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UGRC 120: Numeracy Skills

Credits: 
3

This course is designed for students to acquire basic numeracy skills needed for solving real life problems. It involves the following: review of basic algebraic skills; rates (fractions, proportions and percentages); approximating numbers (rounding up of numbers and significant numbers); mathematical reasoning, (deductive and inductive reasoning); statements; truth tables;  necessary and sufficient conditions; basic set theory; nature and uses of statistics; sources of data; data types and measurement scales; methods of data manipulation (aggregation and interpretation); basic probability with illustrations from various disciplines;  establishing relationships between variables, and the use of basic computer packages such as Excel in analyzing data.