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The Mathematics Department
The West Valley College Mathematics Department subscribes wholeheartedly to the beliefs of Morris Kline and Bertrand Russell. The department believes that all people should have the opportunity to experience mathematics, not just as a series of apparently meaningless technical procedures, but as Morris Kline and Bertrand Russell have. The mathematics faculty hope to:
- Provide our students with the mathematical power necessary for a productive and creative life.
- Help our students master fundamental skills at a level sufficient to sustain our present technology-based society.
- To influence the mathematical curricula in our country so that it is current and reflects present intellectual and technical needs, and the new findings in cognitive science.
- To provide a vigorous intellectual center for the mathematical life of West Valley College.
The mathematics department at West Valley College offers a wide variety of courses that include pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, statistics, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and mathematics for elementary school teachers. Many of the courses we offer are transferable to four-year schools. We have 19 instructors, some who have just recently graduated with their master's or PhD degrees, and some who have been here for 30 years.
