A computer supply fee may be required. This course is the first of a two course sequence designed to introduce students to the basic structure of mathematics. Topics cover the structure of the real numbers through a careful development of its subsystems, to include the natural numbers, the whole numbers, integers, rational numbers and decimals, together with operations on them. Numeration systems including bases other than 10 are discussed. The language and nature of deductive reasoning together with basic elements of set theory are introduced.
Problem solving is emphasized.
The sequence is appropriate for students preparing to teach at the elementary school level. This course is a continuation of MA171. Topics are chosen from an introduction to elementary number theory, elementary geometry, measurement, functions and their graphs, equations, probability, statistics, introduction to the use of technological tools in the study of mathematics, applications and problem solving. This course is designed to follow Fundamentals of College Mathematics 2. Topics included are trigonometric identities, derivatives and integrals involving trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and MacLaurin and Fourier Series.