Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
Course Materials/Resources

The resources provided here for Gordon State College's Math 1001 course are a growing collection of activities, notes, problems, websites, and other resources you may need for this class. They are provided here for your convenience.
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General Course Materials
Grades Record Sheet Personal Intro Journal Assignment Common Algebra Mistakes Graph Paper
Review for the Final Exam with Solutions Formulas for the Final Exam, pdf Math is Fun Website  
 
Unit I-
Chapters 1 & 2
Logic, Sets, Problem Solving & Measurement
Unit II-
Chapters 4 & 9
Compounding, Savings Plans & Investments, & Exponential Models
Unit III-
Chapters 5 & 6
Introductory Statistics
Journal I, pdf Journal II, pdf Journal III, pdf
Section 1B (PPT) Exponent Rules (PPT) Section 5A (PPT)
Number Sets Venn Diagram Al's Allowance Problem Blinding: Single/Double
Symbols and Number Sets Introduction to Percentages (Mathsisfun.com) Section 5B (PPT)
Sets and Set Operations Interest Intro Section 5C (PPT)
Venn Sports Section 4B (PPT) Section 5D (PPT)
Sets Activity Section 4C (PPT) Section 5E (PPT)
Section 1C (PPT) Annuities Guessing Correlations Game (istics.net)
Section 1D (PPT) Section 9C (PPT) Section 6A (PPT)
Problem Solving Strategies Exponential Modeling Supplement (9C) Record High Temps Data
Section 2A (PPT) Exponential/Linear Gifts Project  MLB Home Run "Kings" Data
Measurement Facts Notes U.S. Population Data Statistics: Variation
Powers of 10 Animation   Section 6B (PPT)
Pythagorean Theorem Problems TI Exponential Regression Steps Take-Home Statistics Activity
    Statistics Lab Project
    Statistics Extras, More Statistics Practice
     
    TI Statistics & Regression
    Excel Statistics
     
Unit IV-
Chapter 9
Linear Functions and Relations
Unit V-
Chapter 9 + Optional Sections
Linear and Quadratic Functions and Applications
Journal IV, pdf Journal V, pdf Introduction to Quadratic Functions
Section 7A (PPT) Linear Functions Intro Graphing Quadratic Functions
Section 7B (PPT) Linear Equations, Graphs & Applications Worksheet Section 9D Quadratic Functions (PPT)
Probability (Summary PPT) Section 9A (PPT) Quadratic Applications
Prisoner Strategy Problem Hot Air Balloon Regression Activity Quadratic Functions and Modeling Supplement (9D)
Birthday Problem Old Faithful Geyser Regression Activity Roller Coaster Regression Project
Exponent Rules Worksheet Section 9B (PPT)  
Section 8A (PPT) Linear Modeling Supplement (for 9B) Projectile Motion Simulation
Exponential Functions, Applications    
Section 8B (PPT) Linear Function Machine *Section 4D Loan Payments (PPT)
Introduction to Logarithms, Applications TI Linear Regression (Short Version) *Section 11B Perspective and Symmetry (PPT)
Section 8C (PPT) TI Statistics & Regression Help! *Section 12A Voting (PPT)
*Section 8D (PPT) TI Graphing Help!  
  Excel Regression Help!