MAT 050 - Quantitative Literacy

Credits: 4 (4-0)

Develop number sense and critical thinking strategies, introduce algebraic thinking and connect mathematics to real world applications. Topics in the course include ratios, proportions, percents, measurements, linear relationships, properties of exponents, polynomials, factoring, and math learning strategies. This course prepares students for Math for Liberal Arts, Statistics, Integrated Math and college level career math courses (non-stem majors). Prerequisite(s): Accuplacer EA 30-54 or AR ≥ 40 Co-requisite(s): Co-enrollment in MAT 020 is required for students with Accuplacer EA < 30 or AR < 40