Code Quantitative Skills

Title Page (Link) Title Author

Number Title Slide SSAC Tags
BF, Psychology

The"Perfect" Date --
SSAC2007 Decision making-A
Kilic-Bahi,
BF448 ranking and rating Weighted sums, absolute cell, sort function Number Operations; Sorting Data
Semra
SKB1.3 spreadsheet to find the
"perfect" date

DT, History, Africa

How Large is the Great Unit Conversions; Significant Figures; Estimation;

SSAC2006 Pyramid of Giza? -- Estimation, unit conversion, significant
Orders of Magnitude; Scientific Notation; Text to Math
DT63 Would it make a wall Vacher, Len figures, volume of a pyramid, ratio of
that would enclose
Translation; Squares & Rectangles; Cubes &
LV1.3 volume to cross-section area
France? Rectangular Solids; Other Solid Figures

E, History of the Americas

How Diverse Are We?

Proportion; Percentages; Percent Change; Estimation;
SSAC2007 -- Comparing racial Garam, Percentages, proportion, percent change,
Reading Graphs; Stacked Bar Graphs; Line Graphs;
E184 BG2.1 composition of NYC Bernadette stacked bar graphs, line graphs
Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
and USA, 1980-2000

GB, Physical geography

Exercise to Calculate
SSAC2007 Number Operations: Addition & Multiplication; Reading
River Discharge -- Baer, Area of trapezoid, number operations:
GB1205 Graphs; Estimation; Other Plane Figures (Trapezoid);
How much water is Nicholas A. products and sums, reading graphs
NAB1.1 Gathering Data; Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
flowing in the river?

HB, Social sciences, economics, general

Index Numbers:
SSAC2005 Ratios; Proportion; Percentages; Comparisons; Percent
Gasoline and Inflation Kilic-Bahi, Ratio and proportion, relative change,
HB235 Change; Percent Increase; XY Scatter Plots; Creating &
-- Why we need the Semra percentage, XY scatter plot
SKB1.1 Manipulating Tabular Data
Consumer Price Index

XY Scatter Plots; Manipulating Equations; Slope;

SSAC2006 Calzones vs. Mini Linear Programming, manipulating
Pogodzinski, Intercept; Linear Programming; Linear Inequalities;
HB71 Pizzas: A Linear equations, linear equations, multivariable
Mike Linear Functions, Linear Equations; Multivariable
JMP1.2 Programming Problem functions, inequalities, XY scatter plots
Functions; Finding Maximum/ Minimum;

HE, Transportation and communications

 Driving across Town for
SSAC2006 Cheaper Gas: A Proportion; Unit Conversions; Rates; Estimation;
Franchy, Mathematical modeling, estimation, rates,
HE5614 Cost/Benefit Analysis -- Gathering Data; Text to Math Translation; Forward
What do you really save Gary unit conversions
GTF1.2 Modeling
in making the trip?

HF, Social sciences, commerce (including accounting)

The Price is Right - Or

Number Operations; Rates; XY Scatter Plots; Quadratic
SSAC2007 is it? -- How can we
Franchy, Optimization, quadratic functions, linear Function; Forward Modeling; Finding
HF5415 find the right sale price
Gary modeling, graphing Maximum/Minimum; Creating & Manipulating Tabular
GF1.3 to actually increase
Data
profits?

SSAC2007 Dirty Jobs vs. Clean Making comparisons: percentage Percentages; Average; Rates; Percent Difference;
McMahon,
HF5529 Jobs -- A Comparison difference, average, percentages, bar Gathering Data; Bar Graphs; Creating & Manipulating
Polly
PM1.1 of Salaries graphs Tabular Data

First Accounting Cycle,

SSAC2007 Manipulating Tabular Data, organizing and
1 -- Classifying O'Neill,
HF5635 classifying data, visual display of data, Organizing & Classifying Data; Lookup Function
Accounting Data Using Michael P.
MPO1.1 lookup function (Excel)
Excel

