MATH 0342 - Basic Concepts for Statistics

Credits: 3

* Corequisite Support for MATH 1342

This course covers supporting material students need to be successful in MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods that include collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended. Also, comprises of real numbers, motivational/organizing strategies, order of operations, proportions and percent, percent of increase/decrease, integer exponents, linear equations inequalities in one variable, and set operations.

Basic Concepts for Statistics is a developmental math course whose topics include: An intro to real numbers including the order of operations with integers, decimals, and fractions; An intro to algebra including the simplification and solving of linear equations in one variable, use and manipulation of formula, and translation and solving of application problems; Linear inequalities and compound linear inequalities in one variable; Equations and graphs of linear equations in two variables; An intro to functions with a focus on function notation using linear, quadratic, and exponential equations; and Polynomials including their addition, subtraction multiplication, and division. A departmental final examination must be passed with a score of 60% or more in order to pass the course.

Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Pre/Corequisite(s): MATH 0342 (P) requires either a TSIA MATH: 910 - 949, and DMATH: 3 - 4; OR an equivalent score on a Placement Exam.

MATH 0342 is a corequisite support course for MATH 1342 . Students should be aware that sections of these courses are LINKED. Therefore, developmental math students who enroll in Math 0342 must also enroll in the linked section of Math 1342 (in the same semester). Developmental students must maintain satisfactory attendance in BOTH Math 0342 and Math 1342. If a developmental student withdraws or drops from one course in the corequisite pair, then that student is responsible for dropping the paired course; the Developmental Math Department is not responsible for the grade received if the student does not drop the paired course.

Corequisite courses must be taken during the same semester.