Includes graphical and numerical methods for describing and summarizing data, sampling procedures and experimental design, inferences about the real-world processes that underlie the data, and student projects for collecting and analyzing data. Open to non-majors only. This course was previously MATH 107. MATH 131 is a terminal course and does not satisfy the prerequisite for MATH 202. Please check with me if you're unsure.
Applications come primarily from the life sciences, social sciences, and business.
The prerequisite is MATH 120 or Math Placement Level 25. Students are required to have a graphing calculator and to know how to use it. The Texas Instruments calculators are preferred. The course will stress the presentation of mathematical arguments and proofs. Grading will be based on in-class tests, written homework assignments, and a final exam.