Math

Outcomes

What are they?

Curriculum

• Basic Computation
  • Unit conversion
  • Fractions
  • Percentages and ratios
  • Estimation
    • Order of magnitude
    • Back of the envelope calculations
• Algebra I
  • Logs, exponentials
  • Solving equations
  • Algebraic terminology, e.g. function
• Algebra II
  • Series
• Graph Analysis
  • Slope, intercepts
  • Linear, quadratic, cubic, exponential, log, etc.
• Statistics
  • Mean (geometric, arithmetic), median, mode
  • Regression
  • Correlation
  • OLS
  • R^2
  • P value
• Basic Calculus
  • Basics of differential
    • Slope, tangent
  • Basics of integral
    • Limit, area under a curve
• Tools
  • Spreadsheet
    • Simple data analysis
    • Graphing (scatter, histogram, pie charts)
  • Function Flyer

Assessment

• Quizzes?

Logistics

• Faculty
• Teaching Assistants
• Meeting schedule
• Lab reservations

Questions

• Credit vs no credit, if no what's the motivation?
  • money, zoo trip, something else?