Quantitative Literacy

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Prerequisites: take one of the following sets: Set 1: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DRE 098 Set 2: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, ENG 002 Set 3: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, BSP 4002 Set 4: DMA 025, DRE 098 Set 5: DMA 025, ENG 002 Set 6: DMA 025, BSP 4002 Set 7: MAT 003, DRE 098 Set 8: MAT 003, ENG 002 Set 9: MAT 003, BSP 4002 Set 10: BSP 4003, DRE 098 Set 11: BSP 4003, ENG 002 Set 12: BSP 4003, BSP 4002 Set 13: MAT 025 This course is designed to engage students in complex and realistic situations involving the mathematical phenomena of quantity, change and relationship, and uncertainty through project and activity-based assessment. Emphasis is placed on authentic contexts which will introduce the concepts of numeracy, proportional reasoning, dimensional analysis, rates of growth, personal finance, consumer statistics, practical probabilities, and mathematics for citizenship. Upon completion, students should be able to utilize quantitative information as consumers and to make personal, professional, and civic decisions by decoding, interpreting, using, and communicating quantitative information found in modern media and encountered in everyday life.