2025-2026 Academic Catalog

MAT-095 Foundations of Reasoning

This course is designed to prepare students for MAT-115 or MAT-116. It is a preparatory course intended for students requiring a reasoning intensive general studies mathematics course. Critical thinking skills are developed through the study of simple interest, experimental design, data collection, graphical representations of data, sampling methods, summary statistics, and introductory probability. Terms, symbols, and basic operations of logic, sets, and Venn diagrams are also introduced. Credits earned in developmental courses do not count toward graduation requirements and do not transfer.

Credits

3 credits

Corequisite

Take SDV-089 (students who have previously completed college coursework are exempt from needing SDV-089). Take RDG-095 or appropriate score on the placement test.

Semesters Offered

All Terms, As Needed