Math Support Courses 
Math support courses are courses designed to supplement topics needed for success
in the paired course. Click below to get additional details about each support course:
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- Math 10A - Support Topics for Survey of College Mathematics2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No Pass
Support will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills, and essential skills needed for success in Survey of College Mathematics. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Survey of College Mathematics (MATH 100). Support topics include set theory, logic, counting methods, probability and statistics, with additional topics selected from numeration and mathematical systems, number theory, geometry, graph theory, and mathematical modeling.
- Math 11 - Support Topics for Elementary Statistics2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills, and essential skills needed for success in Elementary Statistics. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Elementary Statistics (MATH 110). Support topics include descriptive and inferential statistics and probability with emphasis on understanding statistical methods; descriptive analysis of sample statistics, distribution of discrete and continuous random variables, estimation theory, tests of hypotheses, regression, correlation, and analysis of variance.
- Course Outlines (Topics to be Covered in Math 110+11)
- Triola (Effective Fall 2025), Triola (through Summer 2025) (primary text). This text is to be used by all adjunct faculty members.
- Navidi (Effective Fall 2025), Navidi (through Summer 2025), Guth (Effective Fall 2025), Guth (through Summer 2025). These texts are to be used with special permission from the department.
- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Course Measurable Objectives (CMOs)
- Course Outlines (Topics to be Covered in Math 110+11)
- Math 12 - Support Topics for Finite Mathematics2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No Pass
Support will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills, and essential skills needed for success in Finite Mathematics. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Finite Mathematics (Math 120). Support topics include linear functions and models, matrices, linear programming problems, math of finance, set theory, counting methods, probability, statistics and Markov chains.
- Course Outline (Topics to be Covered in Math 120+12)
- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Course Measurable Objectives (CMOs)
- Math 13 - Support Topics for College Algebra2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills, and essential skills needed for success in College Algebra. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in College Algebra (Math 130). Support topics include polynomial, rational, and radical expressions; factoring of polynomials, complex numbers; exponents; linear, quadratic, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions: graphing, expressions, equations and their applications; linear and nonlinear inequalities; theory of polynomial equations; systems of linear and quadratic equations.
- Math 14 - Support Topics for Business Calculus2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on essential algebra skills needed for success in Business Calculus. For students concurrently enrolled in Math 140. Algebra support topics include analyzing linear, polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions, solving various equations including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic equations, solving various inequalities including polynomial, rational, and absolute value inequalities, graphing techniques and curve sketching, summation notation and Riemann sums, limits, differentiation rules and the chain rule, integration techniques, functions of several variables, double integration, and applications.
- Math 15 - Support Topics for Trigonometry 2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills and essential skills needed for success in Trigonometry. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Trigonometry (MATH 150). Support topics include trigonometric functions and inverse trigonometric functions and the graphical representation of these functions; solutions to right and oblique triangles with laws of sines and cosines; vectors; solutions to trigonometric equations; identities; polar coordinates; complex numbers and De Moivre's Theorem.
- Math 18A - Support Topics for Calculus I2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills, and essential skills needed for success in MATH 180. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (MATH 180). Support topics include differential and integral calculus with application; functions, limits, the derivative, curve sketching, optimization, and rules for differentiation of algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions with their inverses, with applications; indefinite and definite integrals.
- Math 18B - Support Topics for Calculus II2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on promoting mathematical reasoning, critical thinking skills, and essential skills needed for success in MATH 181. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (MATH 181). Support topics include differential and integral calculus with infinite series and applications; applications of integration, techniques of integration, numerical integration, indeterminate forms and improper integrals, differential equations, and polar coordinates.
- Math 10A - Support Topics for Survey of College Mathematics
Courses Not Currently Offered
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- Math 5 - Support Topics for Elementary Algebra2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on essential arithmetic, algebraic, and geometric skills needed for success in Elementary Algebra. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Math 51. Support topics include order of operations, rules of exponents, geometry, linear, quadratic, rational, and radical equations, systems of equations, basic graphing techniques, factoring, polynomial, rational, and radical expressions, and applications.
- Math 7 - Support Topics for Intermediate Algebra2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on essential algebra skills needed for success in Intermediate Algebra. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Math 71. Support topics include real numbers and their properties, algebraic expressions, integer and rational exponents, linear, quadratic, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic equations, systems of linear and nonlinear equations, absolute value equations and inequalities, graphing techniques, writing equations of lines, functions and relations, complex fractions, polynomial, rational, radical, and logarithmic expressions, and applications.
- Math 16 - Support Topics for Precalculus Mathematics2.0 Units (Not Degree Applicable)Pass/No PassSupport will focus on essential trigonometry and algebra skills needed for success in Precalculus Mathematics. Course is for students concurrently enrolled in Math 160. Support topics include set notation, complex rational expressions and radical expressions, lines, piecewise-defined functions, circles, modeling with functions, factoring, asymptotes, solving inequalities, simplifying exponential expressions, evaluating trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, solving exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric equations, vectors, and systems of equations.
- Math 5 - Support Topics for Elementary Algebra
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