QR 101 Overview
For students who wish to proficiency the QR 101 requirement, there is a 40 question multiple choice proficiency test available. The test can be arranged by contacting Testing Services. Non-programmable, non-graphing, scientific calculators, such as those in the TI-30 line are allowed. Cell phone calculators are not allowed. We strongly recommend that you first take the sample proficiency exam and prepare for the exam; you can only take the proficiency exam once.
The proficiency test covers the material in the course, as outlined below.
Catalog Description: Focuses on mathematical reasoning and real-life problems. Including management science, coding, social choice and decision making, size and shape, and modeling.
Textbook: Math in Our World (Third Edition) with Connect and Learn Smart
Dave Sobecki and Allan G Bluman
ISBN 978-0-07-351967-8
MHID 0-07-351968-7
Course Outline and Topics:
Chapter 8: Consumer Math
- 8-1 Percents
- 8-2 Simple Interest
- 8-3 Compound Interest
- 8-4 Installment Buying
- 8-5 Student Loans and Home Buying
- 8-6 Investing in Stocks and Bonds
Chapter 9: Measurement
- 9-1 Measures of Length: Converting Units and the Metric System
- 9-2 Measures of Area, Volume, and Capacity
- 9-3 Measures of Weight and Temperature
Chapter 10: Geometry
- 10-1 Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles
- 10-2 Triangles
- 10-3 Polygons and Perimeter
- 10-4 Areas of Polygons and Circles
- 10-5 Volume and Surface Area
- 10-6 Right Triangle Trigonometry
Chapter 12: Statistics
- 12-1 Gathering and Organizing Data
- 12-2 Picturing Data
- 12-8 Correlation (not the parts calculating the correlation coefficient)
- Supplement: Misuses of Statistics
Chapter 13: Voting Methods
- 13-1 Preference Tables and the Plurality Method
- 13-2 The Borda Count Method and Plurality-with-Elimination Method
- 13-3 The Pairwise Comparison Method and Approval Voting
- 13-4 Apportionment
- 13-5Apportionment Flaws
Some other books on the topic of Quantitative Reasoning include
Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today's Informed Citizen
by Alicia Sevilla, Kay Somers
ISBN 978-0-470-41232-9
June 2008, ©2007
Paperback, 656 pages
Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning, 1st Edition
ISBN10:0-618-77737-7
ISBN13:78-0-618-77737-2
AUTHORS:Aufmann/Lockwood/Nation/Clegg
Other resources to help prepare for the proficiency test may be found on the following websites.
