The mathematics major at Santa Barbara City College meets the accepted normal curriculum. However, transfer students are advised to review, in depth, the current catalogs of institutions to which they plan to transfer for additional course requirement information.

Because mathematics is such a precisely structured discipline, students who have not acquired adequate skills and understanding at one course level will find it most difficult to succeed in the next higher course. For this reason, an important part of the Mathematics Program at Santa Barbara City College is appropriate placement of students into classes to increase their chances of success in mastering course content.

Learning Outcomes

• Use symbolic, graphical, numerical and written representations to describe mathematical ideas.
• Use mathematical reasoning to solve problems and apply a variety of problem-solving approaches to find and interpret solutions.
• Use mathematics to model and solve problems in the sciences.
• Use appropriate technology to enhance mathematical thinking and understanding, solve mathematical problems, and interpret their results.
• Use the language and notation of differential and integral calculus correctly and use appropriate style and format in written work.
• Recognize the roles of definitions, axioms and theorems, and identify and construct valid deductive arguments.