1949-1950 Academic Catalog

MATHEMATICS Professor Wise 50 High School Algebra (No College Credit) For students who have not presented high school credit in algebra. In­ cludes signed and literal numbers, fractions, factoring, graphs, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations. Five hours per week. (Tutorial fee of $5) 60 High School Plane Geometry (No College Credit) For students who have not presented high school credit in plane geometry. Includes congruent triangles, perpendiculars, parallels, areas, circles, loci, similar polygons, proportionals. Prerequisite: Math 50 or equivalent. Five hours per week. (Tutorial fee of $5) 110 Solid Geometry For students who have not presented high school credit in solid geometry. Includes lines and planes in space; dihedral and polyhedral angles; prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, spheres, general polyhedrons; surface areas and volumes. Prerequisites: Math 50 and 50, or equivalents. Two hours credit. 120 College Algebra Fundamental operations, graphs, determinants, imaginary numbers, ir ­ rational numbers, logarithms, progressions, variations. Prerequisite: Math 50 or equivalent. Should in general be taken concurrent with Math 130. Three hours credit. 130 Plane Trigonometry Natural and logarithmic trigonometric functions; their use in the solution of the triangle. Prerequisite: Math 120, or concurrent with Math 120, and Math 60 or equivalent. Two hours credit. 140 College Geometry Application of euclidian methods to the solution of problems involving plane figures. Homothetic relations, inverse relations, special properties of triangles, Euler line, nine point circle, Miquel point, harmonic division. Prerequisites: Math 60, and Math 120 6r concurrent with Math 120. Three hours credit. 150 Analytic Geometry, Plane Rectilinear and polar coordinates in their application to the straight line, circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Tangents, normals, and curve tracing. Translation and rotation of axes. Prerequisites: Math 120 and 130. Five hours credit. 160 Advanced Algebra Complex numbers, solution of higher degree equations, determinants, partial fractions, permutations, combinations, probability, elementary theory of equations, and other related subjects. A continuation of Math 120. Pre­ requisite: Math 120. Three hours credit. 210 Analytic Geometry, Solid Rectilinear and polar coordinates in their application to solids. Pre­ requisite: Math 150. Two hours credit. 40