First Accounting Cycle,

SSAC2007 Manipulating Tabular Data, organizing and
2 -- Sorting and O'Neill, Organizing & Classifying Data; Data Sorting &
HF5635 classifying data, data sorting and grouping,
Grouping Data Using Michael P. Grouping; Pivot Table
MPO1.2 visual display of data, pivot table (Excel)
Excel

Understanding
SSAC2006 Mortgage Payments -- Percentages; Rates; Stacked Column Graph;
Multivariable function, forward modeling,
HF5691 I am going to pay Murphy, Jody Multivariable Function; Forward Modeling; Creating &
percentages, column graphs
JM1.1 HOW MUCH for this Manipulating Tabular Data
house?

HG, Finance

Simple vs. Compound Percentage; Rate of Change; Comparisons; XY Scatter

SSAC2005 Forward modeling, arithmetic growth,
Interest -- Franchy, Plot; Line- & Curve- Fitting; Linear Functions;
HG1621 geometric growth, linear function,
Spreadsheeting the Gary Exponential Function; Exponential Growth; Forward
GTF1.1 exponential function, XY scatter plot
difference Modeling; Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
 Creating a Household
SSAC2005 Budget -- The starting Percentage; Unit Conversions; Average; Estimation;
Baldwin, Recording and using data, average, unit
HG179 point for all savings, Gathering Data; Pie Chart; Creating & Manipulating
Sarah conversion, percentage, pie chart
SB1.1 investing and spending Tabular Data
decisions.

Investing for Retirement Percentage; Rate of Change; Estimation; Text to Math

SSAC2007 -- Planning your Forward modeling, exponential growth,
Meyinsse, Translation; XY Scatter Plot; Manipulating Equations;
HG179 retirement early is your percentages, data analysis, estimation,
ticket to maintaining your Joseph Exponential Growth; Power Function; Forward
JM2.1 visual display of data: XY plots
life style after 60. Modeling; Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data

HN, Social history and conditions, social problems, social reform

SSAC2007 The Digital Divide: A

Allen, Weighted average, formulas, rates, data Percentage; Average; Weighted Average; Rates;
HN49 Data Analysis Activity
Maryann S. analysis (subtotals) Sorting Data; Subtotals
MA1.2 Using Subtotals

HV, Social pathology; social and public welfare; criminology

Unit Conversions; Reading Graph; XY Scatter Plot;

SSAC2005 Line- & Curve- Fitting; Manipulating Equation; Linear
What Time Did the Sunderman, Exponential decay function, unit
HV8079 Trends; Goodness of Fit (R2); Exponential Function;
Potato Die? Rebecca conversions, trendline
RS1.1 Exponential Decay; Inverse Problem; Creating &
Manipulating Tabular Data

JF, Political institutions and public administration

Getting Your Fair

SSAC2007
Share -- Jelly beans, Montgomery, Ratio and proportion; percentage, Number Operation: Division; Proportion; Percentages;
JF1075
student groups, and Aaron estimation, interpolation Estimation
AM1.1
Alexander Hamilton

LB, Education, practice

What's the Difference? --
Calculating the difference Number operations, number skills: sum,
SSAC2007 Number Operations: Subtraction, Addition; Rates;
in wages for a subtraction, addition, and multiplication,
LB2328 bookkeeper (AA degree)
Sun, Yilin Multiplication; Comparison; Text to Math Translation;
number sense: comparison contrast,
YS1.1 vs. a cashier (no college Column Graphs; Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
visualizing data: bar graphs
degree)
 Grade Calculation --
SSAC2006
How to calculate your Kilic-Bahi, Percentage; Average; Weighted Average; Lookup
LB3051 Weighted average, percentage
grade and your grade Semra Function
SKB1.2
point average.

