Mathematics

• Description: Introduction to differential calculus, including limits, derivatives and their applications to curve-sketching, families of functions, and optimization.
• Prerequisite: MATH 48C or equivalent.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in MATH 1AH.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Foothill GE Area:Communication & Analytical Thinking
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Introduction to integral calculus, including definite and indefinite integrals, the first and second fundamental theorems and their applications to geometry, physics, and the solution of elementary differential equations.
• Prerequisite: MATH 1A or 1AH.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in MATH 1BH.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Foothill GE Area:Communication & Analytical Thinking
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Introduction to functions of more than one variable, including vectors, partial differentiation, the gradient, contour diagrams and optimization. Additional topics include infinite series, convergence and Taylor series.
• Prerequisite: MATH 1B or 1BH.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Foothill GE Area:Communication & Analytical Thinking
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: An introduction to modern methods of descriptive statistics, including collection and presentation of data; measures of central tendency and dispersion; probability; sampling distributions; hypothesis testing and statistical inference; linear regression and correlation; analysis of variance; use of microcomputers for statistical calculations. Illustrations taken from the fields of business, economics, medicine, engineering, education, psychology, sociology, social sciences, life science, and health science.
• Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; UC will grant transfer credit for a maximum of one course from the following: PSYC 7, SOC 7, MATH 10 or 17—students are strongly encouraged to meet with a counselor for appropriate course selection.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Foothill GE Area:Communication & Analytical Thinking
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Differential equations and selected topics of mathematical analysis.
• Prerequisite: MATH 1C.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in MATH 12A.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Discrete mathematics: set theory, logic, Boolean algebra, methods of proof, mathematical induction, number theory, discrete probability, combinatorics, functions, relations, recursion, algorithm efficiencies, graphs, trees.
• Prerequisites: C S 1A and MATH 48C or equivalent.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in CIS 18 or C S 18.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Foothill GE Area:Communication & Analytical Thinking
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide
• Cross Listed: C S F018.

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: This course is a continuation of topics from MATH 48B. Topics include the six trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric equations, right triangles, oblique triangles, vectors, parametric equations, and applications with various functions.
• Prerequisite: MATH 48B.
• Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; UC credit for MATH 48A, 48B and 48C is limited to a maximum of 7.5 units for the combination or any portion of the series completed.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter. (60 hours total per quarter.)
• Foothill GE Area:Communication & Analytical Thinking
• Transferability: CSU and UC
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Mathematics beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 3 hours lab per week. 36 hours total per quarter. (36 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Mathematics beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 6 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter. (72 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Mathematics beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 9 hours lab per week. 108 hours total per quarter. (108 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!

• Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Mathematics beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 12 hours lab per week. 144 hours total per quarter. (144 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Many math classes have prerequisites. Before you register for a class, it’s a good idea to make sure you have met the prerequisites for that class. Counselors, assessment specialists, division deans, and department chairs are working together to support you getting into the classes that are right for you. Investigate ways to clear your prerequisites now!