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Fall 2025 Recitation Lecture Core Transfer LibraryLower DivisionQuantitative Reasoning
This course will cover important mathematical ideas, including proportion, weighted averages, linear models, exponential models, basic probability and statistics, and some algebra, by using concrete real-world problems. It will not be a prerequisite for any other mathematics course. CTL: Quantitative Reasoning
Learning Outcomes1Learn proportion and how to apply it to unit conversions, percentage, sales tax and discounts, and inflation.
2Learn weighted averages and how they apply to the consumer price index and other examples.
3Learn paradoxes involving weighted averages.
4Learn linear models and how they apply to electricity bills, income taxes, and climate change.
5Learn exponential growth and how it applies to compound interest and other financial issues.
6Learn basic probability theory and how it applies to insurance and games of chance.
7Learn how algebra is related to the other things learned.
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