Mathematics at Western Kentucky University

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. MATH 116ECollege Algebra
  2. MATH 116College Algebra
  3. MATH 117Trigonometry
• 1. MATH 116College Algebra
  2. MATH 116ECollege Algebra
  3. MATH 117Trigonometry
• 1. MATH 118College Algebra and Trigonometry
  2. MATH 136Calculus I
• 1. MATH 123Mathematical Applications for Business
  2. CS 180Computer Science I

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MATH coursework.

• MATH 117Trigonometryopens 40 courses (1.0 directly)
• MATH 136Calculus Iopens 39 courses (5.5 directly)
• MATH 137Calculus IIopens 28 courses (8.3 directly)
• CS 180Computer Science Iopens 17 courses (2 directly)
• MATH 310Introduction to Discrete Mathematicsopens 16 courses (6.2 directly)
• CS 290Computer Science IIopens 16 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MATH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 57 MATH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 5 more MATH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MATH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MATH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 8 courses deep, ending at MATH 406

  1. MATH 116College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry
  3. MATH 136Calculus I
  4. MATH 137Calculus II
  5. CS 290Computer Science II
  6. MATH 307Introduction to Linear Algebra
  7. CS 405Numerical Analysis I
  8. MATH 406Numerical Analysis II

• 8 courses deep, ending at MATH 415

  1. MATH 116College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry
  3. MATH 136Calculus I

• 8 courses deep, ending at MATH 431

  1. MATH 116College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry
  3. MATH 136Calculus I

• 8 courses deep, ending at MATH 490

  1. MATH 116College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry
  3. MATH 136Calculus I

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MATH yet.

Clubs & organizations

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Department events

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