MAT 131 - Technical Mathematics I

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
This course satisfies the math requirement for the Applied Academic Certificate in ACR. It is designed for those students who need to improve their math proficiency for entrance into MAT 132. Topics include: review of operations on whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; operations using signed numbers; exponents and roots; scientific notation; unit analysis; percentage; algebraic expressions; factoring; linear equations; literal equations; geometry of the triangle, circle and regular polygons; measurement conversions; and introduction to basic trigonometry. Use of a scientific calculator is required.