Mathematics Courses for Science Students

Mathematics Courses for Business, Commerce and Economic Students

Placement in Mathematics Courses

Note: Students with less than a C in:

• Applications of Mathematics 12,
• Principles of Mathematics 11,
• Applications of Mathematics 11

As shown below, MATH courses offered at Kwantlen may also serve as requisites to future math courses.

MATH	Prerequisite
0093/1093	MATH 0092 1092 or (ACPM 0072 or ABEM 0072 or PSPM 1072)
1112 or 1115 or 1190	MATH 0093 1093 or (ACPM 0082or ABEM 0082 or PSPM 1082)
1120 or 1130 or 1140	MATH 1112

Note:

• Students are not granted waivers of prerequisites for mathematics courses.
• Students may not register into mathematics courses after the first week of classes.
• Appropriate ABEM/PSPM courses may also serve as prerequisites to MATH courses at Kwantlen. Please see the MATH course descriptions for complete lists of prerequisites.
• Students without a BC high school transcript will be required to write the Mathematics Placement Test if an equivalency cannot be determined.
• Other students who have not taken a mathematics course during the past two years are strongly advised to write the Mathematics Placement Test.

MATH 1092 cr-3
Fundamental Mathematics
This course provides an introduction to algebra, word problems, graphs, measurement and geometry and includes a brief review of arithmetic. It will be useful to students who wish to upgrade their mathematical skills and understanding for an applied or academic program.
Prerequisites: If less than C in Mathematics 11 (or no Mathematics 11), a Placement Test must be written.

MATH 1093 cr-3
Intermediate Algebra
Students will study algebraic concepts and methods, making use of them in problem solving. They will study polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithm and trigonometric functions.
Prerequisites: MATH 0092 1092 or (ACPM 0072 or ABEM 0072 or PSPM 1072) or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a P; or Principles of Mathematics 11 with a C; or Applications of Mathematics 12 with a C; or Applications of Mathematics 12 with a P plus Mathematics Placement Test; or Applications of Mathematics 11 with a P plus Mathematics Placement Test

MATH 1112 cr-3
Pre-Calculus Algebra
Students will study the concept of function in depth. In particular they will study polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, and their graphs.
Prerequisites: MATH 0093 1093 or (ACPM 0082 or ABEM 0082 or PSPM 1082) or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a C; or Principles of Mathematics 11 with a B; or Principles of Mathematics 11 with a C plus Mathematics Placement Test; or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a P plus Mathematics Placement Test; or Applications of Mathematics 12 with a C plus Mathematics Placement Test; or Applications of Mathematics 11 with a C plus Mathematics Placement Test
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1114 cr-3

College Math for Non-Science Students
This is a pre-calculus course for students in business, economics or social sciences. This course examines the concept of function in depth; in particular, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions are covered. In addition, elementary sequences and series, systems of equations and an introduction to probability will be covered. Applications will be drawn from business, economics and the social sciences.
Prerequisites: Math 11 (with a B or better), or Math 12 (with a C or better), or Math 11 (with a C or C+ plus Placement test) or Math 12 (with a C- or P plus Placement Test) or ACPM 0082 or ABEM 0082 or PSPM 1082) or MATH 0093 1093

MATH 1115 cr-3
Statistics I
Students will learn to summarize and display data and perform inferences about proportions, means and standard deviations for one and two populations. They will also perform regression analysis, and determine probabilities.
Prerequisites: MATH 0093 1093 or (ACPM 0082 or ABEM 0082 or PSPM 1082) or Principles of Math 12 with a C or Principles of Math 11 with a B or Principles of Math 11 with a C plus Math Placement Test or Principles of Math12 with a P plus Math Placement Test or Applications of Math 12 with a C plus Math Placement Test or Applications of Math 11 with a C plus Math Placement Test.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1120 cr-3

