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# STARK STATE COLLEGE GENERAL SYLLABUS

## Course Information

Course Name: Quantitative Reasoning

Course Number: MTH118

## Required Materials

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.

## Course Outline/Calendar

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.

## 16 Week Calendar


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Week</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Chapter/Topic/Lab</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Introduction activitiesCh. 2: Approaches to Problem Solving</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>2</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 2: Approaches to Problem Solving</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 3: Numbers in the Real World</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>4</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due Project #1: Quantitative Reasoning ProcessCh. 8: Exponential Astonishment</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>5</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 9: Modeling Our World</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>6</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 9: Modeling Our World</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>7</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due Project #2: M&amp;M Exponential ModelingCh. 4: Managing Money</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>8</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 4: Managing Money</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>9</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 4: Managing Money</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>10</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due Project #3: Financial ProjectCh. 5: Statistical Reasoning</td></tr></table>

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<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Week</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Chapter/Topic/Lab</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>11</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 5: Statistical ReasoningStart working on Project #4: Survey Project</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>12</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 5: Statistical ReasoningCh. 6: Putting Statistics to Work</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>13</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 6: Putting Statistics to WorkCh. 7: Probability: Living with the Odds</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>14</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due Project #4: Survey ProjectCh. 7: Probability: Living with the OddsStart working on Project #5: Correlation &amp; Linear Regression Modeling</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>15</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project/Catch up with assignments</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>16</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due Project #5: Correlation &amp; Linear Regression</td></tr></table>

## 8 Week Calendar


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Week</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Chapter/Topic/Lab</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Introduction activitiesCh. 2: Approaches to Problem Solving</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>2</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 3: Numbers in the Real WorldDue Project #1: Quantitative Reasoning ProcessCh. 8: Exponential Astonishment</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 9: Modeling Our World</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>4</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Due Project #2: M&amp;M Exponential ModelingCh. 4: Managing Money</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>5</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 4: Managing MoneyDue Project #3: Financial ProjectCh. 5: Statistical Reasoning</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>6</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 5: Statistical ReasoningStart working on Project #4: Survey ProjectCh. 5: Statistical ReasoningCh. 6: Putting Statistics to Work</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>7</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Ch. 6: Putting Statistics to WorkCh. 7: Probability: Living with the OddsDue Project #4: Survey ProjectCh. 7: Probability: Living with the OddsStart working on Project #5: Correlation &amp; Linear Regression Modeling</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>8</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project/Catch up with assignmentsDue Project #5: Correlation &amp; Linear Regression</td></tr></table>