Math Media: Reading News with Mathematical Eyes

Catalog description

An inquiry course open to all undergraduates. This course introduces students to math which carries important weight in our decisions and lives. The methodology is focused on the discussion of contemporary news, through the lens of mathematical concepts. The course explores topics in probability, trigonometry, pattern recognition, math modeling, graph theory, geometry, descriptive statistics, and logic. The course emphasizes applications of mathematics to law, health, society, politics, analyzing meaning from data, and current events.