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MAT 110 - Mathematics of Money

This course is directed toward the student who wishes to study mathematics with business and financial applications. The philosophy of the department is that this course is a mathematics course using business-related topics to enhance the student's abilities in and appreciation for mathematics. The course emphasizes the appropriate use of mathematical tools including formulas, algebra, calculators, estimation techniques, and spreadsheets. The course topics are chosen so as to be of interest to a broad range of students. Among the topics chosen are simple interest, simple discount, compound interest, present and future value of annuities, and other specific financial applications. This course carries SUNY General Education Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) credit.