Are your looking for a class to take as a prerequisite for Pre-Calculus (TMATH 115) and/or Introduction to Statistics (TMATH 110)?
Are your interested in learning how Financial Literacy interchanges with Mathematics?
This course is designed to serve those purposes, and is offered in the Spring 2021 at University of Washington Tacoma.
The primary purpose of the class is to prepare students' algebra skills prior to taking Pre-calculus in the contexts of Financial Literacy/ Financial Wellness. Through the lenses of mathematics in conjunction with personal finance, the course is designed to help students expose real life applications (budget, loans, investments, retirement plans, etc) while learning how to use mathematics as a tool to unveil some essential daily finance knowledge, which reversely provides intrinsic motivations for learning mathematics.
For the purpose of serving as an alternative pathway to Pre-calculus and Intermediate Statistics, this course introduces basic concepts of personal finances while emphasizing the algebra skills that are the prerequisites for Pre-calculus such as basic arithmetic, variables, graphs, exponential and logarithmic rules, etc. Students will be learning budgeting, calculating loan interests, and formulating personal financial goals. These topics are rich in mathematical contents, easy to be implemented into each individual’s circumstance, and important aspects of financial wellness. The course’s components are various. Besides homework and exams, the assessment also includes two projects: a personal budget and a personal financial plan. In addition to lectures, two speakers, a staff from UWT financial aids office and the director of financial counseling from South Outreach in Tacoma, will be visiting the class.