MA 102 - mathematics in Context

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

A set of courses exploring interesting questions from a variety of disciplines with the aid of mathematics. (Fufills QR2 requirement.) Courses including the following are offered periodically depending on faculty availability. A student may take more than one of these courses for credit. A. Statistical Controversies. It is often said that one can prove anything using statistics. Indeed, the reading of any newspaper or news magazine presents one with bold statements about important topics (economic, political, and health issues, etc.) based on statistical studies, together with strong opposition to those statements-in a phrase, statistical controversies. This course aims to study many such controversies to try to understand how they arise, what statistics lie behind them, and how at least some of them might be avoided by proceeding with greater care. Intended for students with little or no experience with statistics. (Fufills QR2 requirement.) B. Modeling Epidemics. This course several mathematical techniques for modeling epidemics, including differential equations and statistical methods. (Fufills QR2 requirement.)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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