Keywords
quantitative reasoning, textbooks, roots and seeds
Abstract
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.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1393
Recommended Citation
Bennett, Jeffrey. "An Astronomer’s Journey into Quantitative Reasoning." Numeracy 14, Iss. 2 (2021): Article 4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1393
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