Mathematics
20 courses · Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
MATH-C2210 Calculus I: Early Transcendentals
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216)
- Prerequisite
- Pre-calculus, or college algebra and trigonometry, or equivalent, or placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 210, MATH 900S
A first course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable. Topics include limits and continuity of functions, techniques and applications of differentiation, an introduction to integration, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. This course is primarily intended for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-C2220 Calculus II: Early Transcendentals
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 270)
- Prerequisite
- MATH C2210 or equivalent, or placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
- Advisory
- Essay-writing skills and eligibility to enroll in a transfer-level English Composition course, or English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 220, MATH 900S
A second course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable. Topics include applications of integration, techniques of integration, infinite sequences and series, and the calculus of parametric and polar equations. This course is primarily intended for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-2 Precalculus
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 108 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 324)
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 with a grade of C or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 955
This course prepares students for MATH C2210 (Calculus I: Early Transcendentals) utilizing function graphing technology. The content includes linear, absolute value, radical, polynomial, rational, logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions; conic sections, polar coordinates, matrices, parametric equations, and their applications. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-2A Precalculus College Algebra
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216)
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by multiple measures, or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Advisory
- English placement level 6
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 955
This college-level course introduces functions and function algebra for majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The main focus is on linear, absolute value, polynomial, radical, rational, logarithmic and exponential functions. Students will learn algebraic techniques, modeling techniques, and technology-based techniques for solving equations involving these functions and for investigating the graphs of these functions. This course may be offered in distance education format.
MATH-2AS Precalculus College Algebra with Support
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 108 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 324)
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by multiple measures or math placement level 4 or higher
- Advisory
- English placement level 6
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces precalculus college algebra with a support component that is designed to help the student who needs additional support to be successful. This college level course introduces functions and function algebra for majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The main focus is on linear, absolute value, polynomial, radical, rational, logarithmic and exponential functions. Students will learn algebraic techniques, modeling techniques, and technology-based techniques for solving equations involving these functions and for investigating the graphs of these functions. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-2B Precalculus Trigonometry
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Prerequisite
- MATH 2A with a minimum grade of C or better, or Math Placement Level 5 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 955
This is a college-level course on trigonometry utilizing function graphing technology. The content includes trigonometric functions of real numbers and angles, analytic trigonometry and applications, polar coordinates, parametric equations, and an introduction to vectors. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-3AS Calculus with Support
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 108 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 324)
- Prerequisite
- MATH 2 or MATH 2B with a grade of C or higher, or Math Placement Level 5 or higher
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
This is a first-semester calculus course with a support component that is designed to help the student who needs additional support to be successful. This course is recommended for STEM students who have never had a pre-calculus course. This course is the first semester of a four-semester sequence covering the differentiation of single variable functions, applications of the derivative, an introduction to integration, and an introduction to differential equations. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-4A Calculus 4a
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216)
- Prerequisite
- MATH C2220 with a grade of C or higher, or Math Placement Level 7 or higher
- Advisory
- Essay-writing skills and eligibility to enroll in a transfer-level English Composition course, or English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- MATH 230
This course covers vectors in two and three dimensions, multi-variable functions, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, line integrals, divergence, gradient, curl, Stokes’ Theorem, Divergence Theorem, and Green’s Theorem. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-4B Differential Equations
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216)
- Prerequisite
- MATH C2220 with a grade of C or higher, or Math Placement Level 7
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- MATH 240
This course is an introduction to ordinary differential equations, using qualitative, numerical, and analytic methods to investigate solutions. The course covers first order equations, systems of first order equations, and linear second order equations. Topics include matrix methods, use of complex variables, Laplace transforms, and series solutions. Applications involving modeling with differential equations are included throughout the course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-6 Linear Algebra
