MATH 117
Mathematics for Social Justice · 3 credits · Spring 2027
About this course
Application of mathematics to issues of social justice highlighting mathematical reasoning and problem solving. Mathematics content may include applications of linear and quadratic functions, proportional reasoning, election theory, introductory graph theory, visual representations of data, measures of compactness, compound interest, and fair division. Social justice issues include distribution of wealth, and resources; environmental justice; access and equity in education, healthcare, etc. and representation in industry, government, the criminal justice system, etc. Open to all students even if the student has completed an upper-level course within the same discipline.
Seat status as of Oct 2, 10:27 AM ET. Seats can change between refreshes.