Math 25 Topic Outline

Math 25 will include material from the first four numbered categories for all course sections.

Mathematics in Newspapers and Magazines
- Using and Interpreting Graphs: Circle, Line, and Bar
- Reading and Interpreting Tables
- Thinking Critically about Polls and Statistics
- Large and Small Numbers in the News
- Elementary Treatment of Richter Scales, Decibels, etc.
- Number Words and Prefixes: Cent-, Deci-, Nano-
Mathematics Applied to Daily Health
- Calculating a Heart Rate for Exercise
- Calorie Counting
- Ranges for Cholesterol Levels and Blood Pressure
- Probabilities Related to Pregnancy, Survival, etc.
- Growth Rates of Diseases
- General Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency, etc.
Number Skills Applied to Personal Finance
- Tips and Sales Tax
- Sales Prices and Inflation
- Compound Interest: Savings and Credit Cards
- Salary Computation
- Retirement Calculations
- Value of a Lottery Ticket: What are the Chances?
- Proportions in Budgets
- The Value of a Housewife/Husband; The Cost of a Child or Education
Mathematics Applied to the Household and Yard
- Calculating Necessary Amounts of Fertilizer or Paint Needed
- Calculating Amounts of Lumber, Flats of Flowers, etc.
- Using Metric Units in the Kitchen and Garden
- Temperatures: Scales and Signed Numbers
- Measuring Heights, Areas, Perimeters, Volumes, and Weights
- Applications of Ratio and Proportion: Concrete, Soil Mixtures, and Recipes
- Shapes in Nature and Construction
Math 25 will include a selection of the next three numbered items, by instructor choice.
Mathematics Used in Traveling
- Foreign Exchange Rates and Costs
- Metric Units: Distances, Buying Gasoline (liters, imperial gallons)
- Estimating Expenses
- Probabilities Related to Accidents: Planes versus Cars
- Allowable Luggage Sizes
Mathematics Applied to Recreation
- Calculations in Card Games: Cribbage
- World Records and Measurements: Metric
- Statistics Applied to Sports
- Geometric Applications: Pool Tables, Kites
- Simple Probability in Gambling
Mathematics of Local and Global Issues
- Elementary Statistics as Used in Justifying Positions
- Growth Rates

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