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MATH 2053 Finite Mathematics

Prerequisites for this course:

MATH 1204 with a grade of “C” or better, or appropriate placement scores.

To see the Math Placement Chart, click this link:  Placement Information.

Catalog course description:

(F, S, SUM). A survey and applications course in mathematics designed for business, life science, and social science students.  Topics include a review of using a graphing utility, linear models, systems of linear equations, matrices, linear programming; the simplex method; set theory; probability; counting principles; statistics; and finance mathematics. 

Math courses for which this is a prerequisite:

None

To see the Math Course Flowchart, click this link:  Placement Information.

FM Standard course outline (MS)

FM Standard course outline (PDF)

FM Dept Review with key (MS)

FM Dept Review with key (PDF)

Departmental FM formula sheet (MS)

Departmental FM formula sheet (PDF)

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