Differential Calculus
Students will learn to differentiate algebraic and elementary transcendental functions and to apply these skills to graphing, maxima and minima, related rates and rectilinear motion. They will be introduced to parametric curves and their differential calculus.
Prerequisites: B or better in Math 12; or C or C+ in Math 12 with Placement Test; or MATH 1112
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1130 cr-3
Calculus for Life
Sciences I
Students will study differential calculus and its applications to biological sciences. In particular, they will study limits and differentiation of algebraic and elementary transcendental functions, with applications to graphing, optimization, and growth and decay.
Prerequisites: MATH 1112 or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a C+ or better or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a C plus Placement Test.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1140 cr-3
Calculus I (Business Applications)
Students will study the concepts of differential calculus and use these to solve business and economic problems. In the process, they will learn to differentiate algebraic, and elementary transcendental functions. Students will also be introduced to first and second order partial derivatives.
Prerequisites: MATH 1112 or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a C+ or better or Principles of Mathematics 12 with a C plus Placement Test.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1190 cr-4
Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers
Students planning a career in elementary school teaching will study the theory and applications of arithmetic, geometry and data analysis (statistics) in the elementary school mathematics curriculum.
Prerequisites: Students who satisfy either 1 or 2 below are eligible to take MATH 1190.
MATH 1112 or Principles of Math 12 with a C+ or better or Principles of Math 12 with a C or better plus Placement Test
OR
18 Kwantlen credits numbered 1000 or above (or equivalent) plus: MATH 0093 1093 or ACPM 0082 or ABEM 0082 or PSPM 1082) or Principles of Math 12 with a C or Principles of Math 12 with a P or C plus Placement Test or Principles of Math 11 with a B or better or Principles of Math 11 with a C or C+ plus Placement Test
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1220 cr-3
Integral Calculus
Students will learn to integrate algebraic and elementary transcendental functions and the apply these skills to appropriate problems. In addition they will learn the fundamental theorem of calculus, the integral calculus of parametric curves, Taylor polynomials, sequences and series and simple differential equations.
Prerequisites: MATH 1120 or MATH 1130 with C + or better or MATH 1140 with a B- or better
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1230 cr-3
Calculus for Life Sciences II
Students will study integral calculus and its applications to biological sciences. In particular, they will study the indefinite and definite integral, functions of several variables, differential equations, and probability theory, with applications to biological problems.
Prerequisites: MATH 1140 with a C+ or better or MATH 1120 or MATH 1130
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 1240 cr-3
Calculus II (Business Applications)
Students will study the concepts of integral calculus and use these to solve business and economic problems They will also be given an introduction to multivariate differential calculus, differential equations, matrix algebra and linear programming. Emphasis will be on applications taken from business, economic and the social sciences.
Prerequisites: MATH 1120 or 1130 or 1140
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2232 cr-3
Linear Algebra
The following topics are studied: linear systems of equations, vectors and matrices, vector spaces, independence, matrix and linear transformations, inner products and orthogonality, eigenvalues, diagonalization and applications.
Prerequisites: MATH 1120 or 1130 with a C+ or better or 1140 with a B- or better or MATH 1230 or 1240.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2233 cr-3
Linear Algebra for Engineering
The following topics are studied: linear systems of equations, vectors and matrices, vector spaces, matrix and linear transformations, inner products and orthogonality, eigenvalues, Fourier series and applications to engineering problems.
Prerequisites: MATH 1120 and (either PHYS 1120 or 1101 or 1170)
Corequisites: MATH 1220
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2234 cr-.50
Computer Applications of Linear Algebra for Applied Science Students
Students will learn to use a computer algebra system to apply Linear Algebra to problems from physics and applied science.
Prerequisites: MATH 1120 or 1130 with a C+ or better or MATH 1140 with a B- or better and PHYS 1120 or 1101 or 1170.
Corequisites: MATH 2232
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2315 cr-3

Probability and Statistics
Students will study introductory probability and statistics using a background of calculus. Topics include concepts of randomness, probability, probability distributions for discrete and continuous random variables, descriptive statistics, multivariate distributions, laws of expectation, functions of random variables, sampling, statistical inference, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisites: MATH 1220 or 1230 or 1240
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2321 cr-3

Multivariate Calculus (Calculus III)
Students will study calculus of 3 dimensions. They will study: surfaces; differentiation including partial derivatives and differentials; curves and tangents; double and triple integrals; applications and use computer algebra software.
Prerequisites: MATH 1220 or MATH 1230 with a C+ or better or 1240 with a B- or better.
Corequisites: MATH 2232
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2322 cr-3

Vector Calculus (Calculus IV)
Students will learn calculus of vector valued functions and vector fields, with special emphasis of differential operators and applications in physics. They will study: derivatives of vector valued functions, including the chain rule; Jacobson and invertibility; differential operators; line integrals and Green's theorem; surface integrals including divergence and Stokes' theorems; path independence, conservative fields and potentials; and use Computer Algebra Software (CAS).
Prerequisites: MATH 2232 and 2321
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2331 cr-3
Introduction to Analysis
A theoretical course investigating some of the underlying principles of calculus. This course is designed for mathematics and physics students, but it may also be of interest to other students.
Prerequisites: MATH 1220
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2340 cr-3
Economic and Business Statistics I
This course is an introduction to statistical techniques and their application to business and economics. It covers descriptive statistics, elementary probability, random variables, sampling distributions and estimation.
Prerequisites: MATH 1140 or 1120 or 1130
Corequisites: ECON 1250
Students are strongly advised to take MATH 1240 previously, or concurrently.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

MATH 2421 cr-3
Ordinary Differential Equations
This course covers the theory of ordinary differential equations, including numerical, graphical and matrix methods.
Prerequisites: MATH 1220 or 1230 with a C+ or better or 1240 with a B- or better and MATH 2232 or 2233