- Course Number: 0924
- Subject: Mathematics
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
- Credit Hours: 4
- Description:
This course is typically offered in Fall and Spring.
This course will convey the essence of mathematics and its current breadth. It sets out to describe mathematics as a rich and living part of human culture, and is intended for the general student with minimal mathematical knowledge. Exposure to this subject matter will contribute to students' educational breadth and intellectual development by sharpening their problem-solving skills, enhancing their understanding of logical reasoning and analysis, and strengthening their ability to use language and symbolic expression in a disciplined manner. The course will consist of a series of vignettes. Topics may include problem solving, voting theory, graph theory, finance, mathematical models, cryptography, statistics and probability. (This is an Honors course.) NOTE: This course fulfills the Quantitative Literacy (GQ) requirement for students under GenEd and a Quantitative Reasoning (QA or QB) requirement for students under Core. Students cannot receive credit for MATH 0924 if they have successfully completed MATH 0824.
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