Math and Quantitative Reasoning

• Choose appropriate methods or models for a given problem, using information from observation or knowledge of the system being studied. 
• Employ quantitative methods, mathematical models, statistics, and/or logic to analyze data and solve real-world problems beyond the level of basic algebra. 
• Identify common mistakes and/or limitations in a.) empirical and/or deductive reasoning, and b.) mathematical, quantitative, and/or logical problem solving.
• Interpret mathematical models, formulas, graphs, and/or tables, to draw inferences from them, and explain these inferences. 

• Develop the mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills required by students in all fields of study, in order to analyze and interpret data, graphs, and models. 
• Synthesize quantitative information from different sources, to understand the accuracy of the information and the limitations of conclusions drawn from it.
• Interpret quantitative information and express inferences and conclusions in writing.

• For many students in STEM and the social sciences, the MQR learning outcomes will be met by courses required for the major.
• For other students, several courses have been developed or adapted in order to meet the learning outcomes. 
• Faculty interested in developing additional MQR courses, or adapting existing courses to meet MQR learning outcomes, should keep in mind the requirements include a recitation or lab, as well as the prerequisite requirement of 3 full years of high school mathematics, including high school courses in algebra.
  • Examples of topics that may be appropriate for this requirement include decision-making in personal finance and in health care, randomness in data, correlation and causation, extrapolation and interpolation, statistical paradoxes, and the application of numeracy to debates in current affairs.

Starting Spring 2024 all MQR proposals and revisions will be submitted via the curriculum management system. You will login with your UBIT name and password.

For a new proposal, click the "New Proposal" button and navigate to form "B. Course: New Course Proposal (Undergraduate)."

For an existing course, click the "New Proposal" button and navigate to form "D. Course: Revision (Undergraduate)".

For questions contact uge-dean@buffalo.edu.