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40 courses with the subject MAT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

MAT 1005INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA3

Preparation for MAT 1015. Basic algebra concepts are discussed. The following topics are covered in this course: real numbers, algebraic expressions, linear equations, linear inequalities, graphing, linear functions, and applications. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
none
MAT 1015INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA3

Preparation for MAT 1050, MAT 1060, MAT 1100, and MAT 2060. Reviews main topics from high school coursework with a focus on solving equations and problem solving. Additional concepts include algebraic operations, factoring, linear equations, graphs, exponents, radicals, rational expressions, and applications. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) appropriate mathematics placement score or (2) permission of the instructor.
Corequisite
MAT 1015 based on mathematics placement score
MAT 1015CINTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA COREQUISITE1

Focuses on the foundational skills, concepts, and communication needed to be successful in MAT 1015 Intermediate Algebra. Provides appropriate support in arithmetic, algebra, technology, and study skills in an interactive setting. Can only be taken in conjunction with MAT 1015. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) appropriate mathematics placement score or (2) permission of the instructor.
Corequisite
MAT 1015
MAT 1030INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE MATHEMATICS3

Preparation for MAT 1050 and MAT 1100. Basic algebra concepts are discussed. The following topics are covered in this course: Real numbers, exponents, factoring, linear equations, linear inequalities, rational expressions, radicals, and applications. Offered: as needed (MU Online Programs Only)

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
none
MAT 1050COLLEGE ALGEBRA3

Linear and quadratic equations/inequalities, equations with radicals, equations/inequalities with absolute values, applications, functions, graphing, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of linear equations. instructor. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1015 or (2) appropriate mathematics placement score or (3) permission of the
MAT 1060TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS FOR EDUCATORS I3

This course is designed to acquaint prospective PK-8, vocational, and special education teachers with the structure of the real numbers system and its subsystems, properties, operations, and algorithms. Topics include problem solving, logic, number theory, mathematical operations over natural, integer, and rational numbers, and algebraic expressions. Students are required to earn a final grade of C or better. instructor. This course is to be taken by Elementary Education and Middle Grade Mathematics Majors. Offered: as needed in the spring semester

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1015 or (2) appropriate mathematics placement score or (3) permission of the
MAT 1100FINITE MATHEMATICS3

Functions, lines, sets, systems of equations, inequalities, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, probability, and statistics. A graphing calculator is required. Return to Table of Contents

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
MAT 1125INTEGERATED PRECALCULUS I – ALGEBRA4

Review of basic concepts of algebra, linear equations in one variable, quadratics equations, rational equations, equations involving radicals, equations with rational exponents, equations in quadratic form, inequalities, equations, and inequalities involving absolute values, graphs and functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications. Credit is not allowed for both MAT 1125 and MAT 1130. Generally, for STEM majors or those pursuing programs requiring Calculus. instructor. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1015 or (2) appropriate mathematics placement score or (3) permission of the
MAT 1130PRE-CALCULUS I – ALGEBRA3

Linear equations in one variable, quadratics equations, rational equations, equations involving radicals, equations with rational exponents, equations in quadratic form, inequalities, equations and inequalities involving absolute values, graphs and functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications. Credit is not allowed for both MAT 1125 and MAT 1130. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) appropriate mathematics placement score or (2) permission of the instructor.
MAT 1140PRE-CALCULUS II – TRIGONOMETRY3

Trigonometric functions, identities, conditional equations, inverse relations, DeMoivre’s theorem, polar coordinates, applications, and conic sections. appropriate mathematics placement score or (3) permission of the instructor. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1125 with a grade of C- or better or MAT 1130 with a grade of C- or better or (2)
MAT 2060TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS FOR EDUCATORS II3

A course designed to introduce problem-solving skills and heuristic instruction to prospective PK-8, vocational, and special education teachers. Topics include probability, statistics, geometry, and measurement. Students are required to earn a final grade of C or better. instructor. This course is to be taken by Elementary Education and Middle Grade Mathematics Majors. Offered: as needed in the fall semester.

