Course Supervisor

Dr. Jennifer Luebeck
Office: Wilson 2-255
Phone: 406-994-5341
Email Dr. Jennifer Luebeck

Required materials: MyMathLab with E-text

Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach, 7th Ed. (2019). Authors: Bennett & Briggs. Publisher: Pearson.

  • Purchasing access to MyLab Math includes a copy of the E-text - purchase these as a combined kit.
  • Also required: Class Notes for Contemporary Mathematics (Orange Note Pack)

Course Information

Course Description:

Designed to help liberal arts students develop quantitative reasoning skills they will need for college, career, and life. Will also provide students with the skills required to understand and interpret quantitative information that they encounter in the news and in their studies, and to make numericallybased decision in their lives. Topics include working with large numbers and units, linear and exponential relations, financial mathematics, essentials of probability and statistics, and fundamentals of geometry.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Attain a degree of mathematical literacy, including an ability to read mathematical material and write using mathematical notation correctly.
  • Develop skills to think and reason mathematically in order to function more effectively in the modern world.
  • Examine ways in which mathematics is used, to follow and understand logical arguments, and to solve applied quantitative problems. This includes learning to formulate a problem precisely, to interpret solutions, and to make critical judgments in the face of competing formulations and solutions.
  • Understand elementary probability concepts and phenomena including: sample spaces with equally likely outcomes, the basic parameters (mean, standard deviation), the normal distribution, and a qualitative view of the Central Limit Theorem.
  • Understand elementary statistical concepts, such as data description, statistical estimation, randomization, and statistical inference.
  • Explore and examine other aspects of contemporary mathematics including but not limited to: management science (e.g. graph models for network problems), social choice and decision making (e.g. elections, voting, fair division, Congress apportionment), or applied geometry (e.g. symmetry, tilings, growth rates).

Core 2.0 Outcomes: Quantitative Reasoning

  • Interpret and draw inferences from mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, diagrams or tables.
  • Represent mathematical information numerically, symbolically and visually.
  • Employ quantitative methods in symbolic systems such as, arithmetic, algebra, or geometry to solve problems.

Prerequisite Guidelines (contact supervisor if you have questions):

  • Math 088 or 090 or an equivalent Transfer Course with grade C- or higher
  • Math ACT score: 22 or higher (may use ACT 21 with a HS GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  • Math SAT score: 540 or higher (may use SAT 530 with a HS GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  • EdReady Math Level 290

Weighted Course Components                                                                                           Percent-to-Grade Conversion

 
              Weight %                                           
                         Course %                                                                    
        Grade                         
Homework/Quizzes
20%

90 - 100

A
Active Engagement
15%
80-89
B
Exams (3)
45%
70-79
C
Final Exam
20%
60-69
D
TOTAL
100%
0-59

F

* Plus(+) and minus(-) grades may be assigned 

Final Exam

This course does not have common exams or a common final. See the Registrar's exam schedule for details.

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