ATS-101 Scientific Math

Credits: 2
Contact Hours: Lec 2
This course is a survey of mathematical and statistical operations and Excel operations used in a chemical laboratory setting. Critical thinking exercises and real-world problems will be employed. Topics covered will include significant figures and rounding, scientific notation, logarithmic scales, dimensional analysis/unit conversions, reading and evaluation of measurements from common measuring devices, and statistical evaluation of data using Excel. This course is required for those in the Chemical Laboratory Technology program.