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Apr 19, 2024
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CORE 478 - The Secret Life of Numbers
Prerequisites: CORE 101 through CORE 105 and at least sixth semester standing
Requirement Fulfillment: N/A
Delivery: Other
Q. Why was 6 afraid of 7? A. Because 7 8 9. While numbers often seem like facts, what we believe about them - and even the way we feel about them - can have an enormous influence on the ways they affect our lives. This is not a course in mathematics; it is an exploration of what numbers mean to us - and have meant in the past - beyond their abstract arithmetic values. Students will investigate, discuss, and analyze ways we use numbers as symbols, in belief systems, in play, to define ourselves and others, and to make sense of the world. Graphic journaling and a creative final project will help students synthesize and evaluate course material. Some topics will include ID numbers, Fibonacci numbers, lucky numbers, IQ, millennialism, numerology, the I Ching, the physics of music and art, and the measurement of time.
Minimum Passing Grade: D-
3 credits
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