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1015 or (2) appropriate mathematics placement score or (3) permission of the
MAT 2200APPLIED STATISTICS3

Concepts of data collection, sampling, and experimental design. Descriptive and graphical analysis and, probability concepts and expectations, normal and binomial distributions, sampling distributions and the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, tests for means/proportions of two independent groups, one factor analysis of variance, and understanding relationships among variables: correlation and simple linear regression. permission of the instructor Offered: fall and spring Return to Table of Contents

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1050, MAT 1100, or higher or (2) appropriate mathematics placement score or (3)
MAT 2310CALCULUS I3

Limits, derivatives, including sines and cosines, applications of the derivative, including maxima and minima, and curve sketching. Introduction to the Integral. Credit is not allowed for both MAT 2310 and MAT 2410. Offered: as needed Return to Table of Contents

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 1140 or passing a placement test, or permission of the instructor
MAT 2320Calculus II3

Applications of integration related to the area between two curves, volume, work, pressure, moments, centers of mass, arc length, and surfaces of revolution. Derivatives of logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions; l’Hopital’s Rule; improper integrals; techniques of integration. Credit is not allowed for both MAT 2320 and MAT 2420. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 2310 or permission of the instructor
MAT 2410CALCULUS I4

Limits, derivatives, including sines and cosines, applications of the derivative, including maxima and minima, and curve sketching, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, and applications of integrals. or (3) permission of the instructor Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1140 with a grade of C- or better or (2) appropriate mathematics placement score
MAT 2420CALCULUS II4

Techniques and applications of integration, sequences, series, power series, Taylor's Theorem, parametric and polar equations. Offered: fall and spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2410 with a grade of C- or better or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 2500DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I3

Logic, sets, functions, algorithms, integers, matrices, and mathematical reasoning-methods of proof. Offered: fall

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1125 or MAT 1130 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 2510DISCRETE MATHEMATICS II3

Elementary and advanced counting techniques, relations, graphs and digraphs, trees, Boolean algebra, and machines. Offered: spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2500 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 2600TRANSITION TO ABSTRACT MATHEMATICS3

Preparatory course for upper-level mathematics courses. Topics include logic and proofs, set theory, relations, functions, and cardinality. Offered: as needed in the spring semester

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2500 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 3040CALCULUS III4

Vectors, vector algebra, and vector functions. Differentiation and Integration of functions of several variables, multiple integration, parameterization of curves and surfaces, Green’s Theorem, Gauss’ Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem. Offered: fall

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2420 with a grade of C- or better or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 3050THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS3

Mathematical thought from ancient to modern times, major theorems of mathematics, problems of different periods, and the context in which mathematics developed. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2420 and 2500 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 3090Calculus III3

Infinite sequences and series, conic sections; and polar coordinates, vectors in the plane and in n-space. Credit is not allowed for both MAT 3040 and MAT 3090. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 2320 or permission of the instructor
MAT 3100Calculus IV3

Differentiation and Integration of functions of several variables, parameterization of curves and surfaces, Green’s Theorem, Gauss’ Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem. Credit is not allowed for both MAT 3040 and MAT 3100. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 3090
MAT 3120LINEAR ALGEBRA3

Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear independence, linear transformations, similarity of matrices, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix. Offered: spring Return to Table of Contents

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 2410 or permission of the instructor
MAT 3140NUMERICAL ANALYSIS3

Error analysis, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, solutions of linear and non-linear systems of equations, and ordinary differential equations. instructor. Cross-listed: CSC 3140 and EGR 3140 Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2410, MAT 3120, and knowledge of a high-level language or (2) permission of the
MAT 3150MODERN COLLEGE GEOMETRY3

Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. Useful to prospective secondary school mathematics teachers. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2410 and 2500 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 3160ABSTRACT ALGEBRA3

