Jun 01, 2024  
2023-2024 Rivier Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Rivier Academic Catalog
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MA 123 - Quantitative Literacy


Students will learn how to read, understand, and interpret the numerical data that permeates our lives. Topics include, but are not limited to, problem solving, proportions, percentages, and an introduction to descriptive statistics. Applications will be drawn from nursing, personal finance, current events, and other disciplines at the college. Students will have the opportunity to use one or more of the following forms of technology for more involved calculations and data representation: statistical package, spreadsheet, or calculator. Not available to students who have earned credit for a mathematics course numbered 130 or above.

Prerequisites & Notes
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Credits: 3



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