MATHEMATICS 1220 - QUANTITATIVE LITERACY

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

Designed to fulfill general education requirements, and not designed as a prerequisite for any other college mathematics course. Provides the basic numeracy needed by a college graduate to reason about quantities, their magnitudes, and their relationships between and among other quantities. Topics include linear systems, linear programming, analysis and interpretation of graphs, logic and reasoning, descriptive statistics, the normal distribution, statistical inference, estimation and approximation. Prerequisite: Demonstrated geometry competency (level 2), and Mathematics 0482 (or college equivalent) with a grade of “C” or better or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test or a qualifying A.C.T. math score

 

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COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1: Thinking Critically and Approaches to Problem Solving

                        Project 1 – Problem Solving

                        Chapter 1ABCDE and Chapter 2ABC

                        The use of a non-programmable, non-graphing calculator is allowed on Test 1

                        Conversions and Metric Prefixes are provided on Test 1

 

Unit 2: Numbers in the Real World and Statistical Reasoning

                        Project 2 – Graphics in the Media – uses Excel

                        Chapter 3ABC and Chapter 5ABCD

                        The use of a non-programmable, non-graphing calculator is allowed on Test 2

 

Unit 3: Putting Statistics to Work

                        Project 3 – Statistics Using Minitab

                        Chapter 6ABCD, 13.1, 13.2, 7.1, 7.3

                        Some Formulas and Tables will be provided (see Section 4 of Syllabus)

                        The use of a non-programmable, non-graphing calculator is allowed on Test 3

                        Minitab will be used on Test 3

 

Unit 4: Exponential Astonishment and Modeling Our World

                        Project 4 – Systems of Equations and Linear Programming using DERIVE

                        Chapter 8ABC, Chapter 9ABC, 8.7, 8.8

                        Some Formulas will be provided (see Section 4 of Syllabus)

                        The use of a non-programmable, non-graphing calculator is allowed on Part 1,

                        DERIVE will be used on Part 2 of Test 4

 

 

This is a three-semester-hour-credit course.

 

The prerequisites for Math 1220 are demonstrated geometry competency (level 2), and  Math 0482 (or college equivalent) with a grade of C or better or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test or a qualifying A.C.T. math sub-score.

 

Also, you need a commitment to study and the time (6 - 9 hours per week) to complete the assigned work.

 

07/19/2010