Basic Mathematics for Today's World

  • Course Number: 0701
  • Subject: Mathematics
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  • Credit Hours: 4
  • Description:

    This course is typically offered in Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II.

    This course surveys a variety of mathematical topics. Topics include numeracy with an emphasis on estimation and fluency with large numbers, evaluating expressions and formulas, rates, ratios, proportions, and percentages, solving equations, linear models, data interpretations including graphs and tables, verbal, algebraic and graphical representations of functions, exponential models. The course will help students develop conceptual understanding and acquire multiple strategies for solving problems. It will prepare students for success in future quantitative courses and will help them develop skills for the workplace and for everyday life. Please note that Math 0701 is no longer a prerequisite for MATH 1021, College Algebra, or STAT 1001, Quantitative Methods for Business I. Students whose program of studies requires one of these two courses must complete MATH 0702, Intermediate Algebra, instead.