MGF 1106 Mathematics For Liberal Arts I

MGF 1106 Reference # 511178 Elizabeth Nicoli-Suco 1539 or 2223 (Math Lab) Spring 2009 E-Mail address: [email protected] Telephone: (305) 237-3505 Office hours: Posted at the door of 1539

Textbook: Blitzer, Thinking Mathematically, 4th ed.

Prerequisite: MAT 1033 (Intermediate Algebra) or suitable placement score.

Note: This course is not designed for students whose majors require College Algebra, Statistics, or higher-level courses. Students who are required to take the CLAST should do so immediately upon successful completion (C or better) of this course. These students should attend CLAST workshops offered by the College, and review extensively skills of arithmetic and algebra as described in the CLAST Pack for Mathematics, available in the Math Lab.

Grading: You will need to log into www.coursecompass.com; there you will find the complete textbook online, along with videotapes and homework tutorial assignments and quizzes. You will not need to buy the textbook if you do not want to. All you would need to purchase is the access code to the site, which costs about $ 55.00. Follow the instructions to register. When completing the registration, they will ask you for the COURSE ID. The Course ID for this class is nicoli-suco32026

You will have 10 homeworks on line using mymathlab, four exams and one final exam using Angel. If you miss one homework or an exam, then your grade on the missed one is a zero. There are NO make-ups.

Your grade will be distributed as follow:

Online homeworks: 20 % of your final grade 4 exams: 60% of your final grade Final exam: 20 % of your final grade

Your final grade will be distributed according to the following scale:

Average of 90-100% A Average of 80-89% B Average of 70-79% C Average of 60-69% D Average below 60% F No exceptions will me made about the due dates and times for the online work. All Online Assignments due dates will be announced in class during class time and/or can always be seen when logging in on coursecompass.

Incomplete: The grade of I is generally not given, and may not be given to any student who is not passing the class with a grade of C or better.

Assistance: You can obtain assistance for mathematics classes in the Mathematics Laboratory, room 2223. There, you will find course-related videotapes and computer software, and tutors that can help you to successfully complete this course. The Math Lab is open these hours: MTWR: 7:30 am-9:00 pm, F 7:30 am-4:00 pm, S 8:00 am-4:00 pm

Classroom and Laboratory Etiquette: Please refrain from bringing food or drinks into any classroom, lab, or into the courtyard. Please turn off any cellular phones and set pagers to "vibrate." You are expected to arrive on time to class, depart when the class has concluded, and treat others respectfully. You are encouraged to ask questions. The tutors in the lab must help all the students and take turns; they cannot work with one student for a prolonged period of time. We are unable to offer one-to-one continuous tutoring.

Withdrawal: If you feel that you will be unable to complete the requirements for passing a class, it is important that you drop the class by the college's "drop date" as established by the registrar's office. You should speak to your instructor prior to making the decision to drop. Remember that it is your responsibility to drop a class, not the instructor's. If circumstances such as illness, accident, change in employment situation, etc., prevent you from continuing to attend your class BEFORE the drop date, speak to your instructor and see the Dean of Students (room 1201) for your options. If such a situation occurs AFTER the drop date, you should contact the instructor for information as to how you can complete the requirements for passing the course.

Registration: It is your responsibility to make sure that you are registered for this course. Be sure to obtain a copy of your schedule to verify the reference number and that you do not have any outstanding fees. If your name does not appear on your instructor’s class roll by the first day of the mini-term as being registered and having paid for the class, you will not receive a grade for this course, and you will have to retake it next term, regardless of whether you continue to sit in on the class. MGF 1106 Mathematics for Liberal Arts I Competencies

Competency 1: The student will be able to perform the following operations on sets. a. Find complements, unions, intersections, subsets and apply DeMorgan’s Laws. b. Draw and apply Venn diagrams.

Competency 2: The student will be able to apply the rules of logic to: a. Analyze/determine negations, disjunctions, conjunctions and various forms of conditional statements. b. Determine the validity of arguments, using symbolic logic and/or Euler circles.

