Materials: Contents of Text

The main materials for this workshop will be the text Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today’s Informed Citizen by Sevilla and Somers, Key College Publishing, 2007. Participants will receive a copy of this text. Here is a list of the topics covered in the book. We will investigate a selection of these topics in the workshop.

Contents

Section I: Numerical Reasoning
Topic 1: Organizing Information Pictorially Using Charts and Graphs
Topic 2: Bivariate Data
Topic 3: Graphs of Functions
Topic 4: Multiple Variable Functions
Topic 5: Proportional, Linear, and Piecewise Linear Functions
Topic 6: Modeling with Linear and Exponential Functions
Topic 7: Logarithms and Scientific Notation
Topic 8: Indexes and Ratings
Topic 9: Personal Finances
Topic 10: Introduction to Problem Solving

Section II: Logical Reasoning
Topic 11: Decision Making
Topic 12: Inductive Reasoning
Topic 13: Deductive Reasoning
Topic 14: Apportionment
Topic 15: More on Problem Solving

Section III: Statistical Reasoning
Topic 16: Averages and Five-number Summary
Topic 17: Standard Deviation, z-Score and Normal Distributions
Topic 18: Basics of Probability
Topic 19: Conditional Probability and Tables
Topic 20: Sampling and Surveys
Topic 21: More on Decision Making