3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Lower DivisionQuantitative Reasoning
In this course, Knowing the World Through Mathematics, students will connect their situated experiences to larger trends in equity and social justice around the globe through mathematical investigations embedded in the context of the United Nations 2030 agenda (United Nations, 2015). Students in this course will make use of mathematics and global policy documents to critically interpret, model, and represent world phenomena. Students will collaboratively analyze quantitative information gathered through trustworthy, globally representative data sets and individual survey and questionnaire items to investigate local experiences in relation to students' area(s) of interest. Students will learn about and utilize the GAISE Framework for Statistical Problem Solving (Franklin et al., 2005) and the Four Dimensions of Equity in Mathematics Education (Gutierrez, 2012) to ground their discussions and deliverables for Knowing the World Through Mathematics.
Learning Outcomes1Use a critical mathematics perspective to interpret world patterns, situations, and events.
2Create mathematical models of world phenomena.
3Use multiple mathematical representations to present global issues.
4Identify and implement appropriate mathematical strategies to investigate world phenomena.
5Express mathematical arguments related to world phenomena.
6Use mathematics to explore global policy documents.
7Explore world phenomena through quantitative (and qualitative) methods.
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