Quantitative Reasoning
Percentages, ratios and practical financial decisions with targeted skill support.
0% course practice checked · not a grade
Full standalone credit-bearing or developmental course
Credit and grading are determined by the instructor and institution. Corequisite MathBeasts support alone does not grant course credit. All records here are sample-only, not a transcript or real gradebook.
Credit-bearing proposal · 3 proposed credits · institution approval required
Syllabus, outcomes & schedule
Quantitative Reasoning: illustrative full-course syllabus. Percentages, ratios and practical financial decisions with targeted skill support. This short demonstration sequence is not a complete approved curriculum.
Learning outcomes
Build and interpret models; justify quantitative decisions; demonstrate prerequisite skills.
Schedule
Sample term: preparation, sequential course work, feedback and revision, final assessment. Instructor sets dates and pacing.
Sequential course plan
1. Unit 1: Percentages: repair a budget decision
Compare discounted cost and simple interest.
Compare a $240 purchase discounted by 15% with saving $200 at 5% simple annual interest for 2 years. Show the amounts before making a decision.
Assessment: Course challenges plus instructor-reviewed reasoning and a transfer problem. · 100 sample points
2. Unit 2: Ratios: compare financial choices
Use unit prices and scale a spending plan.
Compare a $9 pack of 3 notebooks with a $16 pack of 4. Scale a 2:3 supplies-to-travel budget when supplies cost $40.
Assessment: Course challenges plus instructor-reviewed reasoning and a transfer problem. · 100 sample points
Sample grading plan
- Assignments · 60%
Quality of course work, with instructor feedback.
- Assessments · 40%
Final essay portfolio or quantitative transfer assessment.
Credit policy: Institution approval required; no credit is awarded by this demo.
Grading & feedback: Instructor-reviewed sample work; no real grades.
Percentages: repair a budget decision
Compare discounted cost and simple interest.
3 prerequisite tools · 2 course challenges
Course practice not yet checked
Opens the existing MathBeasts demo in a new tab. Launched separately — activity there is not synced back and never affects sample progress or grades here.
Ratios: compare financial choices
Use unit prices and scale a spending plan.
3 prerequisite tools · 2 course challenges
Course practice not yet checked
Opens the existing MathBeasts demo in a new tab. Launched separately — activity there is not synced back and never affects sample progress or grades here.