LC, Education, social aspects

A Look at Highschool
SSAC2006 Percentage; Units & Dimensions; Average; Rate of
Dropout Rates -- Wilson, Rate of change, concept of function, unit
LC142 Change; XY Scatter Plot; Line- & Curve- Fitting;
Average rates of Frank analysis, XY scatter plot, trendline
FCW1.1 Concept of Function; Slope & Linear Trends
change and trend lines

PN, Literature (including Star Trek)

Rates; Logarithms; Reading Graphs; XY Scatter Plot;

Data analysis, mathematical modeling,
SSAC2005 Modeling Exponential Foster- Line- & Curve- Fitting; Goodness of Fit (R2);
logarithmic re-expression, solving
PN1992 Bacteria Growth on Grahler, Exponential Function; Exponential Growth; Logarithmic
logarithmic equations, reading and
VFG1.1 Planet Riker Vauhn Function; Forward Modeling; Creating & Manipulating
interpreting graphs
Tabular Data

SSAC2007 Gold, Bridget

Calculating Readability Ratios, order of operations, text-to-math Number Operations; Order of Operations; Percentages;
PN204 and Foster,
-- Is it an "easy read"? translation, percents Ratios; Text to Math Translation
BG1.1 Rebecca

Q, Science, general
Number Operations; Ratio; Unit Conversions; Rate;
Is it Hot in Here? --
Unit conversion, scientific notation, ratio, Order of Magnitude; Scientific Notation; Text to Math
SSAC2006 Spreadsheeting
Coolidge, order of magnitude, manipulating Translation; XY Scatter Plots; Line- & Curve- Fitting;
Q199 conversions in the
Cheryl equations, XY scatter plot, trendline, linear Manipulating Equations; Slope & Intercept; Linear
CC1.2 English and metric
function Trend; Forward Modeling; Creating & Manipulating
systems
Tabular Data
QA, Mathematics
Unit Conversions; Significant Figures; Percent
Difference; Estimation; Logarithms; Order of Magnitude;
SSAC2007 Estimation, The Laws of Exponents,
Powers of 2: Many Couvillon, Scientific Notation; Text to Math Translation;
QA139 exponential growth, unit conversions,
Grains of Wheat Lawrence Exponential Growth; Power Function; Forward
LC1.1 scientific notaion
Modeling; Cubes & Rectangular Solids; Creating &
Manipulating Tabular Data
 Dimensions; XY Scatter Plots; Manipulating Equations;
Polynomial functions, calculus-finding
Maximizing the Zeroes of a Function; Quadratic Function; Polynomial
SSAC2007 maxima and minima of polynomial
Volume of a Box: Dastrange, Functions; Forward Modeling; Inverse Problem;
QA154 functions, algebra- quadratic formula,
Exploring Polynomial Nasser Rectangles; Rectangular Solid; Derivatives & Integrals;
ND1.1 geometry- volume of a rectangular prism,
Functions Finding Maximum/Minimum; Creating & Manipulating
graphing- XY scatter plot
Tabular Data

Number Operations: Addition & Multiplication; Ratios &

SSAC2005 Archimedes and Pi -- Ratio and proportion, estimation, limits, Proportions; Estimation; Forward Modeling; Circles
QA21 Using a spreadsheet Gaze, Eric Pythagorean Theorem, iteration, Logic (Circumference); Triangles & Trigonometry; Other
EG1.1 to calculate Pi Function IF Plane Figures; Iteration; Creating & Manipulating
Tabular Data

Trigonometry -- tangent, manipulating and

SSAC2006 How Far is Yonder Unit Conversion; Text to Math; Effect of Uncertainty;
combining equations, effect of
QA531 Mountain -- A trig Vacher, Len Manipulating Equations; Inverse Problem; Circle
measurement error, radians, finding a
LV1.2 problem (Radians); Trigonometric Ratios
solution by trial and error

Illegal Software
SSAC2006 Data presentation, data interpretation,
Installation: Tracking Allen, Ratio; Rate; Cluster Column Graph; Stacked Column
QA76 rates, absolute vs relative quantities, pivot
software piracy rates Maryann S. Graph; Pivot Table
MA1.1 table
around the world

QC, Physics (including atmospheric science)

