Math Course Advisement Information
MAT 100 Advisement Information
MAT 100: A Topical Approach to Mathematics: (4 credits)
Description: Fundamental mathematics topics and their applications. Topics include: problem solving, number systems, geometry, consumer mathematics, mathematical modeling, probability, management science, and social choice and decision making.
This course includes a variety of different mathematical topics and their applications. Some of the topics are:
- Problem solving: general "plan of attack" for solving any problem
- Geometry: the mathematics of intricate fractal designs and/ or global positioning
- Consumer mathematics: credit card debt, mortgages and savings plans
- Optimization: making the best decisions based on mathematical calculations
- Graph theory: planning delivery/ street cleaning routes and/ or DNA and RNA sequencing
- Number systems: how ancient number systems evolved into our number system
- Social choice: the mathematics and fairness of election systems
- Apportionment and Fair Division: how to distribute resources fairly
- Decision making: how to schedule multiple tasks most efficiently
- Probability: calculating odds, as well as permutations and combinations