MATH 123 — Math in Modern Society (3 Credits, Fall/Spring/Summer)
This survey course provides an opportunity to acquire an appreciation of the nature of mathematics and its relation to other aspects of our culture. The course is rigorous but not rigid and applies mathematics to real-world problems. Topics include deductive and inductive reasoning, personal finance, descriptive and inferential statistics, counting in different bases, problem solving, dimensional analysis, elementary probability, and linear equations and graphing. PREREQ: MATH 085 or satisfactory placement score. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board of Education GEM competency requirements for GEM 3 - Mathematical Ways of Knowing.) . (3 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 3 credits)
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