MATH& 107 - Math in Society

5 Credits

This course exposes students to a wide variety of topics in which mathematical knowledge or reasoning can help them understand the complex systems which affect them in today’s technological society. The topics include proportional reasoning, descriptive statistics, probability, growth models (linear and exponential growth) and personal finance. Additional topics covered may differ between sections but can include voting theory, apportionment, fair division, symmetry, or scheduling.

Pre-requisite(s) MATH 91 min 2.0
Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 98
Course Note Scientific calculator required.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day, Online
Winter Day, Online
Spring Day, Online

Designed to Serve Students needing credits for their Natural Science distribution or to meet a quantitative skills requirement. Designed to serve students in liberal arts and humanities majors who benefit from a course that provides a solid foundation in the quantitative reasoning, symbolic reasoning, and critical thinking needed for engaged citizenship.

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Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 32
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Quantitative Skills
Science

ProfTech Related Instruction

Computation

Course Outline

Growth Models (linear and exponential)
Personal Finance
Descriptive Statistics
Probability
A minimum of 3 topics from the following:
- Voting systems
- Fair Division
- Apportionment
- Euler Circuits

Student Learning Outcomes
Read a complex problem requiring quantitative and/or symbolic analysis, use flexibility in selecting a solution strategy, and impose an appropriate mathematical structure or mathematical procedure in solving the problem.

Determine the reasonableness and implications of mathematical solutions, and will recognize the limitations of the methods used in context.

Apply mathematical processes and solutions in making personal and societal choices.

Use appropriate representations to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, quantitative results and mathematical processes.