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Description of courses taught by the Department of Mathematics at the College of Staten Island.

1  Non-credit math courses

These three courses are designed to cover material from the traditional high-school curriculum. Initial placement into these courses is determined by a placement exam. This exam also determines CUNY math proficiency. A student can be CUNY math proficient, but still place into one of these courses.
  • MTH 015 Elementary Algebra with Proficiency Exam Review [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    Course intended to a) get student through CUNY math proficiency and b) the material of MTH 020

  • MTH 020 Elementary Algebra [Catalog] [Syllabus] Sample excercises
    Course covering core material from a traditional high-school math education. Successful students may then take either a liberal arts math or for those pursuing more math-oriented careers, the non-credit MTH 030.

  • MTH 030 Intermediate Algebra [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    Additional algebra topics to prepare student for math requirements beyond general education math.

2  General education offerings

The College of Staten Island has general education requirements that have, among many others, a math component. The following courses are designed to satisfy this requirement for non-science majors. They are not intended as courses to prepare for the next level of study in mathematics. Most other 100-level math courses also satisfy this requirement.
  • MTH 102 Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students [Catalog] [Syllabus]

  • MTH 109 Mathematics and the Environment [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    This course is a liberal arts course with a focus on environmental issues.

  • MTH 113 Introduction to Probability and Statistics [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    This statistics course is taken for general education purposes by many students, including intended majors in nursing.

3  Service courses

These courses are taught by the math class, but intended as a service for students intending to major in other disciplines.
  • MTH 108 Medical Dosage Calculations [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    This course in only intended for nursing students.

  • MTH 121 Finite Mathematics [Catalog] [Syllabus]

  • MTH 221 Applied Finite Mathematics and Business Calculus [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    Together, MTH 121 and MTH 221 are math courses intended to prepare Business students for their studies.

  • MTH 217 Fundamentals of Mathematics I [Catalog] [Syllabus]

  • MTH 218 Fundamentals of Mathematics II [Catalog] [Syllabus]
    Together, MTH 217 and MTH 218 instruct potential SLS teachers in methods to teach mathematics.

  • MTH 223 Technical Calculus [Catalog] [Syllabus]

4  Pre-major math track

These courses are considered pre-major math course for math majors. They also are essential for non-math majors pursuing a degree in the sciences or perhaps business.
The math major also has a computer requirement that may be satisfied by taking MTH 214 or
  • CSC 126

  • CSC/MTH 228

5  Required 300+ level math courses for math majors

The math major requires 5 non-elective, 300-level math courses.

6  Elective math courses

The math major also requires four 300-400 level courses to be chosen from the following list.