141 - Quantitative Reasoning

Prerequisites: 
Minimum math competence and satisfactory placement scores.
Frequency: 
Fall (I), Winter (II)
Student Body: 
For students who need to satisfy part A of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement and prepare for Qr-B courses, but do not want to continue in the calculus sequence.
Credits: 
3 (q-E)
Recent Texts: 
For All Practical Purposes 8th E, COMAP
Course Coordinator: 
Gabriel Meyer
Background and Goals: 
The emphasis of this course is on reasoning and problem-solving. It is not intended to be a technique-oriented, template-problem-solving course, in which one practices on a lot of problems of a similar nature and then is tested on his or her ability to do problems presented in a very similar way.
Alternatives: 
n/a
Subsequent Courses: 
n/a
Course Content: 
  • Statistics
  • Coding information
  • Social choice and decision making
  • Size and shape
  • Consumer finance models