Within each section are links to
the class starters, readings,
weekly content checks, and writing samples.
Chapters enumerated with § refer to
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Corequisite
Week One · August 17
Tuesday – Syllabus, and General Problem Solving Introduction
Thursday – Percents and Proportional Relationships
Week Two · August 24
Tuesday – Solving Problems with Math
Thursday – General Problem Solving Conclusion
Week Three · August 31
Tuesday – Growth Models Introduction
Thursday – Linear Growth and Exponential Growth
Week Four · September 7
Tuesday – Logistic Growth
Thursday – Growth Models Conclusion
Week Five · September 14
Tuesday – Finance Introduction, and Taxes
Thursday – Simple and Compound Interest
Week Six · September 21
Tuesday – Annuities and Loans
Thursday – Annuities and Loans (Continued)
Week Seven · September 28
Thursday – Which Finance Formula to Use?
Thursday – Finance Conclusion
Week Eight · October 5
Tuesday – Logic and Set Theory Introduction, and Fallacies
Thursday – Logic Basics
Week Nine · October 12
Tuesday – Analyzing Arguments with Logic
Thursday – Analyzing Arguments with Logic (Continued)
Week Ten · October 19
Tuesday – Set Theory Basics
Thursday – Logic and Set Theory Conclusion
Week Eleven · October 26
Tuesday – Probability Introduction
Thursday – Calculating the Probability of an Event
Week Twelve · November 2
Tuesday – Counting and Probability
Thursday – Expected Value and Probability Conclusion
Week Thirteen · November 9
Tuesday – Statistics and Data Collection Basics
Thursday – Sampling Methods and Bias
Week Fourteen · November 16
Tuesday – Representing Data Graphically and Numerically
Thursday – Statistics Conclusion
Week Fifteen · November 23
Thanksgiving Break, No Class
Week Sixteen · November 30
Tuesday – Voting Theory
Thursday – Fairness Criteria
Final Meeting