MATH 160 - R/Elements of Chance

2020-2021 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Mathematics

This course will help students learn how to think about statistics and probability, how to identify the tools needed to study a particular problem and how to read and critically evaluate quantitative information presented in the media. The course format involves extensive reading and discussion of newspaper and journal articles, computer activities, writing assignments, and student projects. (Those who have completed MATH 242 or MATH 341 or MATH 361, may not enroll in this class for credit. Those majoring in mathematics may only receive free elective credit for the course.)

Prerequisite(s): Three years of high school mathematics including intermediate algebra.
Offered: Every fall