MATH1030 — Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
MATH 1030 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts MATH 1030 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: Designed for the liberal arts or humanities major whose program does not require statistics, college algebra, or precalculus, this course presents concepts and strategies not emphasized in traditional mathematics courses. Topics include problem-solving strategies; historical and contemporary number systems; mathematics in culture and society; cryptography; fractals; graph theory and optimal planning; growth models and finance; sets and set operations; and probability. Not intended as a This course includes the use of graphing technology. MnTC Goals 4 Mathematics/Logical Reasoning demonstrate critical and logical reasoning when solving problems describe how various mathematical ideas have developed over time. describe the history of mathematics and the interaction between different cultures in relation to mathematics quantify concepts in the real-world using numbers. apply mathematics to a changing world and everyday situations employing a diverse set of mathematical skills. identify and justify observed patterns. generate numeric, geometric, and algebraic patterns to demonstrate a variety of relationships apply a variety of computational procedures to examine the reasonableness of conjectures and solutions to problems. represent mathematical information in symbolic, visual, numerical, verbal, and written forms. d
Prerequisites: MATH0060, MATH0070, MATH1025, MATH0930