# Mathematics (MATH) courses Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 23 courses Source: https://riohondo.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/22181/25453/24487 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027. ### MATH 007E — Essential Topics for Elements of Calculus - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 170 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This support course is designed to develop the mathematical knowledge necessary for the successful completion of Elements of Calculus (MATH 170). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a section of MATH 170 to take this support course. Topics from college algebra are covered to build a foundation for Elements of Calculus. This is a nondegree applicable course offered on a pass/no pass basis. ### MATH 008E — Essential Topics for Algebra and Trigonometry for Calculus - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 185 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This support course is designed to develop the mathematical knowledge and study skills necessary for successful completion of Algebra and Trigonometry for Calculus (MATH 185). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a section of MATH 185 to take this support course. Topics from arithmetic, geometry, and algebra are covered. This is a non-degree applicable course offered on a pass-no pass basis. ### MATH 009E — Essential Topics for Calculus II - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 191 - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This support course is designed to help students develop the mathematical knowledge necessary for the successful completion of Calculus II (MATH 191). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a section of MATH 191 to take this support course. Topics from pre-calculus, trigonometry, and calculus are covered to build a foundation for Calculus II. This is a non-degree applicable course offered on a pass/no pass basis. ### MATH 015E — Essential Topics for Survey of Mathematics - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 150 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This support course is designed to develop the mathematical knowledge and study skills needed to complete MATH 150 (Survey of Mathematics) successfully. Topics from intermediate algebra and geometry are covered to build a foundation for college-level quantitative reasoning. Additionally, strategic reading and critical thinking are taken up to build the strategies needed to solve contextualized problems. Topics in the area of study skills and metacognition are also included to support students in a college-level math course. This is a non-degree-applicable course offered on a pass/no-pass basis. ### MATH 016E — Essential Topics for College Algebra - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 18 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 160 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This support course is designed to develop the mathematical knowledge and study skills necessary for successful completion of College Algebra (MATH 160). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a College Algebra course to take this support course. Topics from intermediate algebra are covered to build a foundation for success in college-level algebra. Strategic reading, critical thinking, and problem-solving are incorporated to build the strategies needed to solve contextualized problems. Topics in the area of study skills and meta-cognition are also included to support students in a college-level math course. This is a non-degree applicable course offered on a pass/no pass basis. ### MATH 017E — Essential Topics for Plane Trigonometry - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 18 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 175 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This course develops the mathematical knowledge and study skills necessary for successful completion of MATH 175 (Plane Trigonometry). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a trigonometry course to take this support course. Topics from intermediate algebra are covered. Strategic reading, critical thinking, and problem-solving are incorporated to aid in solving contextualized problems. Study skills and metacognitive topics are included to support students in a college-level math course. This is a non-degree-applicable course offered on a pass/no-pass basis. ### MATH 018E — Essential Topics for Pre-Calculus - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 18 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 180 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This course develops the mathematical knowledge and study skills necessary for successful completion of MATH 180 (Pre-Calculus). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a section of MATH 180 to take this support course. Topics from intermediate algebra and trigonometry are covered to build a foundation for college-level quantitative reasoning. Strategic reading, critical thinking, and problem-solving are incorporated to aid in solving contextualized problems. Study skills are included to support students in a college level math course. This course is not degree applicable and is offered in a pass/no-pass format. ### MATH 019E — Essential Topics for Calculus I - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture - **Corequisite:** MATH 190 - **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This support course is designed to help students develop the mathematical knowledge necessary for the successful completion of Calculus I (MATH 190). Students must be concurrently enrolled in a section of MATH 190 to take this support course. Topics from pre-calculus and trigonometry are covered to build a foundation for Calculus I. This is a non-degree applicable course offered on a pass/no pass basis. ### MATH 140 — Mathematics for Elementary Teachers - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 90 Lecture - **C-ID:** MATH 120 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of an intermediate algebra course. This course is designed to deepen and extend the student's understanding of the foundations of the mathematics taught in elementary school. Because it is intended for the student preparing to teach at that level, it frequently refers to and uses materials and methodology appropriate for students at that level, but it is not a methods course. The course is concept-driven with an emphasis on problem solving. Concrete manipulatives are used to give meaning to abstract mathematical concepts. Topics include numeration and place value concepts, models and algorithms for operations with whole numbers, integers, fractions and decimals, and the structure and properties of the real number system. ### MATH 150 — Survey of Mathematics - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 9 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 8 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of an intermediate algebra course. In this course students will learn to read and understand quantitative information, solve practical problems, and make sound decisions using numbers. Topics include consumer applications, logic, probability, statistics, algebra, and geometry. This course is for students who need a quantitative reasoning course for graduation or transfer. ### MATH 160 — College Algebra - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **C-ID:** MATH 150 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of an intermediate algebra course. - Transfer: UC credit limit. All College Algebra and Pre-Calculus courses limited to a single course with a maximum of 5 units. This course covers linear, quadratic, polynomial, power, exponential, and logarithmic functions and their applications from a graphical, numerical, and analytical point of view. The course also covers systems of equations and inequalities and sequences and series. This course serves as preparation for students planning to take Elements of Calculus (MATH 170). ### MATH 170 — Elements of Calculus - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Advisory:** ENGL C1000 - **C-ID:** MATH 140 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 7 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) or completion of an intermediate algebra course. - Transfer: UC credit limit. Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: MATH 170, MATH 190 or MATH 190H This one-semester course focuses on the fundamentals of algebra-based calculus and its applications to the fields of business, economics, social sciences, biology, and technology. Course topics include graphing of functions; applications of derivatives and integrals of functions including polynomials; rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; multivariable derivatives; and differential equations. ### MATH 175 — Plane Trigonometry - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Advisory:** ENGL C1000 - **C-ID:** MATH 851 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of a geometry and an intermediate algebra course. This course is for students majoring in mathematics, science, and engineering. The course equips students with the skills necessary for success in precalculus, presenting the concepts of plane trigonometry using a functions approach. The course also includes a study of trigonometric functions including their inverses and graphs, identities and proofs related to trigonometric expressions, trigonometric equations, solving right triangles, solving triangles using the law of cosines and the law of sines, polar coordinates, and an introduction to vectors. ### MATH 180 — Pre-Calculus - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 175 or appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) - **Advisory:** ENGL C1000 - **C-ID:** MATH 155 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Transfer: UC credit limit. All College Algebra and Pre-Calculus courses limited to a single course with a maximum of 5 units. This course is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus. The course presents a comprehensive study of linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, rational, and trigonometric functions. Inequalities, introductory analytic geometry, polar coordinates, polar equations, and their graphs, and an introduction to sequences are also included. ### MATH 185 — Algebra and Trigonometry for Calculus - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Advisory:** READ 101 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Winter 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/winter-2027/math.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) or completion of an intermediate algebra course. It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level. - Transfer: UC credit limit. All College Algebra and Pre-Calculus courses limited to a single course with a maximum of 5 units. This course serves as preparation for calculus. Algebra topics include exponents, radicals, equations, inequalities, and functions, which consist of quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic. Trigonometry topics include definitions, graphs, inverse functions, identities, and solving equations. ### MATH 190 — Calculus I - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 90 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 180 or MATH 185 or appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) - **C-ID:** MATH 210, MATH 900S - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 3 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 10 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 7 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Transfer: UC credit limit. Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: MATH 170, MATH 190 or MATH 190H. This course is designed for students planning to pursue programs in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and physical sciences. It is the first course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable, and covers functions, limits and continuity, the techniques and applications of differentiation and integration, and the fundamental theorem of calculus. ### MATH 190H — Calculus I Honors - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 90 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 and MATH 185 or MATH 180 or appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) - **C-ID:** MATH 210, MATH 900S - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) - Transfer: UC credit limit. Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: MATH 170, MATH 190 or MATH 190H This course is designed for students planning to pursue programs in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and physical sciences. It is the first course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable, and covers functions, limits and continuity, the techniques and applications of differentiation and integration, and the fundamental theorem of calculus. This course is intended for students who meet Honors Program requirements. ### MATH 191 — Calculus II - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 90 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 190 or MATH 190H or appropriate placement - **C-ID:** MATH 220, MATH 900S - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This semester-long course continues the study of calculus begun in MATH 190. The course includes techniques of integration, improper integrals, anti-derivatives, applications of the definite integral, differential equations, Taylor polynomials, series, polar equations, and parametric equations. This course is the second course of the calculus sequence required of all engineering, physics, and mathematics majors. ### MATH 250 — Calculus III - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 90 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 191 - **Advisory:** ENGL C1000 - **C-ID:** MATH 230 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/summer-2026/math.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This course involves a study of functions of two or more variables using the principles of calculus, vector analysis, and parametric equations. Also included is a study of solid regions using partial differentiation, vector analysis, and multiple integration, as well as a study of vector calculus topics including line and surface integrals, Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem, and the divergence theorem. This is the third course of the calculus sequence required for engineering, physics, and mathematics majors. ### MATH 251 — Linear Algebra and Differential Equations - **Units:** 5 - **Hours:** 90 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 191 - **C-ID:** MATH 910S - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This course is an introduction to ordinary differential equations and linear algebra, and is designed for STEM majors who do not need separate courses in linear algebra and differential equations. Topics in this course include first order ordinary differential equations, including separable, linear, homogeneous of degree zero, Bernoulli, and exact equations with applications and numerical methods; solutions to higher order differential equations using undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, and power series, with applications; solutions to linear and non-linear systems of differential equations, including numerical solutions; matrix algebra, solutions of linear systems of equations, and determinants; vector spaces, including the Gram-Schmidt procedure; and linear transformations, kernel and range, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization, and symmetric matrices. ### MATH 260 — Linear Algebra - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 191 - **C-ID:** MATH 250 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This course is an introductory study of linear algebra with applications to problems in the physical and social sciences. It includes the solution of systems of linear equations, matrix algebra with inverses, determinants, vectors and vector spaces, linear transformations, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, orthogonality and diagonalization. This course is required for engineering, physics, computer science and mathematics majors. ### MATH 270 — Differential Equations - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** MATH 250 - **C-ID:** MATH 240 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/math.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/math.md) This course covers ordinary differential equations with applications in the physical and social sciences. It includes a study of linear and nonlinear first-order differential equations, linear higher order differential equations, systems of differential equations, the power series solution of differential equations, and Laplace transforms. The course is a continuation of MATH 190, MATH 191, and MATH 250, and is required for all Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics majors. ### MATH 299 — Directed Study: Mathematics - **Units:** 1-3 - **Hours:** 54-162 Lab - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/or appropriate projects. To enroll in an independent study/directed study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average, a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Studies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students will be expected to meet on a regular basis with their faculty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress shall be evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies shall be the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title V regulations with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, six (6) hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress through the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of three (3) units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of nine (9) units college wide.