Pre-Core and Core Math/Stat Courses
Notes:
1. Students need to meet only one of the prerequisites for a course.
2. Accuplacer EA = Accuplacer Elementary Algebra Test
Accuplacer CLM = Accuplacer College Level Math Test
When students take Accuplacer at UNR they are given the Elementary
Algebra test to first; if they do well enough, Accuplacer will
automatically lead them into the College Level Math
test.
Math 096 Intermediate Algebra
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 17
- SAT 470
- Accuplacer: EA 53
This
is a non-college-credit developmental algebra course which covers topics from
Algebra 1 (Algebra 1-2 in WCSD) available at middle school and high school
levels. These topics include: exponents, factoring, fraction, radicals, linear
and quadratic equations and graphs.
An S, or C or better, in MATH 096, taken anywhere in NSHE, will allow a student to enroll in MATH 120 or MATH 126.
Students do not receive college credit for MATH 096 toward their degree, nor does it satisfy the core mathematics requirement. However, the three credits do count towards scholarship eligibility and enrollment.
If you do not meet the prerequisites for Math 096 then it is strongly recommended that you take a take a remedial course lower than Math 096. Truckee Meadow Community College offers these courses. They can advise which mathematics course would be appropriate for you.
An S, or C or better, in MATH 096, taken anywhere in NSHE, will allow a student to enroll in MATH 120 or MATH 126.
Students do not receive college credit for MATH 096 toward their degree, nor does it satisfy the core mathematics requirement. However, the three credits do count towards scholarship eligibility and enrollment.
If you do not meet the prerequisites for Math 096 then it is strongly recommended that you take a take a remedial course lower than Math 096. Truckee Meadow Community College offers these courses. They can advise which mathematics course would be appropriate for you.
Math 120 Fundamentals of College Mathematics(3cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 21
- SAT 510
- Math 096 Course Grade C/S
- Accuplacer: EA 80
This is a Core mathematics course
intended for students who wish to major in a non-quantitative discipline.
MATH
120 is not a preparatory course for MATH 126 or for any other mathematics or
statistics course on UNR campus.
Students will see a brief overview of basic set operations, probability, statistics, consumer mathematics, variation, geometry and trigonometry for measurement, linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions with emphasis on problem solving and applications. (MATH 019-119 is a one year alternative to 120 for students with disabilities.)
Any UNR course that lists MATH 120 as a prerequisite accepts a higher level Mathematics or Statistics course in its place.
Credit may not be received for MATH 120 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 127 or above.
Students will see a brief overview of basic set operations, probability, statistics, consumer mathematics, variation, geometry and trigonometry for measurement, linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions with emphasis on problem solving and applications. (MATH 019-119 is a one year alternative to 120 for students with disabilities.)
Any UNR course that lists MATH 120 as a prerequisite accepts a higher level Mathematics or Statistics course in its place.
Credit may not be received for MATH 120 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 127 or above.
Math 126 Precalculus I (previously Math 124) (3cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 22
- SAT 520
- Math 096 Course Grade C/S
- Accuplacer: EA 80
This course does not satisfy the core mathematics requirement. This
is a non-core algebra course which covers topics from Algebra 2 at a high
school level (Algebra 3-4 in WCSD) including: functions, graphing, polynomial
and exponential equations, rational functions, logarithms, linear systems and
matrices.
A course grade of C- or better in MATH 126 will allow a student to enroll in MATH 127, 176 OR STAT 152. Taking any of these three courses after MATH 126 will satisfy the Core mathematics requirement.
MATH 126-127 is a two-semester, six-credit alternative to the five-credit one-semester course MATH 128. Credit cannot be received for both MATH 126 and MATH 128.
In its entry requirements, content, and coverage, MATH 126 is equivalent to the previously offered Math 124.
A course grade of C- or better in MATH 126 will allow a student to enroll in MATH 127, 176 OR STAT 152. Taking any of these three courses after MATH 126 will satisfy the Core mathematics requirement.
