Emphasis on applications to business, economics, and social sciences. M 130 cannot be taken for credit after any of M 301, M 360, or M 361. M 025 or satifactory placement score. Prerequisites The purpose of this prerequisite is to steer students with very little chance of succeeding in M 130 into a preparatory class. This course is controlled by a departmental committee.
All sections use the same text and cover approximately the same material.
Be able to carry out the Gauss-Jordan algorithm on any sized system of linear equations. Be able to use matrix algebra through the inverse to solve appropriate elementary problems. Be able to explain what linear programming is and to identify a few specific areas of business where linear programming has been successfully employed. Be able to model small real world problems which translate almost directly into linear programming problems. Be able to carry out the simplex method on small linear programming problems of standard form.