Trigonometry and Angles part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
What's so hard about angles and trigonometry? An understanding of angles and the ability to manipulate trigonometric expressions is essential for the introductory geoscience student. Geoscientists use both of ...

Teaching logarithms (logs) by Dr. Eric M. Baer, Geology Program, Highline Community College part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Logarithms are the inverse of the exponential function. Originally developed as a way to convert multiplication and division problems to addition and subtraction problems before the invention of calculators, ...

Understanding odds and probability in the geosciences by Dr. Eric M. Baer, Geology Program, Highline Community College part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Probability is the study of the chance that a particular event or series of events will occur. Typically, the chance of an event or series of events will occur is expressed on a scale from 0 (impossible) to 1 ...

Teaching Exponential Growth and Decay part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Geologic context: radioactive decay, population growth, changes in atmospheric CO2 by Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jump down to: Teaching strategies | Materials & ...

How Does Radioactive Decay Work? part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Quantitative concepts: exponential growth and decay, probablility created by Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jump down to: Isotopes | Half-life | Isotope systems | Carbon-14 ...

Why Do Geologists Use Graphs? part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Quantitative concepts: Basic graphing skills, exponential growth and decay by Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jump down to: Functions | Use of Graphs | Good Ideas | Examples ...

Teaching Quantitative Literacy part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
created by Jennifer Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh "The world of the twenty-first century is a world awash in numbers." - Lynn Arthur Steen (Mathematics and Democracy: The ...

Graphs part of Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Quick links to other graphing pages: Basic graphing skills, Understanding trends, Interpolation/Extrapolation, Functions, Graph Significance, Graphing confusion created by Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, ...