# Real Numbers, Surds, and Exponents

> The MAT places heavy emphasis on number sense and your ability to manipulate expressions involving surds, exponents, and logarithms without a calculator. Strong fluency with the real number system…

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### What will I learn in "Real Numbers, Surds, and Exponents"?

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