Math 1030- Quantitative Reasoning
"This course is an appropriate culminating mathematics course for the general studies or liberal arts student majoring in humanities or other programs not related to math and science. The course covers a broad scope of mathematical topics as they apply to real-world problems. Topics include reasoning and number sense, finance matters, probability and statistics, and modeling." SLCC Catalog
Reflection
Before this class, I did not expect to learn useful math that I could use in my everyday life outside of school. However, during the last 15 weeks that I have spent studying Quantitative Reasoning, I have learned many things about real-world math that are useful for me. One of the most helpful math models that I have learned in this class was about Voting Theory.
According to KSL News, Utah in the Salt Lake area will be moving to a Ranked-Choice system this Fall for our local elections. A Ranked-Choice Voting is also known as an instant run-off election. In a Ranked-Choice Election, the voter ranks the candidates in order of their preference. If their vote is not helpful for their candidate of choice, it is not thrown away, but it is instead used for the next candidate. For a candidate to win, they will need to receive 50 percent or more of the majority. If not, then the candidate with fewer votes will be eliminated, and their votes are given to another candidate. This method is repeated until there is a candidate that secures 50 percent of the votes. Ranked-Choice Voting /Run-off elections can be confusing for people who don’t understand the math behind them. I am delighted and happy that I have taken this math class because I can use these math skills to better understand this complicated voting method.
According to KSL News, Utah in the Salt Lake area will be moving to a Ranked-Choice system this Fall for our local elections. A Ranked-Choice Voting is also known as an instant run-off election. In a Ranked-Choice Election, the voter ranks the candidates in order of their preference. If their vote is not helpful for their candidate of choice, it is not thrown away, but it is instead used for the next candidate. For a candidate to win, they will need to receive 50 percent or more of the majority. If not, then the candidate with fewer votes will be eliminated, and their votes are given to another candidate. This method is repeated until there is a candidate that secures 50 percent of the votes. Ranked-Choice Voting /Run-off elections can be confusing for people who don’t understand the math behind them. I am delighted and happy that I have taken this math class because I can use these math skills to better understand this complicated voting method.
Voting Theory Project
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