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  • GEM 100 Mathematical Ideas (3) Basic mathematical concepts such as logic, number theory, number systems, algebra, geometry, functions, graphs, counting methods, probability, and statistics together with related cultural and historical perspectives. Counts towards the fulfillment of the lower-division General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Prerequisite: Completion of the Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) requirement.


    Other lower division General Education offerings in Mathematics

    All of the following courses also count towards the fulfillment of the lower-division General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning:

    MATH 120 Colege Algebra

    MATH 132 Survey of Calculus

    MATH 160 Calculus with Applications, I

    MATH 162 Calculus with Applications, II

    MATH 165 Calculus with Applications in the Social and Natural Sciences, I

    MATH 166 Calculus with Applications in the Social and Natural Sciences, II

    MATH 212 Mathematics for Elementary Teaching, II

    MATH 260 Calculus with Applications, III


    Upper division General Education offerings in Mathematics

    of the following courses fulfills the General Education requirement of three (3) units of approved science and/or mathematics courses at the upper-division level:

    MATH 303 Themes for Society

    MATH 304 Women and Mathematics

    MATH 330 Introduction to the History of Mathematics

    MATH 404 Non-Statistical Mathematics in the Social Sciences


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