MA111 -- Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

Course Information

• Syllabus
• Absence Report Form
• Class Notes
• Quantitative Reasoning in the Contemporary World

Student Resources

• UK Resources for Students
• Mathskeller Math Resource Center
• Academic Enhancement Updates

Information Literacy

• Thinking Critically: Evaluating Websites
• Thinking Critically: Is it Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed?

Sections 1 and 2: Using Numbers and Quantities; Percent and Percent Change

• Worksheet 1.1: Introduction
• Worksheet 1.2: Numbers and Quantities
• Worksheet 1.3: Percent
• Homework 1.1
• Homework 1.2
• Homework 1.3
• Quiz 1.1
• Quiz 1.2
• Exam 1 Review
• Exam 1 Review Solutions
• Exam 1 Solutions
• The Cost of Health Care Reform
• Kentucky Kernel Article on Solar Car
• Data on Religious Affiliation
• Order of Magnitude
• Powers of Ten
• Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
• Goldman Sachs earnings
• Street Sign
• Himalayan Glaciers
• UK Tuition Increase
• Fayette County Tax Calculator
• Math Confusion in the News

Section 3

• Worksheet 2.1
• Worksheet 2.2
• Homework 2.1
• Homework 2.2
• Quiz 2.1
• Exam #2 Review
• Exam #2 Review Solutions
• Government Unemployment Rate
• Measuring Worth
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
• CPI Inflation Calculator
• Median home prices

Section 3, Continued, and Section 4

• Worksheet 3.1
• Worksheet 3.2
• Worksheet 3.3
• Worksheet 3.4
• Worksheet 3.5
• Homework 3.1
• Homework 3.2
• Homework 3.3
• Homework 3.4
• Homework 3.5
• Quiz 3.1
• Exam #3 Review
• Exam #3 Review Solutions
• Example of Credit Card Terms (Website source)
• Credit Card Spreadsheet Example

Section 5

• Homework 4.1 and Homework 4.2
• Review for Final Exam
• Examples of Graphs
• Gallery of Data Visualization
• Gapminder
• Wikipedia Article on Charts
• Data and Story Library

Other Resources

• WolframAlpha