Open AccessAn Astronomer’s Journey into Quantitative Reasoning
Author(s) -
Jeffrey A. Bennett
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
numeracy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1936-4660
DOI - 10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1393
Subject(s) - astronomer , privilege (computing) , mathematics education , course (navigation) , computer science , mathematics , art history , engineering , history , computer security , aerospace engineering
The University of Colorado Boulder campus introduced what may have been the world’s first quantitative reasoning (QR) requirement in 1984 and started offering a QR course in 1988. Although I am an astronomer by training, I had the privilege of creating and teaching that course, which led to my co-authorship of the first textbook directed specifically at QR courses. In this “Roots and Seeds” piece, I will discuss how this course and textbook came to be, how I as an astronomer ended up involved in it, and how this work has connected with other aspects of my career.