Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning

Catalog description

This course is intended for students with a Math ACT score less than 25, a Math SAT score less than 570, or a Belmont Math Placement Test score less than 24. Students with higher scores should take MTH 1080 instead of MTH 1020. This course is designed to provide some insight into the nature of mathematics by examining various mathematical structures. Topics include some of the following: sets and their properties, symbolic logic, mathematical patterns, inductive reasoning, number systems and their properties, geometry, probability, counting techniques, and descriptive statistics. Unless the student has prior written approval of the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, credit is not allowed for this course if the student already has credit for MTH 1080 . This course will not count toward either a major or a minor in mathematics.