MAT 800 - Practical Mathematics for Today’s World

3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs. (2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab)

Critical-thinking and mathematical skills useful in making informed decisions on many aspects of modern life involving quantitative concepts. Topics include logical analysis and inference, mathematics of finance, statistical reasoning and probability.
Prerequisite(s): (1) Successful completion of the Elementary Algebra portion of the ACCUPLACER CUNY Assessment Test in Math, or (2) A passing score on both the Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra portion of the CUNY Mathematics Skills Test (COMPASS), or (3) Successful completion of both the Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra CUNY Mathematics remediation, or (4) Math Exemption
Required Core: Required Core: Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning
Department: Mathematics and Computer Science