Overall objectives:

1 - Understand the importance of mathematics and statistics in today's society;
2 - Use mathematics and statistics to analyse and understand reality situations;
3 - Mathematically formulate simple problems;
4 - Deepen the ability to solve problems, developing varied strategies for resolution;
5 - Develop a critical sense of mathematical and statistical procedures and results;
6 - Express, orally and in writing, reasoning, procedures and conclusions, using language specific to statistics and mathematics in general.

Syllabus:

1 - Elementary mathematics (revisions):
1.1 - Arithmetic operations;
1.2 - Relative integers, decimals and fractions;
1.3 - Ratio, proportion, percentage;
1.4 - Units of measure (reductions and conversions).
2 - Mathematics applied to resource management:
2.1 - Polynomial functions (linear, quadratic);
2.2 - Linear Programming.
3 - Statistics (quantitative analysis):
3.1 - Frequency distributions;
3.2 - Location and Dispersion Measures;
3.3 - Graphical representations.

Literature/Sources:

Neves, Mª Augusta F., Faria, L. & Ribeiro, B. , 2015 , MACS - Matemática Aplicada às Ciências Sociais: 10º ano. , Porto: Porto Editora
Barbosa, D., & Milone, G. , 2004 , Estatística Aplicada ao Turismo e Hotelaria , São Paulo: Pioneira Thompson Learning
Reynolds, J. J. & Harshbarger, R. J. , 2006 , Matemática Aplicada Administração, Economia e Ciências Sociais e Biológicas , McGraw Hill. Brasil

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
In accordance with the expected for the Professional Higher Technical Courses. Didactic resources: Development of the syllabus through the analysis of real practical cases, concretizing and applying the acquired knowledge. Notes from the course unit (scripts, exercise sheets and calculator). Assessment elements: 2 frequencies each with a weight of 50%. Minimum grade in each frequency: 7.5 points. The classification of one or both frequencies can be recovered by written exam, maintaining the weighting used during the academic period.