MATH& 107 Math in Society

• Use proportions and ratios to interpret quantities and estimate the relative size of quantities
• Apply proportionality to solve and analyze a variety of multi-step contextual problems
• Use formulas and perform relevant calculations pertaining to personal finance to solve context-based scenarios
• Analyze and critique claims related to personal finance (i.e. loans, mortgages, annuities, etc.) to make informed decisions
• Calculate and interpret probabilities, including conditional probabilities, and use those calculations to make informed decisions
• Analyze and critique statements about probability and risk that appear in the media (i.e. advertisements, odds, medical test results, etc.)
• Recognize and categorize methods for obtaining data, discuss possible sources of bias, and use this information to make an informed decision given a scenario
• Use appropriate tools and strategies to describe and display authentic data (including boxplots, histograms, pie charts, and other graph types)
• Calculate, interpret, analyze, and critique numerical summaries of data (including measures of center and spread), and use these values to compare and contrast two or more samples or populations
• Analyze data and/or scenarios to determine if they describe linear or exponential growth
• Create linear and exponential models for an authentic situation
• Use, interpret, and analyze linear and exponential models to make predictions, discussing appropriateness and limitations of the model
• Read a complex problem requiring quantitative and/or symbolic analysis, use flexibility in selecting a solution strategy, and impose an appropriate mathematical structure or mathematical procedure in solving the problem
• Determine the reasonableness and implications of mathematical solutions, recognize the limitations of the methods used in context, and then apply those methods to making personal and societal choices