MAT 126 - Topics in Mathematics

Institution:

Mount Wachusett Community College

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Description:

3 credits This course explores a number of important ideas and practical applications in contemporary mathematics. Topics include critical thinking and problem solving strategies; sets, relations, and functions; consumer applications such as interest, annuities, and present value; basic statistics; measurement and the metric system; linear functions and their graphs; the geometry of Pythagoras, area, circumference, and volume. This course is intended as an alternative to MAT121 Introduction to Mathematics II for those students in career programs not planning to study further mathematics courses, and focuses more on practical applications than algebraic manipulations; it does not provide enough algebra to satisfy the prerequisite for MAT160 College Mathematics I. Prerequisite: MAT120 or placement. Fall and spring.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

MWCC.EDU

Phone Number:

(978) 632-6600

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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