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Prerequisite
- MATH C2210 with a grade of C or higher, or Math Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- MATH 250
A first course in linear algebra, this course provides a thorough treatment of systems of linear equations, including row operations, Gaussian elimination, and matrix algebra. Properties of vectors and the theory of vector spaces are covered. Topics include linear independence, inner products, orthogonality, eigenvectors, eigenspaces, and linear transformations. Applications are included throughout the course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-8 Finite Mathematics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures, or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- MATH 130
The course covers sets, matrices, and systems of equations and inequalities; linear programming; combinatorial techniques; introduction to probability; and mathematics of finance. The course is intended to provide (along with MATH 9) the mathematical skills needed for entry into upper division Business, Social, and Behavioral Science courses. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-9 Survey of Calculus
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216)
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 6 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 140
This is a course in analytic geometry, differential and integral calculus for students whose major requires a short course in calculus without the depth offered in MATH C2210. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-13 College Algebra for Liberal Arts
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures, or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Formerly
- MATH 1
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 150
This is a college level course that introduces functions and function algebra for majors in the Liberal Arts. The main focus is on linear, polynomial, rational, radical, absolute value, logarithmic and exponential functions and equations. Students will learn algebraic techniques, modeling techniques and technology-based techniques for solving equations and inequalities involving these functions and for investigating the graphs of these functions. This course also covers systems of equations. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-41A Concepts of Elementary Mathematics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures, or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- MATH 120
This course emphasizes the development of quantitative reasoning skills through in-depth investigations of mathematical topics, which include patterns and sequences, inductive and deductive reasoning, problem-solving, logic, set theory, set of real numbers, and its subsets.
MATH-41B Concepts of Elementary Mathematics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures, or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
This course is a survey of the elements of mathematics usually taught in the elementary grades from an advanced standpoint. Emphasis is on geometry, probability, and statistics. This class is intended for students who are going into elementary education as a career.
MATH-73 Contemporary Mathematics for Technical Fields
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to equip Career Technical Education students with college-level mathematical competencies required in today’s workplace. Topics include college-level algebra, measurement units and conversion, estimation, solid figures, geometry, trigonometry, basic statistics, and probability. This course will promote quantitative reasoning though the use of mathematical applications and modeling with an emphasis on CTE topics. These applications and modeling will be reinforced by using requisite tools utilized by CTE courses to enhance students' visualization and problem-solving development.
MATH-101 Basic Algebra
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Prerequisite
- Math Placement Level 2 or higher
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 5 or higher
A first course in algebra designed to cover the basic concepts and operations of algebra including solving linear equations, exponent laws, arithmetic and factoring of polynomials, and graphing linear equations in two variables. Applications are encountered throughout the course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-102 Intermediate Algebra
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 270)
- Prerequisite
- Basic Algebra as determined by multiple measures, or Math Placement Level 3 or higher
- Advisory
- Eligibility to enroll in a transfer level English Composition course, or English Placement Level 6 or higher.
This course prepares the student to take a baccalaureate-level general education mathematics course. Topics covered include equations and functions of the following types: quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, rational, and radical. The course also covers systems of linear equations and inequalities in two variables and quadratic inequalities in one variable. Applied problems are encountered throughout the course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-103A Support for First-Year Calculus
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 18 lecture/54 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 108)
- Corequisite
- MATH C2210
This course offers structured support for students concurrently enrolled in first-year calculus. It focuses on the skills and concepts needed for success in the calculus course, a review of relevant prerequisite algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric concepts, and a more in-depth investigation of core concepts in first-year calculus. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
MATH-260 Basic Math and Pre-Algebra
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 270)
- Advisory
- English Placement Level 3 or higher
This course covers topics from arithmetic through an introduction to algebra. Topics include basic operations on whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, decimal numbers, and signed numbers, along with presenting word problem applications for each. Additional topics include order of operations, ratio and proportion, solving percent problems, and an introduction to variables and beginning concepts of algebra. Algebraic concepts to be introduced include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of algebraic expressions and solving algebraic equations. This course may be offered in a distance education format.