A PROJECT BASED APPROACHBy Mark Roland
Dutchess Community CollegeAnimation by Stephanie Arato
Satisfies the mathematics requirement of the Associate in Arts degree program in Humanities and Social Sciences.
The historical and social implications of mathematics are developed, as well as mathematical methods.
Using and Understanding Mathematics A Quantitative Approach
By Jeffrey Bennett and William Briggs
Geometry Mathematics and Politics Probability, Statistics Problem Solving. Financial Mathematics Number Theory Mathematics and the Arts Mathematics and Business Historical Mathematics Logic Systems of Numeration Mathematical Systems or Graph Theory
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
Mathematics
Reading and Writing
Computers and Technology
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
Graphing or Scientific Calculator
Internet Calculators
Ice Breaker
Math Autobiography
Time Management Student Example 1Student Example 2
Area and Perimeter of ◦ Square◦ Rectangle◦ Triangle◦ Trapezoid◦ Parallelogram ◦ Rhombus
Area and Circumference of the circle Pythagorean Theorem
Teacher chosen groups of two or three students working together answering word problem questions that are all based upon area, perimeter, circumference, and the Pythagorean theorem.
Uses and Abuses of Percentages Relative change and Relative Difference
Putting Numbers in Perspective:Spending a Billion Dollars Student Example 1Student Example 2
Index Numbers: Consumer Price Index and Inflation
How Numbers Deceive:Political Math: True Negatives and False Positives: Does smoking make you live longer?
Take home written section
Student DirectionsAll general education objectives of the course are met with this one project
Working cooperatively with others Use of technology Crosses into other disciplines Student examples
◦ Student 1◦ Student 2◦ Student 3
Personal SavingsSavings Plans and InvestmentsRetirement ProjectTime: Friend or Foe
Student Directions Student Examples
◦ Student 1◦ Student 2
Loans◦ Credit Card Debt◦ Car Loans
Home Ownership◦ Mortgages◦ Amortization Schedule
House Project◦ Student Example◦ Student Example
Statistical Graphs Statistical Data Mean, Median, Mode Standard Deviation Normal Distribution
Student Directions All general education objectives of the
course are met with this project Working cooperatively with others Use of technology Crosses into other disciplines
Hard lessons to be learned
“I never liked math so coming into this class I was like here we go again, but I actually left learning something useful.”
“When I learned how to calculate how long it would take me to pay off my student loans I had to share it with my parents. They made me calculate how long it would take to pay off their mortgage.”
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