Significant Figures; Percent Increase; Logarithms;
Carbon Sequestration in Power function, order of magnitude & Scientific Notation; XY Scatter Plot (Homework);
SSAC2006 Campus Trees -- Can
Cole, Robert scientific notation, allometric relationships, Logarithmic Scale; Line- & Curve- Fitting; Sampling;
QC879.8 trees help offset carbon
dioxide buildup from
S. interpretation of exponential and logarithmic Manipulating Equations; Slope; Intercept; Exponential
RC1.1
human activities? expressions, percentage increase Function; Logarithmic Function; Power Function;
Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
QD, Chemistry

How Sweet Is Your

Ratio and proportion, manipulating
SSAC2007 Tea? -- Practical Ratio & Proportion; Unit Conversions; Estimation; Order
algebraic equations, estimation, unit
QD31 experience with Thomas, Bill of Magnitude; Scientific Notation; Text to Math
conversion, order of magnitude, scientific
WT1.2 solutions and Translation; Manipulating Equations
notation
concentration

Chemical Equilibrium Ratios (Homework); Rate of Change; Percent Change;

SSAC2005 Rate of change, percentage change, XY
-- What are the Coolidge, XY Scatter Plots; Line- and Curve- Fitting; Exponential
QD450 scatter plot, exponential decay, geometric
characteristics of Cheryl Decay; Forward Modeling; Creating & Manipulating
CC1.1 progression
equilibrium reactions Tabular Data
 Ratio & Proportion; Unit Conversion; Relative Error;
SSAC2005 Precision vs. accuracy, mean, standard Precision vs Accuracy; Effects of Uncertainty; Bar
QD451 Calibrating a Pipettor Thomas, Bill deviation, bar and scatter plots, relative Graph; XY Scatter Plot; Mean; Standard Deviation;
WT1.1 error, percent error, mass vs. volume Sampling; Manipulating Equation; Creating &
Manipulating Tabular Data

The Mole in Chemistry -

SSAC2005 How do you determine
Wang, Unit conversion, scientific notation, Number Operations; Unit Conversions; Significant
QD461 the number of atoms or
molecules in everyday
Rachel significant figures Figures; Scientific Notation
RW1.1
items?

Ratio; Percentage; Rate of Change; Logarithms;

Buffer Capacity in Manipulating logarithmic equations, manipulating Scientific Notation; Text to Math Translation; XY Scatter
SSAC2007 Chemical Equilibrium: equations, solving simultaneous equations,
Herbelin, Plots; Manipulating Equations; Slope; Solving
QD561 How long can you what-if analysis, dimensional analysis,
hyperventilate before Armando logarithms, scientific notation, rate of change, Simultaneous Equations; Logarithmic Equation;
AH1.1
severe alkalosis sets in? slope, XY scatter plots Forward Modeling; Creating & Manipulating Tabular
Data
QE, Geology

SSAC2004 How Large is a Ton of Weighted average, unit conversion, Ratio (Homework); Unit conversion; Weighted Average;
QE420 Rock? -- Thinking Vacher, Len manipulating equations, volume of cube Manipulating Equations; Forward Modeling ("What if");
LV1.1 about rock density and sphere, inverse problem Inverse Problem; Sphere Solids; Cube Solids

Data analysis, ratios, equation Ratios; Average; Comparisons; Column Graph; Line
From Isotopes to
SSAC2006 manipulation, correlation and regression, Graph; XY Scatter Plot; Standard Deviation; Line- &
Temperature: Working McGee,
QE445 coefficient of determination, correlation Curve- Fitting; Goodness of Fit (R2); Manipulating
with A Temperature Dorien
DKM1.1 coefficient, line and column graphs, xy Equations; Linear Trends; Creating & Manipulating
Equation
scatter plots Tabular Data

