MATH1105 - 01 - Mathematical Reasoning for Modern Society

(QR) Quantitative Reasoning (QA) Quantitative Analysis (SJ) Social Justice

This survey course introduces students to some applications of mathematics and quantitative reasoning with a particular emphasis on how mathematics can be used to spotlight and analyze issues of social justice. The topics chosen will depend on the instructor's discretion, student interest, and current events; they may include: voting systems and elections, statistics in the news and social media, graph theory and its applications to urban planning, data and algorithmic bias, measuring climate change and social inequalities, and more. This course shows students the usefulness of mathematical thinking and helps them to make sense of, and act on, the abundance of numerical information in modern society.