MATH 44

About this course

This course is a survey of selected topics from contemporary mathematics, including problem-solving techniques and connections between mathematics and culture. It includes a selection of introductory topics from symmetry, graph theory, chaos and fractals, topology, number theory, geometry, combinatorics and counting, the mathematics of social choice, data analysis, probability and statistics, consumer mathematics, and personal financial management.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• Intermediate algebra
• or
• orappropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra

Catalog wording: “Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use MATH 44

ASSIST maps MATH 44 to a requirement in 18 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Business AdministrationDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Child Development/Elementary Education ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Elementary Education ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Kinesiology - Physical Education Teaching EmphasisDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University
• Mathematics - General EmphasisDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University
• Kinesiology - General EmphasisDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Nursing (B.S.N.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Nursing - RN to BSNDe Anza → CSU Fresno
• Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education ProgramDe Anza → San Jose State
• Kinesiology, Preparation for TeachingDe Anza → San Jose State
• Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Program Spanish BilingualDe Anza → San Jose State
• KinesiologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching, (Multiple Subjects)De Anza → San Jose State
• Environmental Studies, Preparation for Teaching, (Multiple Subjects)De Anza → San Jose State
• NursingDe Anza → CSU Long Beach

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with MATH 44. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• MATH 44