ESP 123 - Quantitative Reasoning and the Environment

This course focuses on how to understand and manipulate quantitative environmental information with tools to describe, model, and analyze data. The course will cover rotating topical content emphasizing numeracy and critical thinking in the following quantitative areas: measurement and units, ratios and percentages, charts and graphs, introductory statistics, functions and regression, and mathematical modeling. Microsoft Excel will be used extensively. Meets the tools requirement for ESP majors.

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Credits: 3

Meets the Following Core Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: Environmental Science & Policy