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 5 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Liberal Studies B.A. - Child Development/Elementary Education ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Elementary Education ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Kinesiology - General EmphasisDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University
• Kinesiology - Physical Education Teaching EmphasisDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University
• Mathematics - General EmphasisDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University

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