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MATH 44: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

• 5 Units
• Hours: Five hours lecture.
• General Education Status: GE
• Degree Status: Degree Applicable
• Credit Status: Credit - Degree applicable
• Grading Method: Letter Grade

Prerequisites:

(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: Qualifying score on the Intermediate Algebra Placement Test within the past calendar year; or Mathematics 105 or 114 with a grade of C or better. Advisory: English Writing 100 and Reading 100 (or Language Arts 100), or English as a Second Language 172 and 173.

Course Description:

A survey of selected topics from contemporary mathematics, including problem solving techniques and connections between mathematics and culture. Includes a selection of introductory topics from symmetry; graph theory; chaos and fractals; topology; number theory; geometry; combinatorics and counting; the mathematics of social choice; data analysis, probability and statistics; consumer mathematics and personal financial management.

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