Math 131 - Technical Mathematics III Intro to analytic geometry and calculus with emphasis on applied problems. Laboratory activities are used to promote student learning through guided hands-on investigatory projects. Scientific or graphing calculator required. Graphing calculator strongly recommended for students planning to take subsequent math courses. Explores quadratic functions and their graphs, operations with radicals, the complex number system, quadratic equations and inequalities, problem-solving techniques and applications.
Students use computers with statistical software.
A scientific or graphing calculator is required. Graphing calculator is used to examine the relationship between algebraic and graphical reqresentations of equations, inequalities, their systems and their solutions. Mathematical modeling with real-life problems is used as a basis for most topics. Sequences, series, matrices and determinants are also covered. Graphing calculator required.