MAT 221 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics 1

4 credit hours - Four hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Mathematics General Education Requirement.

Primarily for students in the elementary education and early childhood education programs. Explore decimal and non-decimal numeral systems, mental computations, estimation, set theory, functions, algorithms and their historical development, logic and number theory. Learn and apply problem-solving techniques within each topic. Although MAT 221 and MAT 222 can be taken in either order, the sequential order is recommended.

Prerequisite(s): Achieve an appropriate score on the mathematics part of the ACT or SAT, or score at an appropriate level on the Mathematics Placement Test, or completion of MAT 012 or MAT 012E or MAT 013B with a grade of at least C, or successful completion of an approved mathematics preparation course.