University of Georgia

Course Description

Catapult from MATH 1101.

Offered as a preparatory course intended to be taken before MATH 1101, this 3-credit hour course discusses the concepts of analyzing and describing real-world data using statistics, mathematical models, and other quantitative tools. Also available as a catapult course for students enrolled in MATH 1101.

If you received a score below 12 on the Mathematics Placement Exam or a score below 60 on the ALEKS Exam, then you may be advised to enroll into this course.

This course satisfies the following Institutional Competencies: Analytical Thinking as part of UGA’s Comprehensive Learner Record.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Develop and understand transferable math modeling skills necessary for success in MATH 1101 and beyond
  • Use graphing calculators to solve, graph and analyze functions
  • Understand functions and be able to use and interpret function notation
  • Create and use linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions to solve real world problems
  • Analyze and interpret real world data by choosing the appropriate functional model

Course Syllabi

You can find the UNIV course syllabus by searching the UGA Syllabus Browse website.

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