MATH 126-127 is a two-semester, six-credit alternative to the five-credit one-semester course MATH 128. Credit cannot be received for both MATH 126 and MATH 128.
In its entry requirements, content, and coverage, MATH 126 is equivalent to the previously offered Math 124.
Math 127 Precalculus II (3cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 27
- SAT 610
- Math126 Course Grade C-
- Accuplacer: EA 105 AND CLM 70
This Core math course includes the study
of trigonometric functions, identities and equations; conic sections; complex
numbers, and vectors.
A course grade of C- or better in MATH 127 will allow a student to enroll in MATH181, CALCULUS I.
In order to receive Core mathematics credit for MATH 127 students must demonstrate algebra proficiency by meeting the prerequisites listed above.
MATH 126-127 is a two-semester, six-credit alternative to the one-semester five-credit MATH 128. Credit cannot be received for both MATH 127 and MATH 128.
A course grade of C- or better in MATH 127 will allow a student to enroll in MATH181, CALCULUS I.
In order to receive Core mathematics credit for MATH 127 students must demonstrate algebra proficiency by meeting the prerequisites listed above.
MATH 126-127 is a two-semester, six-credit alternative to the one-semester five-credit MATH 128. Credit cannot be received for both MATH 127 and MATH 128.
Math 128 Precalculus and Trigonometry (5cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 27
- SAT 610
- Accuplacer: EA 105 AND CLM 60
This is a Core math course which
includes study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and
trigonometric functions with graphs and applications, complex numbers,
coordinate geometry in the plane, trigonometric identities, matrices,
determinants, and the binomial theorem.
A course grade of C- or better in MATH 128 will allow a student to enroll in MATH 181, Calculus I.
Credit may not be received for both MATH 126 and 128, or for both MATH 127 and 128.
Credit may not be received for MATH 128 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 181 or above.
A course grade of C- or better in MATH 128 will allow a student to enroll in MATH 181, Calculus I.
Credit may not be received for both MATH 126 and 128, or for both MATH 127 and 128.
Credit may not be received for MATH 128 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 181 or above.
Stat 152 Introduction to Statistics (3cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 27
- SAT 610
- Math126 Course Grade C-
- Accuplacer: EA 105 AND CLM 70
This Core math course is taken by many Biology majors and by students who desire a
statistics course without a calculus prerequisite. It covers descriptive
statistics, probability models, normal and binomial distributions, statistical
estimation and hypothesis testing, and linear regression. The software Minitab
is used for analyzing data.
In order to receive Core Mathematics credit for STAT 152, students must demonstrate algebra proficiency by earning a C- or better in MATH 126 or equivalent, or the prerequisites listed for Math 126 above.
In order to receive Core Mathematics credit for STAT 152, students must demonstrate algebra proficiency by earning a C- or better in MATH 126 or equivalent, or the prerequisites listed for Math 126 above.
Math 176 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 27
- SAT 610
- Math126 Course Grade C-
- Accuplacer: EA 105 AND CLM 70
This is a Core math course primarily
intended for business majors. It is an algebra-based differential and integral
calculus course including functions, graphs, limits, derivatives, integrals,
the fundamental theorem of calculus, rates of change and extrema with
applications to Business.
Credit may not be received for MATH 176 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 181 or above.
Credit may not be received for MATH 176 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 181 or above.
Math 181 Calculus I (4cr)
PREREQUISITE:
- ACT 28
- SAT 630
- Math127 / Math 128 Course Grade C-
- Accuplacer: CLM 90
This is a Core math course intended for
science and engineering majors. It is primarily a differential calculus course.
Topics include limits, derivatives and integrals of algebraic and trigonometric
functions, the fundamental theorem of calculus, and applications to Science and
Engineering. It may include techniques of integration such as integration by substitution.
This is the first course in the 12-credit Calculus sequence 181-182-283, which is the foundation for all upper division MATH/STAT courses.
This is the first course in the 12-credit Calculus sequence 181-182-283, which is the foundation for all upper division MATH/STAT courses.