Course Information for MATH 110:

Title: Precalculus Mathematics
Professor: Staff.
Hours: 4
Description: F and S. A course in elementary functions to prepare students for the calculus sequence. Topics include the properties of the real number system, inequalities and absolute values, functions and their graphs, solutions of equations, polynomial functions, trigonometric functions, exponential and logarithm functions. Prerequisite: three years of college preparatory mathematics.

Course Information for MATH 132:

Title: Calculus for Management, Life, and Social Sciences
Professor: Staff.
Hours: 4
Description: F and S, core. Functions, limits, derivatives. Applications of derivatives to maximum-minimum problems; exponential and logarithmic functions; integrals; functions of several variables. Not open to those who have completed 161. Prerequisite: 143 or permission of instructor.

Course Information for MATH 143:

Title: Probability and Statistics
Professor: Staff.
Hours: 4
Description: F and S, core. An introduction to the concepts and methods of probability and statistics. The course is designed for students interested in the application of probability and statistics in business, economics, and the social and life sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, random variables and probability distributions, sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and correlation and regression. Prerequisite: meeting the Calvin admission requirement in mathematics.

Course Information for MATH 161:

Title: Calculus I
Professor: Staff.
Hours: 4
Description: F and S, honors section, core. Functions, limits, derivatives, applications of derivatives, integrals, applications of integrals. Prerequisite: either four years of college preparatory mathematics and an acceptable score on the calculus readiness test administered by the department during orientation, or 110.

Course Information for MATH 162:

Title: Calculus II
Professor: Staff.
Hours: 4
Description: F and S, honors section. Exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, techniques of integration, sequences and series. Prerequisite: 160 or 161. First-year students with advanced placement (AP) credit for Calculus I should normally enroll in section AP.