Using and expanding upon students' existing mathematical skills, this course offers the student an applications-oriented, problem-solving exploration into a variety of real-life, every day mathematical problems and situations. Topics suitable for the students may include the mathematics of finance, transformational geometry, the mathematics of voting, probability, counting methods, statistics, the mathematics of getting around (graph theory), the history of math, logic and proofs, number systems, number theory, networks and linear programming, and computer algorithms. Other mathematical topics may be discussed at the instructor’s discretion. An important aspect of this course is to help students appreciate the value of mathematics in everyday life. Successful completion of this course fulfills the mathematics competency requirement for the AA/AS degree. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Notes: This course is intended for Liberal Arts majors and those students in other majors who do not need to take College Algebra or Elementary Statistics to satisfy their math requirements. Formerly: Math 40.
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