Functions and Modeling
The Functions and Modeling pathway is designed to serve degree programs such as Business, Agriculture, Social Sciences, and Health Sciences, focusing on applications and mathematical tools common in these fields. As a gateway, a Functions and Modeling course is not to require any college-level prerequisite yet it should prepare students to move directly into business calculus, if needed. Several institutions offer a Modeling course at a scale equivalent to or exceeding their College Algebra (STEM Prep) offering.
List of institutions offering a Functions and Modeling course.
Functions and Modeling Initiation Workshop
MIP faculty collaborations on the Functions and Modeling pathway began with an Initiation Workshop in June, 2019. At this workshop, faculty identified the central concepts and skills critical for success in the Oklahoma Functions and Modeling Math Pathway (OSRHE Common Code MA205, https://www.okhighered.org/transfer-students/2018-19/mathematics.pdf). Results of that workshop guide the direction of current MIP work, primarily that of the Collaborative Research and Development teams of faculty that develop, test, and refine inquiry-oriented course materials to support the development of the central concepts and skills in the Functions and Modeling pathway.
Functions and Modeling CoRD Teams
We are currently accepting proposals for CoRD Teams for Functions and Modeling.