3.00 Credits
Description: This course covers the skills and tools needed to work with quantitative information in daily life - numbers in the news, taxes, debt, inflation, and probabilities. The emphasis is on real world, open-ended exercises that involve reading, writing, calculating, synthesizing, and clearly reporting results. Topics include back-of-an-envelope estimation, descriptive statistics, linear and exponential models, spreadsheets and the wise use of internet resources. Notes: Lab fee: $15.