Math for Non-Majors - Community College

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Math for Non-Math Majors

  • Chaffey College

    • ACCTGFS-30 Personal Finance

      Fundamentals of personal finance including financial planning, money management, income and asset protection, and investments. Course material covered includes calculations and problem solving related to budgeting, managing income taxes, building and maintaining good credit, large personal assets purchases, managing property and liability risk, investment fundamentals, and retirement and estate planning. Transfer: CSU; UC

    • Requisites: None

  • East Los Angeles

    • 230 Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students (3) UC:CSU IGETC Area 2A

    • Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 or Mathematics 125S or Mathematics 134.
      Lecture, 3 hours.
      An introduction to the spirit and style of mathematics and its pursuit as a human endeavor. Topics are chosen from a variety of mathematical fields including logic, set theory, systems of numeration, number theory, algebra, the metric system, geometry, mathematical systems, consumer mathematics, probability, statistics, graph theory, voting and apportionment which are intended to illustrate the nature of mathematical discovery, the utility of mathematical applications, and the beauty of geometric design.

    • 091 PSYCH (4 units) UC:CSU IGETC Area 2A

    • UC Credit Limit: 1 course maximum from: , MATH 227, 227S, BUS 015, and ECON 020).
      Prerequisites: Mathematics 125 or Mathematics 125S or Mathematics 134 or Mathematics 137
      LECTURE, 3 HOURS; LABORATORY, 2 HOURS.
      This course presents a thorough introduction to the analysis of research data for the behavioral and social scientist. This course is an introduction to probability, measures of central tendency, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, effect size analysis, contingency tables and chi-square analysis, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, two-way analysis of variance, correlation, and bivariate regression. Students also learn to code, structure, and interpret data using SPSS. Ultimately, students are able to analyze and interpret data from a variety of behavioral and social sciences disciplines including psychology, sociology, child development, business, life sciences, health sciences, and education.

    • Pasadena City College
      • SLAM (Statistics and Liberal Arts Math) "courses are for students pursuing a program of study that does not require calculus. Most students seeking a certificate, AA, AS, or transfer program that does not require calculus, can choose from the SLAM options."
      • The SLAM courses are listed on the page and some have a 0.5-unit, non-transferrable support class (this is where you have tutoring sessions that complement the transferrable course).
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  • West Los Angeles College

    • Math 230 - " If you'd like less mathy math, consider Math 230. Math 230 meets the math requirement for Liberal Arts and other non-STEM majors."

  • Santa Ana College

    • Mathem​atics 105 - Mathematics​ for Liberal Arts Students
    • An overview of mathematics for the liberal arts student. Topics will include problem-solving, financial management, probability, statistics, and selected other topics such as set theory, geometry, logic, mathematical modeling, and the history of mathematics.