Would you like to satisfy your General Education math or quantitative requirement in just three or six weeks? Students taking mathematics courses during the summer can satisfy Gen Ed requirements or complete prerequisites for other math courses in a concentrated time period. As a bonus, summer school classes tend to be small and relaxed, and meeting every day can foster a real sense of camaraderie.

Interested in Calculus? You can satisfy the math or quantitative Gen Ed requirement by taking MAT 130, 141, or 245. In addition, each of the math courses below partially fulfills the Fundamental Technology Competencies of the Meredith General Education Program.

MAT 130 Exploring With Mathematics (3 credits)

This course emphasizes reasoning and communicating to clarify and refine thinking in practical areas of life. Students will gain confidence in their ability to apply their mathematical skills to applied problems and decision making. Topics will be chosen from set theory, probability, visual representation of information, geometry, and graph theory.

MAT 141 College Algebra (3 credits)

This course is a study of the algebra of functions. Topics covered include polynomial and rational functions, exponential functions and logarithmic functions. Graphing technology will be used.

MAT 245 Statistics I (3 credits)

A general introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, designed for non-mathematics majors. Topics include elementary probability, distributions, estimation of population parameters, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, correlation, and regression. Students will use statistical analysis technology. This course is not recommended for mathematics majors. Prerequisites: MAT-141 or MAT-144.

The fine print: Credit is not allowed for both MAT-141 and MAT-144 or for both MAT-143 and MAT-144. Credit for MAT-141 or MAT-143 is not given to students who already have credit for MAT-211.

 

Schedule: download the schedule

Term	Section Name	Title	Cred.	Bldg.	Rm.	Days	Start Time	End Time
First Six Week	MAT-245-A	Statistics I	3	SMB	261	MW	5:30 PM	8:50 PM
First Three Week	MAT-130-A	Exploring With Mathematics	3	SMB	261	MTWHF	8:30 AM	11:20 AM
Second Three Week	MAT-141-A	College Algebra	3	SMB	261	MTWHF	8:30 AM	11:20 AM

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