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MAT 2301 - Introduction to Computer Algebra Systems

Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents a brief introduction to the software and hardware being used. Included will be work with one or more computer algebra systems, such as Maple, Derive or Mathematica. Time will be spent not only learning to use the software, but using experimentation and discovery to better understand mathematical concepts. Some topics addressed are solutions of equations and inequalities, functions and their graphs, and other pre-calculus and calculus topics.