MA 130. Quantitative Reasoning

Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Placement score or MA 125 (or MA 127 , MA 128 , and MA 129) with a C or better.

This course will enable the student to apply critical and logical thinking skills, estimation and an understanding of numbers, and the use of theories, rules, and principles to various real-world applications. The student will use basic concepts of probability and statistics for decision making and risk assessment. The student will apply these mathematical tools to solve problems across various disciplines, including personal finance and social science. The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this outline meet, or exceed the learning outcomes and competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course, as approved by the Kansas Board of Regents. (MA 1040)