The mission of the Mathematics Department of Miami Dade College is to support the college in its efforts to provide a high quality education by keeping the diversity of our learners and their needs at the center of our decision-making with regard to curriculum, instruction, support, and assessment. Specifically, the Mathematics Department supports a vision that is based upon the vital importance of the first years of collegiate mathematics education-an education that prepares the learner for a future role in society by engaging him or her in instruction that includes fluency, understanding, reasoning, and communication skills needed to comprehend mathematics and its applications. Scientifically and technologically literate, the learner becomes a resourceful problem solver ready to make educated personal and professional decisions, and amply prepared to contribute to the improvement of our global society.