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An Astronomer’S Journey Into Quantitative Reasoning, Jeffrey Bennett
An Astronomer’S Journey Into Quantitative Reasoning, Jeffrey Bennett
Numeracy
The University of Colorado Boulder campus introduced what may have been the world’s first quantitative reasoning (QR) requirement in 1984 and started offering a QR course in 1988. Although I am an astronomer by training, I had the privilege of creating and teaching that course, which led to my co-authorship of the first textbook directed specifically at QR courses. In this “Roots and Seeds” piece, I will discuss how this course and textbook came to be, how I as an astronomer ended up involved in it, and how this work has connected with other aspects of my career.
Looking Back At Quantitative Reasoning, William Briggs
Looking Back At Quantitative Reasoning, William Briggs
Numeracy
A teacher looks back on three decades of teaching, pondering, and writing about quantitative reasoning (QR) and shares a few lessons learned. The skills that we teach in QR courses are more important than ever in providing students with a sense of civic virtue: the ability to be engaged and informed citizens in an increasingly complex and quantitative world.