Math Pathways STEM students are students who plan to major in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics. Their education plan should be directing them to Calculus and beyond. Math 125 and 131 the similar content to High School Algebra 1 & 2. SLAM students are students who are planning to take Stats or Liberal Arts Math, NOT Calculus. Their education plan includes transferring with either Math 15 or Stat 50 or earning a certificate and AS. o o Quantitative Literacy I (QL1) & Quantitative Literacy II (QL2) are 6 units each with 5 hrs of lecture and 3 hrs of lab each week. They are designed to develop critical thinking skills, to show how math is used in real life (for example: financing a home) and to prepare students for Stat 50 and Math 15. The content of the SLAM path is very different from traditional math courses. There is only a small amount of traditional algebra. The focus of these courses is on other branches of mathematics: finance, geometry & measurement, probability & combinatorics, logs & exponentials, patterns & relationships, and statistics. Math 150, 141, and 131 all meet the Math Competency Requirement for students who are earning an AS degree, but do not to transfer. These students should be encouraged to take either Math 150 or 141, not 131. Placement in Prealgebra means a student is eligible for either of our PreAlgebra courses (Math 402 or 400AB) OR Quantitative Literacy I (Math 250). o STEM students should take Prealgebra. o SLAM students should take QL1 ( Math 250 ). Placement in Beginning Algebra means a student is eligible for any of our Beginning Algebra courses (Math 125, 127AB, or 128AB) OR Quantitative Literacy II (Math 150) o STEM students should take Beginning Algebra. o SLAM students should take QL2 ( Math 150 ). Placement in Intermediate Algebra means a student is eligible for any of our Intermediate Algebra courses (Math 131, 133AB, or 134AB) OR Quantitative Literacy II (Math 150) OR Survey of Mathematical Ideas (Math 141) o STEM students should take Intermediate Algebra. o SLAM students should take QL2 ( Math 150 ) or SOMI ( Math 141 ). Please note that Math 141 is a prerequisite for ONLY Stat 50, students planning to take Math 15 must take QL2 ( Math 150). Modular Program is designed for students who have some algebra background and want to fast track their progress through the pre STEM path. It is also a good way for SLAM students to cross over to the STEM side without having to back track. Contact Yoshi Yamato ( yyyamato@pasadena.edu ) or visit the MRC for more information. College Algebra (Math 3) Most students should be discouraged from taking Math 3. If a student is planning to take Calculus they should take Math 7A&B. If a student is not taking Calculus they should probably be taking Stat 50 or Math 15. We recognize that Math 3 transfers to many schools, but it is not a good terminal course.
Math 450 Numerical Foundations Our introductory course, feeds both the STEM and SLAM paths Prerequisite: NONE Serves as a prerequisite for: Math 402, 400A, and 250 SLAM Math 250 Quantitative Literacy I (QL1) Beginning of the SLAM path 6 units, lecture and lab Prerequisite: Math 450 Serves as a prerequisite for: Math 150 and Beginning Algebra (125, 127AB, 128AB) Math 150 Quantitative Literacy II (QL2) 6 units, lecture and lab Prerequisite: Math 250 or Beginning Algebra (125, 127AB, 128AB) Serves as a prerequisite for: Math 15 and Stat 50 Math 141 Survey of Mathematical Ideas Prerequisite: Beginning Algebra (125, 127AB, 128AB) Serves as a prerequisite for: Stat 50 only STAT 50 * Elementary Statistics Prerequisite: Math 150, 141 or Intermediate Algebra (131, 134AB, 133AB) Math 15 * Math for Liberal Arts Majors Prerequisite: Math 150 or Intermediate Algebra (131, 134AB, 133AB) Serves as a prerequisite for: Math 38 Math 38 * Foundations of Elementary School Mathematics 5 units, lecture and lab For students planning to become Elementary School Teachers Prerequisites: Math 15 and Math 139 or High School Geometry
STEM Math 402 or 400AB PreAlgebra Math 402 is taught in a standard lecture format, 4 units Math 400A&B are taught in the MRC, can be taken in the Modular Program, 2 units each Prerequisite: Math 450 Prerequisites for: Beginning Algebra (125, 127AB, 128AB) Math 125, 128AB, 127AB Beginning Algebra Math 125 is taught in a standard lecture format, 4 units Math 128A&B are taught in the MRC, can be taken in the Modular Program, 2 units each Math 127A&B are taught in a lecture format spread over 2 semesters, 2 units each Prerequisite: Math 402 or 400B Prerequisites for: Intermediate Algebra (131, 134AB, 133AB), Math 141, and Math 150 Math 131, 134AB, 133AB Intermediate Algebra Math 131 is taught in a standard lecture format, 4 units Math 134A&B are taught in the MRC, can be taken in the Modular Program, 2 units each Math 133A&B are taught in a lecture format spread over 2 semesters, 2 units each Prerequisite: Math 125 or 128B or 127B Prerequisites for: Math 7A, Math 3, Math 12, Math 15, and Stat 50 Math 139 Plane Geometry Prerequisite: Math 125 or 128B or 127B May be taken concurrently with Intermediate Algebra Prerequisite for: Math 15 and Math 7A Recommended prerequisite for Math 3 Math 7A * &B * Mathematical Analysis I&II Prerequisite for Math 7A: Intermediate Algebra (131, 134AB, 133AB) and Math 139 or High School Geometry Prerequisite for Math 7B: Math 7A Math 3* College Algebra Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra (131, 134AB, 133AB) STEM students should take 7A instead SLAM students should take Stat 50 or Math 15 instead Math 12 * Finite Math Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra (131, 134AB, 133AB) Math 22 * Discrete Mathematics Prerequisite: Math 7A or Math 3 or CS 2 Math 9 * Precalculus Mathematics Placement based on Math assessment process only Serves as a prerequisite for Math 5A Math 5A * B * C * Calculus This is a 3 semester sequence of calculus, must be taken in order Each course is 5 units Prerequisite for Math 5A: Math 7B or Math 9 Math 10 * Linear Algebra and Applications May be taken concurrently with Math 5C Prerequisite: Math 5B Math 55 * & 55H * Differential Equations & Honors Differential Equations Students may receive credit for either 55 or 55H, not both Each course is 5 units Prerequisite: Math 5C and Math 10