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MAT 084 Mathematical Literacy

Credits: (4EQ)
This course focuses on mathematics for everyday life. It integrates fluency with numbers, proportional reasoning, data interpretation, algebraic reasoning, modeling, and communicating quantitative information. Mathematical concepts are investigated through group problems and class discussions based on real-life contexts of citizenship, personal finances, and medical literacy. This course prepares students to take a college-level non-STEM course in mathematics, such as MAT 104 , MAT 112 , MAT 113 , or MAT 118 . Students placing at this level and needing MAT 114  should take MAT 087or MAT 088instead of this course. Prerequisite(s): Arithmetic skills.

Learning Outcomes
  1. Apply the concepts of numeracy to investigate and describe quantitative relationships and solve problems in a variety of contexts.
  2. Represent proportional relationships and solve problems that require an understanding of ratios, rates, proportions, scaling, and data.
  3. Reason using the language and structure of algebra to investigate, represent, and solve problems.
  4. Represent relationships between quantities in multiple ways (tables, equations, graphs) and solve problems that require an understanding of modeling.
  5. Communicate quantitative information in writing.