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Department of Mathematics

Dr. Karl Pruitt, Chairperson

Faculty Credentials

 

Math Instructors:

Darlene Martin

Kevin Spencer

 

NOTE:  All degree/certificate programs are currently under construction to reflect the new 2003 - 2005 Student Catalog. 

 

Associate in Arts Degree in Mathematics

Course Descriptions

 

 

MISSION:    The staff of the Department of Mathematics at Lawson State Community College believes that all students are important individuals who, although different from each other in background, talent, capability, and initiative, are entitled to an education that will enable them to realize their maximum potential both as individuals and as members of society.

 

Mathematics is a rapidly growing discipline whose concepts and applications play an ever-increasing  part in modern life.  Mathematics has always been an essential tool in the physical sciences, and has more recently been applied extensively in such diverse areas as medical and biological research, environmental studies, management science, behavioral and social sciences, and computer science.  Our curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment in business, industry, and government as well as providing a sound background for continuation of students toward degree in senior institutions.

        

The Department of Mathematics is designed for students who plan to receive an Associate in Science Degree in order to transfer to a four-year institution and pursue a bachelor degree in math and related fields.

 

         The departmental chair and instructors use a team approach in the development and planning of distant learning courses.  Instructors are employees of the college and, as such, are just as accountable for the content and quality of instruction on or of campus.  The instructor is responsible for keeping the courses current and making revisions when necessary.

 

         Distance learning courses are included in the curriculum of a particular program and are regulated by the same policies as though conducted in a classroom on campus—they are held to the same standards.  The same goals and objectives, skills, and competencies that apply to classroom instruction also apply to distant learning courses.  Admissions, degree, completion, curriculum, and instructional design policies and procedures are the same as those for traditional campus-based programs.

 

Objectives:

 

The program objectives are:

 

• To develop the quantitative skills of curious students who enjoy the enterprise of problem solving and the rewards of discovery.
• To encourage students to pursue advanced training in mathematics commensurate with their goals and talents.
• To develop students' potential for employment in business, industry, teaching, government, etc. by acquainting them with fundamental concept in mathematics.
• To service those students majoring in fields where mathematics is required.
• To prepare effective teachers of mathematics and competent mathematicians for work in business, government, and industry.
• To offer a course of study in mathematics for students entering the College with mathematics deficiencies.
• To offer general mathematics courses for non-science majors.
• To offer courses essential for those students pursuing study in major fields other than mathematics, including those that elect to minor in mathematics.