MATH108X
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Math for the Real World
Course Description
This course prepares students to understand, analyze, and solve real-life problems that require quantitative reasoning. Topics include the meaning of probabilities, how to read, critique, and apply statistical information found in news reports, public policy debates, consumer reports, and other daily life and professional situations; the use of mathematical models in describing, understanding, and making predictions about real world phenomena; and the mathematics of budgeting, loans, and investments. Topics will be illustrated by examples and applications from daily life and natural phenomena. Math for the Real World is to inspire students to act wisely when faced with quantitative challenges in collegiate coursework, employment, and daily living.
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3
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Campus
Course Equivalencies
1. Identify real-world situations (e.g. financial, family, social, or community issues) where quantitative reasoning skills are needed to inform a decision.
2. List key assumptions and key variables necessary to apply mathematical models of real-world situations.
3. Demonstrate the quantitative skills necessary to use mathematical models.
4. Use mathematical models to make an informed decision.
5. Evaluate decisions made with the Quantitative Reasoning Process.
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