STARK STATE COLLEGE
GENERAL SYLLABUS
Course Name: Quantitative Reasoning
Course Number: MTH118
Textbook(s): Bennett/Briggs - Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach, 8/e
ISBN (instant Access): 9780137575183
Required Readings: None
Additional Materials: Desmos: a free online calculator, you can find the link to Desmos under each assignment folder. Calculator: You can also use any scientific calculator. Word Processor like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. The school provides you with free copies of Microsoft Office 365.
The date of coverage and order of coverage may be modified based on the faculty member and events beyond the control of faculty members that interfere with class times and teaching.
| Week | Chapter/Topic/Lab |
|---|
| 1 | Introduction activitiesCh. 2: Approaches to Problem Solving |
| 2 | Ch. 2: Approaches to Problem Solving |
| 3 | Ch. 3: Numbers in the Real World |
| 4 | Due Project #1: Quantitative Reasoning ProcessCh. 8: Exponential Astonishment |
| 5 | Ch. 9: Modeling Our World |
| 6 | Ch. 9: Modeling Our World |
| 7 | Due Project #2: M&M Exponential ModelingCh. 4: Managing Money |
| 8 | Ch. 4: Managing Money |
| 9 | Ch. 4: Managing Money |
| 10 | Due Project #3: Financial ProjectCh. 5: Statistical Reasoning |