Discrete/Finite Mathematics for Teachers. 3 credits

Catalog description

Thorough understanding of high school algebra assumed. Discusses finite mathematics in juxtaposition to continuous ideas of calculus. Topics may consist of elementary counting and combinatorics including recursion and difference equations and their analogy to calculus; thorough discussion of probability and central measures of statistics; and graph theory and its connection to geometry. Notes: Background in mathematics desirable but not necessary. Offered by Mathematics . May not be repeated for credit.