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Apr 29, 2024
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MAT 127 - Mathematical Literacy II
Mathematical and statistical reasoning are explored through topics in everyday life. It integrates quantitative literacy with percents, probability, mathematical modeling, and statistical thinking. Concepts are investigated with hands-on activities using medical, environmental, and financial examples. Communicating mathematics will be developed in this course. This course requires MAT 093 Integrated Arithmetic and Basic Algebra, or equivalent background knowledge.
Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Objectives of the Course:
- Scaling factors and area unit conversion.
- Calculating interest rates and estimation.
- Calculating with percentages.
- Applied uses of percentages.
- Understand absolute and relative change.
- Reading visual display of data.
- Understanding visual display of data.
- Using spreadsheet to organize data.
- Reading, interpreting and creating bar and pie charts (optional).
- Understanding and calculating weighted averages.
- Understanding linear models with words, tables, graphs, and equations.
- Understanding piecewise linear models.
- Approximating data with linear models, scatter plots and lines of best fit.
- Understanding basics of exponential models.
- Modeling situations with exponential equations.
- Interpreting and applying different statistical methods and calculations (optional).
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Interpret and draw inferences from appropriate models such as formulas, graphs, tables, or schematics.
- Represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically, or verbally as appropriate.
- Employ quantitative methods such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, or statistics to solve problems.
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