Quantitative Reasoning   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

MATH 160 - Quantitative Reasoning

3 Unit(s)
This course helps develops students' mathematical thinking around issues of mathematical content, process, and application. Students will acquire quantitative reasoning ability, number sense, conceptual and practical understanding of and familiarity with, algebra, geometry, measurement, and basic data analysis and probability. The course focuses on supporting students' understanding of problem solving, critical thinking, communication, connections, and representations. Contemporary applications are explored to illustrate the nature of mathematics, its role in society, and its practical and abstract aspects. A key feature of the course is active student involvement to support and demonstrate mathematic literacy and the application of mathematics in their everyday lives.