MATH 003: College Mathematics Fundamentals and Problem Solving

2024-25 2025-26 →

Units: 3

Hours: Laboratory, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours

Catalog page 478

Prerequisites: a score on the Mathematics Advisory Examination, as determined by the Mathematics Department; restricted to freshman or an approved summer session enrollment; or consent of instructor

Description: Prepares for success in a college-level mathematics course. Focuses on conceptual and problem solving. Emphasizes practicing symbolic reasoning, evaluating expressions, the meaning of quantities, variables, expressions, formulas, changes in quantities, inequalities, systems of equations, and functions (linear, exponential, logarithmic, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical). Workload credit only;

Credit: Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

MATH 004 MATH 006A
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 1197/1200 641/739 44/50 1882/1989
2024-25  893/ 900 301/300 73/75 1267/1275
2023-24 66/75 66/ 75