Groups, homomorphisms, Cayley’s Theorem, cosets, Lagrange’s Theorem, normal subgroups, factor groups, rings, integral domains, ideals and factor rings. Offered: as needed in the fall semester

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 2420 and 2600 or permission of the instructor.
MAT 3200PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS3

Probability and statistics, including probability distributions, random variables, stochastic processes, estimation of parameters, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2200, 2410 and 2500 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 3300OPERATIONS RESEARCH3

Broad overview of modeling operation research systems. . Topics discussed include network models, dynamic programming, Markov chains, queuing models, and inventory theory. Cross-listed: ISE 3300 Offered: fall

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
none
Corequisite
(1) MAT 2410 or higher or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 3845TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION3

Facilitates students’ understanding of how to promote mathematical literacy focusing on instructional strategies for promoting mathematics literacy with adaptations for diverse and exceptional learners. Topics include error analysis, pedagogy of text structures (e.g., proofs, logic tables, and matrices); teaching mathematical writing; statistical techniques for analyzing student learning; and survey of research in mathematics education. This course requires 5 hours working in 6-12th grade mathematics classroom. If enrolled in 2510, 2420, 3420, no additional hours will be required. Students are required to earn a final grade of C or better. This course is to be taken by Education Majors and does not fulfill the general core requirement in Mathematics or the Elective requirement in Mathematics. Cross-listed with EDU 3845 Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Alias
EDU 3845
MAT 3920SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICS I2

This is the first course in a two-course capstone sequence on problem-solving and communicating in mathematics. Students will study different strategies to solve various problems, explore mathematical Return to Table of Contents

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
MAT 4110DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS3

Ordinary differential equations of the first and second order with applications in geometry and physics. Offered: spring

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2420 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 4120THEORY OF COMPUTABILITY3

The concept of effective computability, Turing machines, primitive recursive functions, Godel numbering, universal Turing machines, and undecidable predicates. Cross-listed: CSC 4120 Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 2510 and CSC 3250 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 4140ADVANCED CALCULUS I3

Sets, functions, real numbers, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, and sequences of functions. Offered: as needed in the spring semester

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 3040 and MAT 2600 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 4145METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE MIDDLE/SECONDARY SCHOOL3

A combination of lecture and laboratory using materials and procedures appropriate for the teaching of middle/secondary school mathematics. For teachers of secondary school mathematics. Students are required to earn a final grade of C or better. This course is to be taken by Education Majors and does not fulfill the general core requirement in Mathematics or the Elective requirement in Mathematics. Cross-listed with EDU 4145 Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 1140 or (2) permission of the instructor
Alias
EDU 4145
MAT 4150ADVANCED CALCULUS II3

Fourier series; vector functions and their derivatives; line and surface integrals; multivariable calculus; implicit function theorem, and the theories of Gauss, Stokes, and Green. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
(1) MAT 4140 or (2) permission of the instructor
MAT 4800SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICS3

This is a course on problem-solving and communicating in mathematics. Students will study different strategies to solve various problems, explore mathematical ideas with the instructor and present these ideas to the faculty and students. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2024-2025
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
MAT 3090 and MAT 3160 or permission of the instructor
MAT 4850SPECIAL TOPICS1-4

Advanced students study logic and foundations, algebra, analysis, geometry, topology, or applied mathematics. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
permission of the department chair
MAT 4920SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICS II2

This is the second course in a two-course capstone sequence on problem-solving and communicating in mathematics. Students will study different strategies to solve various problems, explore mathematical ideas with the instructor, and present these ideas to the faculty and students. Final research presentations based on initial research will occur. Return to Table of Contents

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
MAT 4990INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MATHEMATICS1-4

An opportunity for a well-qualified, upper-division student to engage in special research in his/her major. and the college dean before approval by Provost. Credits to be determined. Offered: as needed

Subject
MAT
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
www.methodist.edu
Prerequisite
Requires approval by the faculty advisor, the supervising professor, the department chair,

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