• Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit) (3 hours)

  • For all catalogs 2024-2025 and beyond, this course meets the True Blue Core (TBC) curriculum requirement for Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). To learn more about TBC requirements: https://w1.mtsu.edu/truebluecore/core.php. 
  • For all catalogs prior to 2024-2025, this course meets the general education curriculum requirements for Mathematics (3 hours). To learn more about general education requirements for catalogs prior to 2024-2025: https://w1.mtsu.edu/gen_ed/requirements.php. 
  • The TBC outcome for Quantitative Literacy: Students demonstrate the ability to interpret, represent, calculate, apply, and analyze numerical data in a variety of settings, and will make assumptions and communicate those assumptions based on quantitative information. 
   

Description:

College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences Mathematics applies to quantitative problems that originate in many fields such as business, economics, communication, finance, management and leadership, risk management and insurance, and supply chain management. MATH 1630 is designed to provide an appreciation of the application of mathematics to these fields and to provide opportunities to solve some of the associated problems. Major topics are solving systems of linear equations, linear programming, financial mathematics, set theory, and probability theory. For a detailed description and course syllabus go to https://w1.mtsu.edu/math/course-materials.php.