MATH 1271 Liberal Education:  
This course fulfills the Mathematical Thinking component of the Liberal 
Education requirements at the University of Minnesota.  An important 
part of any liberal education is learning to use abstract thinking and 
symbolic language to solve practical problems.  Calculus is one of the 
pillars of modern mathematical thought, and has diverse applications 
essential to our complex world.  In this course, students will be 
exposed to theoretical concepts at the heart of calculus and to numerous 
examples of real-world applications.

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