1. Math 123 Quantitative Reasoning
Rebecca Wulf
Ivy Tech Lafayette
Sharon Koch
Ivy Tech Gary
Ben Markham
Ivy Tech Bloomington

2. Ivy Tech Community College
30 campuses in 14 regions 
Nearly 200,000 students annually
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

4. What is Numeracy/QL/QR? According to SERC
The first known use of the term numerate appeared in the 1959 UK Crowther report when the authors used the term to "coin a word to represent the mirror image of literacy" (Crowther Report 1959: 269).
More recently, the 1982 Cockcroft Report elaborated on the meaning of the term: "We would wish the word 'numerate' to imply the possession of two attributes. 
The first of these is an 'at-homeness' with numbers and an ability to make use of mathematical skills which enables an individual to cope with the practical mathematical demands of his everyday life.
The second is an ability to have some appreciation and understanding of information which is presented in mathematical terms, for instance in graphs, charts or tables or by reference to percentage increase or decrease. Taken together, these imply that a numerate person should be expected to be able to appreciate and understand some of the ways in which mathematics can be used as a means of communication."

5. Course Structure This course is 3 credit hours and 4 contact hours.
The class structure of the quantitative reasoning course is unique. Class discussion and group work are main staples of the classroom and instructor lecturing is minimal.

6. Course Consistency
Math 123 has a statewide lead instructor and a regional lead instructor.
Was developed by Ivy Tech Faculty
Has its own ‘textbook’

7. Methods of Assessment Homework 10% Quizzes 15% Projects 25% Exam 1 15%

8. To Spiral or not to Spiral… what’s that?

9. To Spiral or not to Spiral… what’s that?

10. Unit 1 topics Large and Small Numbers Proportional Reasoning
Descriptive Statistics
Weighted Averages

11. Unit 2 Topics Dimensional Analysis Normal Distributions Probability
Risk
Margins of Error

12. Unit 3 Topics Financial Literacy Absolute and Relative Change
Linear Models
Exponential Models

13. Why Use Spreadsheets? To make cumbersome calculations more accessible
To easily graph data
To focus on quantitative reasoning
To prepare students for the real world

14. Proportional Reasoning
Traditional Approach
Problem Based/Student Centered
𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑎 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑏
A class has 4 males and 5 females, what is the ratio of males to females?
The child dependency ratio is found by dividing the under-15 by the population. Calculate this value and write what it means. Think about what the numerator and denominator each represent. Is this a part-to-part or part-to-whole ratio?

15. Proportional Reasoning
Traditional Approach
Problem Based/Student Centered
𝑎 𝑏 = 𝑐 𝑑
A boat travels 15 miles upstream in the same time it take to travel 20 miles downstream. If the current is 5 mph, how fast would the boat be going in still water.
According to the 2010 firearm deaths data, there were 236 firearm deaths in Australia from a population of 22.3 million. With a population of 308 million in the US, what would be the expected number of firearm deaths if the two countries were proportional?

16. Dimensional Analysis 5𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 1 𝑥 12𝑖𝑛 1𝑓𝑡
Traditional Approach
Problem Based/Student Centered
5𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 1 𝑥 12𝑖𝑛 1𝑓𝑡
15 𝑔𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑟 𝑥 1ℎ𝑟 60𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑥 4𝑞𝑡𝑠 1𝑔𝑎𝑙
Measurement
Dosage Calculation
Currency Conversions
C02 emissions
Rising Sea Levels

17. Probability and Statistics
Traditional Approach
Problem Based/Student Centered
What is the probability of rolling a 2 or a 3 with a 6 sided die?
What is the probability of drawing a queen in a deck of cards.
.5% of the population has HIV, and tests are 99% accurate. What is the probability that you have the disease if you received a positive test result?

18. Finance 𝐴=𝑃 (1+ 𝑟 𝑛 ) 𝑛𝑡 Students use calculators Compound interest
Traditional Approach
Problem Based/Student Centered
𝐴=𝑃 (1+ 𝑟 𝑛 ) 𝑛𝑡
Students use calculators
Compound interest
Credit Cards
Mortgages, 401k
Students use calculators and Excel

19. Linear Equations 𝑚= 𝑦 2 − 𝑦 1 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 1 𝑦=𝑚𝑥+𝑏 Traditional Approach
Problem Based/Student Centered
𝑚= 𝑦 2 − 𝑦 1 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 1
𝑦=𝑚𝑥+𝑏
Let’s find the linear model which represents the percent of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes from 1983 to 2012: