Note: Students planning to transfer into a Biology major in the Massachusetts state system are advised to take MAT240 as required by the MassTransfer Academic Pathway for Biology.
MAT240 Calculus I
This calculus course is designed for engineering, natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics majors. Topics include limits, continuity, derivatives, integrals, the fundamental theorem, applications on curve sketching, optimization, areas and volumes, differentiation and integration (up to substitution) involving trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions.
Prerequisites: MAT0190 or MAT195 or satisfactory basic skills assessment score
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
MAT150 Elementary Statistics
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics that emphasizes statistical literacy and conceptual understanding. Topics include: techniques for organizing and presenting data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, one-sample hypothesis tests, and correlation and regression. (4 contact hours).
Prerequisite: (MAT035 or MAT040) or satisfactory basic skills assessment score
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Note: Satisfies a Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning general education requirement.