Ratio & Proportions; Dimensions; Rate of Change; XY

Radioactive Decay Exponential decay function, geometric Scatter Plot; Logarithm Scale; Line- & Curve- Fitting;
SSAC2005 progression, dimensions vs. units, rate of
and Popping Popcorn Stringer, Goodness of Fit (R2); Probability; Exponential Function;
QE514 change, differential equation for the exponential
-- Understanding the Christina function, logarithmic scale, XY scatter plot, Exponential Decay; Forward Modeling; Differential
CES1.1
rate law trendline, probability: law of large numbers Equations including Difference Equation; Creating &
Manipulating Tabular Data

Number Operations: Multiplication; Ratios; Logarithms;

Earthquake Magnitude Orders of Magnitude and Logarithmic scale,
SSAC2005 Order of Magnitude; Scientific Notation; Logarithmic
-- How can we Wetzel, scientific notation, ratio, logarithm,
QE531 Scale; XY Scatter Plot; Line- & Curve- Fitting;
compare the sizes of Laura manipulatiing equations, linear graph,
LRW1.1 Manipulating Equations; Exponential Function; Creating
earthquakes? semilog graph
& Manipulating Tabular Data
 Shaking Ground: Forward modeling, logarithmic scales, unit Unit Conversion; Rates; Reading Graphs; XY Scatter
SSAC2006
Linking Earthquake conversion, roman numerals, exponential Plots; Logarithmic Scales; Exponential Function; Power
QE531 Baer, Eric
Magnitude and function, power function, area of circle, XY Function; Multivariable Function; Forward Modeling;
EB1.1
Intensity scatter plots, reading graphs, map scale Circle (Area); Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data

Frequency of Large Number Operation: Addition; Proportion; Interpolation;

Exploratory stastical descriptors, mean,
SSAC2006 Earthquakes -- Average; Rate; XY Scatter Plots; Mean; Median; Mode;
median, mode, variance, standard
QE531 Introducing some Vacher, Len Standard Deviation; Variance; Range; Quartiles;
deviation, percentiles, quartiles,
LV1.6 elementary statistical Percentiles; Probability; Normal Distribution; Sampling;
interpolation, normal distribution
descriptors Sorting Data

Earth's Planetary Units; Weighted Ave; Scientific Notation; Pie Chart;

SSAC2004 Weighted average, unit conversion, volume
Density -- Constraining Manipulating Equations; Forward Modeling; Inverse
QE539 Vacher, Len of sphere, inverse problem, forward
what we think about Problem; Sphere Volume; Analytical Derivative;
LV1.5 modeling, concept of integral
the Earth's interior Numerical Integral

SSAC2006 Global Climate: Ice Estimation, significant figures, manipulating Percentage; Unit Conversions; Significant Figures;
QE697 Volume and Sea Level Butler, Paul equations, area of circle, surface area of Estimation; Scientific Notation; Manipulating Equations;
PB1.2 Change sphere Circles (Area); Sphere (Surface Area)

QH, Natural history - Biology

Introducing Endangered Rate of Change; Reading Graphs; XY Scatter Plots;

SSAC2007 Birds to Ulva, NZ -- Forward modeling, rate of change, XY Exponential Function; Logistic Equation; Forward
QH352 Modeling exponential and Steele, Ben scatterplots, exponential growth, logistic Modeling; Finding Maximum; Differential Equation
BS1.2 logistic growth of the growth including Difference Equation; Creating & Manipulating
yellowhead population Tabular Data

Ratio; Rate; XY Scatter Plots; Line- & Curve- Fitting;

Modeling with difference equations,XY
SSAC2007 Goodness of Fit (R2); Exponential Function; Logistic
Chaos in Population McAvity, scatter plots, iteration, exponential and
QH352 Equation; Multivariable Function; Forward Modeling;
Dynamics David logistic growth, cobweb diagrams, curve
DM1.1 Difference Equation; Iteration; Creating & Manipulating
fitting and trendlines
Tabular Data

Predator-Prey
SSAC2006 Interactions -- Modeling Rate of Change; XY Scatter Plots; Forward Modeling;
Forward modeling, analyzing equations,
QH540 the number of fishers and Steele, Ben Difference Equation; Creating & Manipulating Tabular
porcupines in New difference equations, XY scatter plot
BS1.1 Data
Hampshire

