First-Year Math Courses

Math 103

This course is meant for students who 1) have not taken a college math course and 2) feel they would benefit from a fresh start at mathematics.

Perhaps you’ve never felt confident in your math skills. If so, this class might be the right start for you. We believe you are capable at doing mathematics, and this course is designed to help you learn math in a way that helps you develop your mathematical skills as well as your confidence in using those skills.

Math 103 Overview Video

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: None

Serves as a prerequisite for: MATH 123, MATH 133,  MATH 153

Offerings

Math 108

Math 108 is a course only offered currently in a 7 week session paired with a second 7 week Math 143 class. This intermediate algebra class helps students prepare for all of the concepts and material they will need to be fluent with to succeed in a College Algebra (Math 143 Course)

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Math 103

Serves as a prerequisite for: MATH 143, MATH 153, MATH 157, MATH 254

Serves as a prerequisite for (non-math courses): BIOL 191, CHEM 101, CS 111, CPS 100, CMGT 110, CMGT 120, ENGR 101, PUBH 318

Math 123

Math 123 is a liberal arts math class that helps students learn several meaningful mathematics applications in every day life. This Foundations of Math (FM) course explores mathematical concepts and principles including finances, probability and statistics, as well as voting.

Please note: Boise State also offers Math 123P, which covers the same course content, but meets for additional time each week to provide additional support to succeed in the course.

Math 123P

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: None

Serves as prerequisite for: None- MATH 123P is a terminal math course.

Offerings

Math 123

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Math 103

Serves as prerequisite for: None- MATH 123 is a terminal math course.

Offerings

Math 133

Math 133 is a course that explores how functions can be used to model real-world scenarios. This Foundations of Math (FM) course helps students prepare for College Algebra (Math 143) by helping them develop a conceptual understanding of some of the foundational principles of functions and their representations.

Math 133 Overview Video

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MATH 103

Serves as a prerequisite for: MATH 143,  MATH 149, MATH 153, MATH 157, MATH 254

Serves as a prerequisite for (non-math courses): BIOL 191, CHEM 101, CS 111, CMGT 110, CMGT 120, KINES 301

Offerings

Math 143

Math 143 is a College Algebra course, as well as part 1 of our Precalculus sequence, that thoroughly investigates functions, and prepares students for future success in Calculus.

Math 143 Video Overview

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MATH 133

Serves as a prerequisite for: MATH 144, MATH 160, MATH 161, MATH 170, MATH 211, MATH 250, MATH 254, MATH 261

Serves as a prerequisite for (non-math courses): BIOL 191, CHEM 101, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 211, CS 267, CMGT 110, CMGT 120, CMGT 367, FINAN 303, GEOS 200, GEOS 212, GEOS 220, GEOS 314, BUSSTAT 207, BUSSTAT 208, ITM 225, ITM 226, ITM 320, SCM 301, KINES 301, KINES 370, KINES 372, AMI 300, PHYS 106

*Note – MATH 143 can also be taken as a co-requisite with MATH 144

Offerings

Math 144

Math 144 is our Trigonometry course, our part 2 of our Precalculus sequence. Math 144 explores the Unit Circle and trigonometric functions, helping students prepare for the calculus sequence.

Math 144 is unique in that it can be taken as a co-requisite (taken at the same time) with Math 143, or with Math 170.

If students plan to take Math 144 in tandem with Math 143, they will first enroll in Math 143, and then will need to contact FYM for a permission number for Math 144. If they plan to take it as a co-req with Math 170, they will first enroll in Math 144, and then will need to contact the Math Department for a permission number into Math 170.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MATH 143

Serves as a prerequisite for: MATH 170, MATH 175

Serves as a prerequisite for (non-math courses):  BIOL 191, CHEM 111, CHEM  112, CHEM 211, CMGT 110, CMGT 120, CMGT 210, CMGT 310, CMGT 332, CMGT 367, GEOS 200, GEOS 212, GEOS 220, GEOS 314, KINES 370, PHYS 111, PHYS 112, PHYS 211

*Note –  MATH 144 can also be taken as a co-requisite with MATH 143, or MATH 170

Offerings

Math 149

Math 149 is a College Algebra course specifically designed for students in the College of Business and Economics (COBE). It is a course equivalent to Math 143 and is also a Foundations of Math (FM) course.

Math 149 also explores functions, with an emphasis on utilizing business applications and excel as a tool to explore mathematical modeling.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MATH 133

Serves as a prerequisite for: MATH 160, MATH 161, MATH 170, MATH 254

Serves as a prerequisite for (non-math courses): CHEM 101, CMGT 110, CMGT 120, CMGT 367, FINAN 303, BUSSTAT 207, BUSSTAT 208, ITM 225, ITM 226, ITM 320, SCM 301, KINES 301

*Note – because MATH 149 is a course equivalent to MATH 143, it can also be taken as a co-requisite with MATH 144

Offerings