CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Bob Perilli/SUNY
Composed: 01/16/2008 01:04 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 05/19/2018
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Course Number: (prefix) SMT (number) 271203 ESC 2.0 Course number: MATH-1020 MATH-1020

Name: Voter Math
Datatel Title: (30char) Voter Math

Area Coordinator: Betty Hurley Department Code: 10MA Team: SMT

Liberal Study? YES Level: LOWER Credits: 3 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 1. MathematicsFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
First Term Offered: 2008FA (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes: No longer being offered right now per T. Shannon. 11/28/17 LWait
Effective Sept '14 term changed from 2cr to 3cr course. Course number changed from 271202 TO: 271203. Catalog updated 4/10/14-LWait
AC Changes: Changed from Mary Mawn 10 MT TO Betty Hurley 10MA effective fall '17 term. Catalog updated 6/23/17. LWait
BK Number:

Description: A Green Party candidate runs for city council. The Board of Directors chooses a chair. Five people run for three judgeships. What is the mathematics behind elections? Are there different ways to vote? Who holds power and who does not in an election? How do candidates decide what position to take? How do we elect the President of the United States? Mathematics is a big part of decision making on election day. Voter Math will examine the mathematics of elections while building math skills and understanding.

Note: Students will need Microsoft Excel or equivalent spreadsheet software.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Mathematics.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Science Math & Technology		Minor Course Area
Math and Quantitative Studies		SLN Disciplines
Mathematics
Additional Course Requirements
 Undergrad Certificate Association:


0


Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course: Yes
Archived for Development: Yes

genedcode for dpplanner: 1^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Mathematics