Competency 3: The student will be able to apply the basic counting techniques: a. The Multiplication Rule (or Fundamental Counting Principle) b. Combinations

Competency 4: The student will have a working knowledge of basic probability theory, including being able to: a. Describe a sample space and an event. b. Calculate probabilities of simple, compound and conditional events.

Competency 5: The student will have a working knowledge of basic concepts in statistics, including being able to: a. Distinguish between sampling methods. b. Interpret data presented in graphs, charts and tables, as well as relationships between data sets. c. Calculate and understand relationships between measures of central tendency.

Competency 6: The student will have a working knowledge of basic concepts in plane geometry, including being able to: a. Round measurements; convert and determine appropriate units of measure. b. Compute perimeters, areas and volumes of various plane and solid figures. c. Distinguish between the various characteristics of quadrilaterals. d. Calculate angles in diagrams involving parallel lines. e. Classify different types of triangles, make angle computations, and apply the Pythagorean Theorem and Similar Triangles Theorem. MGF 1106 COURSE SYLLABUS Ref. # 511178 Spring 2009 01/09 – 04/09 TEXT: Mathematical Ideas, 4th Edition By Blitzer

Week Sections Exams Pages and Problem Numbers 1/08/09 Intro. , P. 55 #s 1 – 95 2.1, 2.2, P. 65 #s 1 – 61 2.3 P. 76 #s 1 – 91 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 2.4 and 2.5 1/15/09 2.4, 2.5 P. 86 #s 1 – 67 P. 97, #s 1 - 27 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 3.1 and 3.2 1/22/09 3.1,3.2 P. # 113 #s 1 – 49 (every other odd) P. 125 #s 1 – 57 Answer questions from Review # 1 Faculty.mdc.edu/esuco Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 3.3 and 3.4 1/29/09 Exam 1 Homework 1 and 2 from mymathlab.com (Chapter 2) on due by 11:59pm. Angel – Room Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 3.4 2201 and 3.5 Section “A”

2/05/09 3.3, 3.4 P. 139 #s 1 – 61 P. 149 #s 1 – 49 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 3.5 and 3.6

2/12/09 3.5, 3.6 P. 163 #s 1 – 49 P. 175 #s 1 - 19 Answer questions from Review # 1 Faculty.mdc.edu/esuco

2/19/09 Review Exam 2 Homework 3 & 4 from mymathlab.com (Chapter 3) on due by 11:59pm. Angel – Room Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 10.1, 2201 10.2 and 10.3 Section “A”

2/26/09 10.1, P. 544 #s 5 – 36 (all) 10.2, P. 552 #s 1 – 26 (all) 10.3 P. 561 #s 1 – 31 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 10.4 and 10.5 3/05/09 No Class 3/12/09 10.4, P. 571 #s 1 – 24 (all) 10.5 P. 579 #s 1 - 25 Answer questions from Review # 2 Faculty.mdc.edu/esuco

3/19/09 Exam 3 Homework 4 and 5 from mymathlab.com (Chapter 10) due by 11:59pm. on Angel – Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 11.1 Room 2201 and 11.2 Section “A”

3/26/09 11.1, P. 612 #s 1 - 19 11.2 P. 619 #s 1 – 45 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 11.3 and 11.4 4/02/09 11.3, P. 625 #s 1 – 43 11.4 P. 633 #s 1 – 47 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 11.5, 11.6 and 11.7 4/09/09 11.5, P. 639 #s 1 – 11 11.6, P. 649 #s 1 – 37 11.7 P. 660 #s 1 - 19 Watch videos in mymathlab.com for 12.2 and 12.3 4/16/09 12.2, P. 702 #s 1 – 47 12.3 P. 710 #s 1 - 9 Answer questions from Review # 2 Faculty.mdc.edu/esuco

4/23/08 Review Exam 4 Homework 7, 8, 9, and 10 from (Chapters 11 mymathlab.com due by 11:59pm. & 12) on Angel – Room 2201 Section “C” 4/28/09 or Final Exam on 4/30/09 Angel - – Room (Official 2201 MDC Section “A” schedule for Final Exam)