This course does not fulfill any science or mathematics requirement outside of the programs in Elementary and Early Childhood Teacher Education or Education of the Hearing Impaired. A continuation of MATH 140. More study of numbers, plus an introduction to measurement and geometry. This course does not fulfill any science or mathematics requirement outside of the programs in Elementary and Early Childhood Teacher Education or Education of the Hearing Impaired. The algebra of polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, quadratic inequalities, and the binomial theorem.
Students work in small groups with graphing calculators or appropriate technology.
Includes concepts of linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions, as well as the usual college algebra concepts. Topics in finite mathematics and their applications. The algebra of polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, quadratic inequalitites, an dthe binomial theorem. Applications of the derivative are covered in detail, including approximations of error using differentials, maximum and minimum problems, and curve sketching using calculus. Introduction to the history of mathematics, from early numerations systems through the beginnings of calculus.