Quantitative Reasoning p; A College Requirement
All students admitted to the College for the Fall Term of 1994 and thereafter
must meet the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) requirement. The goal of this
requirement is to ensure that every graduate of the College achieves a certain
level of proficiency in using and analyzing quantitative information. Students
may fulfill this requirement either by:
- successfully completing one course (of 3 credits or more) designated
for full QR credit (QR/1); or
- successfully completing two courses (at least one of which must be
of 3 credits or more) designated for half QR credit (QR/2).
QR courses may come from a wide range of disciplines representing the natural
and social sciences, as well as some areas of the humanities.
Quantitative reasoning is first and foremost reasoning. It is not mathematical
manipulation or computation, but rather the methodology used to analyze
quantitative information to make decisions, judgments, and predictions.
It involves defining a problem by means of numerical or geometrical representations
of real-world phenomena, determining how to solve it, deducing consequences,
formulating alternatives, and predicting outcomes.
Advanced Placement (AP) courses may not be used to fulfill the Quantitative
Reasoning requirement. Courses transferred from another college or university
do not generally carry QR credit, but a student may petition to satisfy
all or part of the QR requirement with such courses. Courses used to satisfy
the QR requirement may also serve to satisfy other College requirements;
e.g., students who are working towards an A.B. or B.S. degree may elect
a QR course that also counts toward meeting the Area Distribution, Concentration,
or other College requirement.
Fall Term, 1995 Quantitative Reasoning
Courses
This list is subject to change by the College of LSA Curriculum Committee.
Astronomy
101. Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System. (4). (NS). (QR/2).
102. Introductory Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe. (4). (NS).
(QR/2).
111. Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System. (4). (NS). (QR/2).
112. Introductory Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe. (4). (NS).
(QR/2).
130. Explorations in Astronomy. (NS). (QR/2).
160. Introduction to Astrophysics. (4). (NS). (QR/2).
Chemistry
130. General Chemistry: Macroscopic Investigations and Reaction Principles.
(3). (NS). (QR/2).
Communication
206. Evaluating and Communicating Information. (4). (SS). (QR/1).
406. Mass Communication Research. (3). (SS). (QR/1).
Economics
101. Principles of Economics I. (4). (SS). (QR/2).
102. Principles of Economics II. (4). (SS). (QR/2).
401. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (4). (SS). (QR/1).
402. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (3). (SS). (QR/1).
404. Statistics for Economists. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
405/Statistics 405. Introduction to Statistics. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
Environmental Studies
360/Geology 280. Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment. (4).
(NS). (QR/2).
Geological Sciences
222. Introductory Oceanography. (3). (NS). (QR/2).
223. Introductory Oceanography, Laboratory. (1). (NS). (QR/2).
280/Environ. Stud. 360. Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment.
(4). (NS). (QR/2).
Mathematics
105. Data, Functions, and Graphs. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
115. Calculus I. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/1).
116. Calculus II. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/2).
127. Geometry and the Imagination. (4). (NS). (QR/1).
128. Explorations in Number Theory. (4). (NS). (QR/1).
175. Combinatorics and Calculus. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/1).
185. Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus I. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/1).
186. Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus II. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/1).
215. Calculus III. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
217. Linear Algebra. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
295. Honors Mathematics I. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/1).
296. Honors Mathematics II. (4). (N.Excl). (QR/1).
403. Mathematical Modeling Using Computer Algebra Systems. (3). (Excl).
(QR/1).
Philosophy
414. Mathematical Logic. (3). (Excl). (QR/1).
Physics
107. 20th Century Concepts of Space, Time, and Matter. (3). (NS). (QR/1).
125. General Physics: Mechanics, Sound, and Heat. (3). (NS). (QR/1).
126. General Physics: Electricity and Light. (3). (NS). (QR/1).
140. General Physics I. (3). (NS). (QR/1).
160. Honors Physics I. (4). (NS). (QR/1).
240. General Physics II. (3). (NS). (QR/1).
260. Honors Physics II. (4). (NS). (QR/1).
401. Intermediate Mechanics. (3). (Excl). (QR/1).
Sociology
210. Elementary Statistics. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
231. Investigating Social and Demographic Change in America. (4). (SS).
(QR/2).
310. Introduction to Research Methods. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).
331. Population Trends in the United States: Their Economic and Social Consequences.
(3). (Excl). (QR/1).
Statistics
100. Introduction to Statistical Reasoning. (4). (NS). (QR/1).
125. Games, Gambling and Coincidences. (3). (Excl). (QR/1).
402. Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis. (4). (NS). (QR/1).
405/Econ. 405. Introduction to Statistics. (4). (Excl). (QR/1).