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Upcoming course change

The Math Faculty recommended, and in September 2025, the District Curriculum Committee approved renumbering Math 161/161S and Math 180/180S to align with the State of Missouri MOTR numeration.

Current	New -Effective Fall 2026
Math 161/161S (Quantitative Reasoning)	Math 120/120S
Math 180/180S (Intro Statistics)	Math 110/110S

Math Tools and Guides

My Open Math
Can login as a guest to view resources. Completely free.
Mathematics Open Education Resources (OER)
Library guide from Iowa State University with a detailed list of Math resources including open-source platforms and textbooks.
Teachers' Descriptions of Mathematics Graphics for Students with Visual Impairments: A Preliminary Investigation
Teachers' Descriptions of Mathematics Graphics for Students with Visual Impairments: A Preliminary Investigation
Rosenblum, L. Penny; Cheng, Li; Zebehazy, Kim; Emerson, Robert Wall; Beal, Carole R.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v114 n3 p231-236 May-Jun 2020

OER Texts

College Mathematics for Everyday Life, 3rd Edition. (Inigo, Jameson, Kozak, Lanzetta, Marshall, Sonier, Szwankowski)
Coconino Community College
College Mathematics for Everyday Life (Inigo et al.)
LibreTexts. My Open Math has aligned course material.
Contemporary Mathematics
OpenStax
Math in Society, Lippman, ver. 2.6, 2022
Opentextbookstore.com. Includes chapters in Word and PDF format, plus a playlist of videos for each chapter.
Math in Society (Lippman)
LibreTexts
Statistics Using Technology (Kozak, 3rd ed.)
Coconino Community College (
Brandy uses this.
Elementary Algrebra 2e (openstax)
Intermediate Algebra 2e (OpenStax0
Math in Society: Mathematics for liberal arts majors
Portland Community College
College Mathematics First Edition Scottsdale Community College
A Course in Quantitative Literacy
Mark Beintema and Azar Khosravani
Quantway Core
OER from Carnegie Math Pathways

Library books

Orlin, Ben. Math with Bad Drawings : Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality, Running Press, 2018.
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe is in the first chapter.

Library Databases

Financial Literacy
Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance.

The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams. Financial Literacy is an online economics and personal finance resource specifically designed for students in grades 7–12, but can easily benefit adults.
LearningExpress
Provides interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development and more.

NOTE: To use materials and tools, create an account in Learning Express. The account is free, just select "Register" under New Users.
When users log in, they will see another section called My Center, where the tutorials, ebooks, tests, etc. used are stored for later access.

Learning Express, PrepSTEP for Colleges offers a variety of tools for skill building and career development. It includes the following sections:
Core Math and Science Skills; Core English Skills; College Success Skills; Career Preparation; Basic Computer Skills; Placement Test Preparation; ACT® and SAT® Test Preparation; High School Equivalency Center; and Recursos Para Hispanohablantes

Learning Express User's Guide
Video Guides
System Requirements