COURSE CODE: MATH 1115
COURSE TITLE: Fundamental Mathematics for the General Sciences I
SEMESTER: 1
CREDITS: 3
PRE-REQUISITES: none 
COURSE DESCRIPTION
 Algebra: Types of numbers, scientific notation, precision and accuracy, manipulating numbers, factorials, inequalities, simultaneous equations, indices, partial fractions, quadratic equations, remainder theorem, solving polynomial equations.  Functions: Logarithms, exponentials, inverse functions.  Trigonometry: Trigonometric functions and their graphs, common identities, solution of trigonometric equations.  Coordinate Geometry: gradients and intercepts, extrapolation techniques, linear regression.  Statistics: Introduction to descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, mean, median, mode and standard deviation, measures of central tendency, normal and binomial distributions, chi-squared test. 
 
 
Course offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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