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MGF 1106
Mathematics for Liberal Arts Majors

Credits: 3; Students who have received credit for MGF 1202 will not receive credit for MGF 1106

Prerequisites:

None.

Catalog Description:

This course is designed for non-science and non-business majors who need to fulfill their Gordon Rule and General Education math requirements. The course includes an introduction to set theory, logic, number theory, probability, statistics, graphing, and linear programming. (M) (MR)

Content:

MGF 1106 is a 3 credit general education course in mathematics, particularly for students in liberal arts. It includes an introduction to sets, logic, number theory, algebra, linear programming, probability and statistics.

This course is not intended to prepare you for precalculus or calculus. If you intend to take university-level calculus and feel you should brush up on your skills before taking it, consider either MAC 1147 (Precalculus), a 4-credit fast-paced review of algebra and trigonometry, or the two-course sequence MAC 1140 (Precalculus Algebra) -
MAC 1114 (Trigonometry).

Textbook:

A Survey of Mathematics with Applications by Angel/Porter, 7th edition.

Recent Teachers:

Fall and spring MGF 1106 coordinator: Sherry Tornwall

Summer 2008 schedule:

Lecture: Lucchetti

  • Periods: MWF4 Room: NRN.137
Lecture: Raney
  • Periods: MWF4 Room: NRN.137
Discussion sections:
    SS08A..(3)..MGF1106 0724...MATH.FOR.LS.MAJORS.1... TR2.......LIT.127.....Hudson
  • Summer A: Section 0725, Periods TR4, Room LIT.127, Instructor Richards
  • Summer A: Section 0726, Periods TR5, Room LIT.127, Instructor Richards
  • Summer A: Section 0728, Periods TR3, Room LIT.127, Instructor Hudson SS08B..(3)..MGF1106 4629.depx.MATH.FOR.LS.MAJORS.1...MTWRF2-3..MAT.118....Ruge
  • Summer B: Section 4815, Periods TR4, Room LIT.203, Instructor Sharpe SS08B..(3)..MGF1106 4816.....MATH.FOR.LS.MAJORS.1....TR1.......LIT.203.... SS08B..(3)..MGF1106 4817.....MATH.FOR.LS.MAJORS.1....TR2.......LIT.203....
  • Summer B: Section 4818, Periods TR3, Room LIT.217, Instructor Sharpe
  • Summer B: Section 4819, Periods TR4, Room LIT.217, Instructor Burus
  • Summer B: Section 4820, Periods TR5, Room LIT.125, Instructor Burus
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