COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: MATH 1120 Contemporary Mathematics

CREDIT HOURS: 3

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A second course in mathematics for the liberal arts student. A study of the nature of mathematics and its applications. At least seven (7) topics will be chosen from: set theory, logic, combinatorics, graph theory, probability, statistics, consumer mathematics, history of mathematics, numeration systems, the metric system, number theory, geometry, and algorithm development and computers.

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH 1101 OR MATH 1111.

SUGGESTED TEXT: Topics in Contemporary Mathematics, Ninth Edition, by Ignacio Bello, Jack R. Britton, and Anton Kaul, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

COURSE OUTLINE:
Seven topics chosen from:

  • Set Theory
  • Logic
  • Combinatorics
  • Graph Theory
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Consumer Mathematics
  • History of Mathematics
  • Numeration Systems
  • The Metric System
  • Number Theory
  • Geometry
  • Algorithm Development and Computers