MAT 115 — Principles of Modern Math 3 Hours
This course includes the investigation of the key ideas in contemporary mathematics. In-depth, three or four topics will be studied, with at least three chosen from the following list: geometry, combinatorics and probability, graph theory, logic and set theory, mathematics of finance, and statistics. These topics are taught with an emphasis on problem-solving. This course serves as a general education mathematics course for liberal arts majors. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MAT 078 or MAT 081 or MAT 090; OR appropriate placement. Semester Hour(s): 3 hour(s) Lecture / Lab Hours: 3 lec/week Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 904 Topics extended to the college level include: real numbers, exponents and radicals, polynomials and factoring, fractional expressions, equations and inequalities, functions and their graphs, conic sections, and systems of equations and inequalities. New topics include: zeros of polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, matrices, sequences, and the Binomial Theorem. This course requires a graphing calculator. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MAT 081 or MAT 090 (or higher) OR concurrent enrollment in MAT 021 OR appropriate placement. Semester Hour(s): 4 hour(s) Lecture / Lab Hours: 4 lec/week