Goal 5: Mathematical Thought (MATH 150)

I must admit upfront that math is my least favorite subject. I dreaded the thought of taking yet another math class after high school. On a whim, I selected Math and Baseball for my General Education requirement. I didn’t know a thing about math or baseball, but I felt that this was an opportunity to learn math from a different perspective. Although it was ultimately a math class, the focus was on baseball. I found it refreshing to learn statistics through a different medium. We also read Moneyball, which offered a historical background to baseball statistics. I found that I enjoyed math more when there was something to apply it to, such as baseball.