Overview of, history of, and praise for the course as implemented in
MSTI 130 Mathematical Modeling and Quantitative Analysis at
St. John Fisher College
out of the department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences as a service course for business management students.
Information about the specific course, MSTI 130, developed by Allen Emerson and Kris Green, including
syllabus, course description, an overview of our unique grading policies, and sample assignments, as well as data files.
Instructors can examine more materials related to our course here, including dynamic data files
allowing an instructor to randomly alter the data for an assignment without destroying the basic structure of the data.
Jump in here to read white papers and published papers, as well as the content of conference presentations
about this course and the materials we use.
We have extensive materials for download, including data files, sample Flash tutorials to support the learning of
particular content, and a Flash/XML-implemented "homework helper" that we are developing.
Links to relevant websites regarding the use of spreadsheets in mathematics, quantitative reasoning/literacy,
mathematics standards for all students, and other related topics.
Coming soon!
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