Cumulative percent graphs: Teaching the hypsometric curve and more part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Quantitative concepts: Graph Reading, Basic Graphing Skills, Why do geologists use graphs? by Dr. Eric M. Baer, Geology Program, Highline Community College Jump down to: How to read | What the graph shows | Why is ...

Basic Graphing Skills part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Related quantitative concepts: Understanding trends, Interpolation/Extrapolation, Functions, Graph Significance, Graphing confusion Related quantitative concepts: Understanding trends, Interpola or skills we ...

Trigonometry and Angles part of Quantitative Skills: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 ...

Schoenfeld's Schema part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods
Based on the research on learning in mathematics, Alan Schoenfeld presents the following theoretical frame characterizing competencies in problem-solving domains: I. The knowledge base II. Problem solving ...

Teaching logarithms (logs) by Dr. Eric M. Baer, Geology Program, Highline Community College part of Quantitative Skills: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 Quantitative Skills: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 Quantitative Skills: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 Quantitative Skills: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 ...

Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Back of the Envelope Calculations
Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College Many numbers that we use in the geosciences are outside a student's frame of reference and personal experience. Using back-of-the envelope calculations that help put very ...

Competencies in Problem-Solving Domains part of Quantitative Skills:Teaching Methods:Metacognition
Schoenfeld's Schema Based on the research on learning in mathematics, Alan Schoenfeld presents the following theoretical frame characterizing competencies in problem-solving domains: I. The knowledge base II. ...