QP, Physiology
 Minimizing Cost while Linear Programming, linear equations, Visual Display of Data; Solving Simultaneous
SSAC2007
Meeting Nutritional linear inequalities, multivariable function: Equations; Linear Programming; Linear Inequalities;
QP141 Kuo, Yu-Ju
Needs -- An example inclined plane, level lines (contours), Excel Contours; Forward Modeling; Finding Maximum/
YJK1.1
of linear programming Solver Minimum; Lookup Function

A Healthier You --
Number Operations: Subtraction; Unit Conversions;
SSAC2006 Modeling a healthy Forward modeling, unit conversion,
Sharma, Rate of Change; Bar Graph; Manipulating Equations;
QP301 weight from dietary manipulating equations, rate of change, bar
Loretta Multivariable Function; Forward Modeling; Creating &
LS1.2 improvement and graph
Manipulating Tabular Data
exercise

QR, Microbiology

Serial dilution -- Ratio, fractions, percentage, scientific

SSAC2006 Ratio; Proportion; Percentage; Scientific Notation;
Tracking bacterial Weisstein, notation, forward modeling, inverse
QR67 Creating Equations; Text to Math Translation;
population size and Tony problem, representative sample, logic
AEW1.1 Sampling; Forward Modeling; Inverse Problem
antiobiotic resistance function (optional)

Unit Coversions; Rate of Change; Logarithms, Order of

Bacteria in a Flask: Rate of change, unit conversion,
Magnitude; Reading graph; XY Scatter Plot;
SSAC2005 Spreadsheeting Sharma, logarithms, order of magnitude, exponential
Logarithmic Scale; Line- & Curve- Fitting; Maximum
QR75 LS1.1 Population Density vs. Loretta growth, rate of change, XY scatter plots,
Slope; Exponential Growth; Finite Differences;
Time logarithmic scale
Organizing & Classifying Data

QV, Pharmacology
Why Don't I Feel Better
Yet? Examining the effect Forward modeling (what-if analysis),
SSAC2007 Percentage; Rate of Change; Creating Equations; XY
of dose, time interval, Coolidge, multivariable function, visual display and
QV4 and elimination rate on
Scatter Plots; Two-way Table; Forward Modeling;
Cheryl interpretation of data: XY scatter plots,
CC1.3 attaining a therapeutic Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
creating equations, two way tables
drug level

S, Agriculture

SSAC2005 Energy Flow through Ratios; Percentage; Unit Conversions; Significant

Rosemeyer, Unit conversion, ratios, significant figures,
S561 Agroecosystems Figures; Rates; Orders of Magnitude; Scientific
Martha orders of magnitude, scientific notation
MR1.1 (Farms) Notation; Pie Charts

TC, Hydraulic engineering

 Proportion; Dimensions; Rate; XY Scatter Plot; Line- &
SSAC2005 Forward modeling, XY scatter plot, Curve- Fitting; Manipulating Equations; Power Funtions;
TC401 The Manning Equation Butler, Paul rearranging equations, power function, Forward Modeling; Inverse Problem; Circle (Area &
PB1.1 inverse problem, iterative solution Circumference); Iteration; Creating & Manipulating
Tabular Data

WY, Nursing

Administering
SSAC2006 Medications to Ratios & Proportions; Unit Conversions; Text to Math
Goldberg, Ratio and proportion, unit conversion, XY
WY100 Patients -- Calculating Translation; Reading Graphs; XY Scatter Plots;
Shari scatter plot
SG1.1 Dosages in the Clinical Manipulating Equations
Setting

Computing Dosage for

SSAC2007 Infants and Children -- Ratio & Proportion; Unit Conversions; Text to Math
WY159 Calculation of Dosage Zou, Jian Ratio and proportion, unit conversion Translation; Manipulating Equations; Forward Modeling;
JZ1.1 by the Body Weight Creating & Manipulating Tabular Data
Method