of their major.