This is the public-facing page for the University of MIchigan’s Math 105, Data, Functions, and Graphs. This is a course in the mathematics of functions and the representation of relationships and data in the world around us. It covers the mathematical material that underpins all of the other courses offered in the Department of Mathematics, as well as a huge swath of the sciences, social sciences, and engineering!
Important Course Information: If you are looking for the course site for a current offering of Math 105, you should look for your current Canvas course site. This site provides general information about the course, and does not include any deadline and assignment information that you need when taking the course.
Background and Goals
Math 105 serves as a free-standing course in the mathematics essential to many programs, and also as a preparatory class to the calculus sequences. Students who understand the material in 105 are fully prepared for fields that require an understanding of functions, data, and representation; and are ready for Math 115, Calculus I at the University of Michigan.
Context
This course presents the concepts of precalculus from four points of view: geometric (graphs), numeric (tables), symbolic (formulas), and written (verbal descriptions). The emphasis throughout the course is on the mathematical modeling of real-life problems using linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Students develop their reading, writing, and questioning skills in an interactive classroom setting.
