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Course Overview

This course is designed to promote mathematical literacy among liberal arts students and to prepare students for GSR 104. The approach in this course helps students increase their knowledge of mathematics, sharpen their problem-solving skills, and raise their overall confidence in their ability to learn and communicate mathematics. Technology is integrated throughout to help students interpret real-life data algebraically, numerically, symbolically, and graphically. Topics include calculator skills, number sense, basic algebraic manipulation, solving linear equations, graphing of linear equations, and their applications. Access to mathematics instructional software is provided to support and enhance student learning. A graphing calculator is required.

Program: Mathematics

Credit: 4

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MAT-328

Differential Equations

Ordinary differential equations of first-order and first-degree, high…

Mathematics

Credits 3

MAT-340

Introduction to Number…

A study of properties of integer numbers. Divisibility…

Mathematics

Credits 3

MAT-348

Introduction to Cryptography

This is an introductory course in cryptography. It…

Mathematics

Credits 3

MAT-360

Introduction to Operations…

This course covers linear programming, the simplex algorithm,…

Mathematics

Credits 3

MAT-361

Numerical Analysis

Numerical differentiation, integration, interpolation, approximation of data, approximation…

Mathematics

Credits 3

MAT-395

Special Topics

Special topics in the discipline, designed primarily for…

Mathematics

Credits 1-5