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(MATH 107) Quantitative Reasoning

Practical applications of mathematics in the context of logic, finance, statistics, probability, and other areas.

Credit Hours 3.0
Prerequisites None
Offered F, W, S
Programs Associate of Sciences Business Management, Associate of Arts and Sciences, Accounting (BS), Accounting Minor, Business Management (BS), Business Education (BS), Biology (BS), Biology Education (BS), Computer Science (BS), Economics Minor, Health and Human Science (BS), Health and Human Science Education (BS), History Education (BA), Hospitality and Tourism Management (BS), Introduction to Mathematics Minor, Information Technology (BS), International Development Minor, Introduction to Mathematics Minor, Linguistics Minor, Marketing Minor, Mathematics (BS), Mathematics Minor, Math Education (BS), Political Science Minor, Psychology (BS), Psychology Minor, Public Management Minor, Social Science Education (BA), Supply Chain, Operations, and Analytics Minor

Course Learning Outcomes

Gain an understanding of the following concepts:

  1. Basic Mathematical Logic: propositions, sets, analyzing arguments.
  2. Numbers in the real world: percentages, how numbers can deceive.
  3. Managing Money: compound interest, savings, and loans.
  4. Statistical Reasoning: tables, graphs, correlation, causality.
  5. Characterizing Data: mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, normal distribution.
  6. Basic Probability: combining probabilities, the law of large numbers, and counting.
  7. Modeling: linear and exponential functions.
  8. Optional topics include: mathematics in music/arts or voting.