Course Description
KREQ130 Numeracy Skills 3 Credits
This course is designed for students in the humanities. It aims at developing students’ ability to apply mathematical thinking in order to solve a range of problems in everyday situation. Building on a sound mastery of numeracy, emphasis is on selected topics from basic Arithmetic, Algebra, Rates (fractions, proportions and percentages); Approximating Numbers (rounding up of numbers and significant numbers); Mathematical Reasoning, (inductive and deductive reasoning); Statements; Truth Tables; Necessary and Sufficient Conditions; Basic Set Theory; Nature and Uses of Statistics; Sources of Data; Data Types and Measurement Scales; Methods of Data Manipulation (aggregation & interpretation); Basic Probability with Illustrations from various disciplines; Establishing Relationships between Variables and the use of Basic Computer Packages such as Excel in analysing data.
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A certificate is awarded upon course completion.
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