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Middlesex Community College Academic Catalog 2011-12 
    
Middlesex Community College Academic Catalog 2011-12 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MAT 130 - Elements of Mathematics I

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This course provides a comprehensive, conceptually based study of the mathematics of the real number system. Topics studied include patterns and problem solving, algorithms for arithmetic operations, numeration systems, number theory, and computations with whole numbers, integers, decimals and percents. Inquiry-based instruction, problem solving strategies and project work are emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): Placement above or completion of MAT 080 with a grade of C or better or completion of modules 1-8 in MAT 001-002 Preparation for College Math; placement above or successful completion of ENG 060 and eligibility for ENG 101
General Education Elective(s): Math all programs
Note(s): This course will satisfy a mathematics elective for the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Transfer programs. It may satisfy a math elective in those programs that accept Math Modeling for the Liberal Arts as a math elective. It may also satisfy a general education elective or an elective in other programs that accept Intermediate Algebra.


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