Foundations of Mathematics

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Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: [Appropriate mathematics placement] OR [sophomore standing] OR [permission of the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chairperson] Corequisite: none Restriction: May not be taken after successfully completing a math course with a larger course number (other than MATH 103 or MATH 105 or MATH 117 or MATH 117A) without written Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chairperson approval. Description: Introduces logic and a mathematical way of analyzing problems; develops an appreciation for the nature, breadth, and power of mathematics and its role in a technological society; introduces useful mathematics or mathematics related to student interests. Possible topics include logic, problem solving, number theory, graph theory, linear programming, probability, intuitive calculus, mathematics of finance, mathematics of voting, game theory. CULN 111 has been approved as equivalent to MATH 101 for students in the Culinary Arts program and fulfills their Quantitative Reasoning and Data Analysis competency in Crimson Core. Note: May not be taken after successfully completing a math course with a larger course number (other than MATH 103 or MATH 150 or MATH 217) without written Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chairperson approval.