<p> CHIPOLA COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS</p><p>COURSE TITLE: COURSE NUMBER: Mathematics for Liberal Arts I MGF 1106</p><p>COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable students to meet part of the general education requirement in mathematics and receive instruction in a broad range of skills beyond algebra. Topics include: sets, logic, counting principles, the metric system, geometry, probability, statistics, permutations and combinations. A “C” grade or higher must be earned in this course to satisfy part of the general education requirements in mathematics and to advance to a higher level mathematics course. 3 Semester Hours Credit</p><p>PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of the equivalent of one year of high school Algebra I and one year of high school Algebra II and an acceptable score on a state approved mathematics placement test, or a “C” or higher in MAT 1033, or a grade of “C” or higher in the high school equivalent course for MAT 1033 (Math for College Readiness) within the past two years and an acceptable score on a state approved mathematics placement test. </p><p>NAME(S) OF INSTRUCTOR(S): Georgia Ashmore, Rose Cavin, JoAnn Parish, Stan Young (Instructors vary from semester to semester)</p><p>DATE OF LATEST REVISION: 2010-2011</p><p>REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: 1) *Angel, Abott and Runde. A Survey of Mathematics with Applications – EXPANDED EDITION, ALC +MML 2/E, Pearson Publishing Co. ISBN-10: 0321632486, ISBN-13: 9780321632487 </p><p>2) REQUIRED: A password for access to the MyMathLab software. This software provides homework assignments, additional practice problems, tutorial videos and sample practice tests for each chapter. The password comes free with every new textbook, or may be purchased separately. </p><p>*MyMathLab includes an electronic copy of the text. For students comfortable with accessing the text online, the printed text is optional. </p><p>GRADING POLICIES: The standing of a student in each course is expressed by one of the following letters and corresponding grading system:</p><p>MGF 1106 1 A – 100 – 93 B – 92 – 83 C – 82 – 70 D – 69 – 60 F – 59 or less </p><p>See your First Day Handout for individual instructor practices.</p><p>The Chipola Catalog provides specific information regarding other outcomes from the grading system. A student’s Grade Point Average is derived from the grading system/quality point scale.</p><p>DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC MATHEMATICS COMPETENCIES / LEARNING OUTCOMES: MGF 1106 is a General Education core course in Area 3 – Mathematics. </p><p>The student will be able to:</p><p>M-1 Apply arithmetic, algebraic, geometric, and higher-order thinking skills to modeling and solving real-world situations. </p><p>M-2 Represent and evaluate basic mathematical information verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically. </p><p>M-3. Expand mathematical reasoning skills to develop convincing mathematical arguments.</p><p>M-4 Use appropriate technology to enhance mathematical thinking and understanding and to solve mathematical problems and judge the reasonableness of the results. M-5 Interpret mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics, and draw inferences from them. </p><p>M-6 Develop the view that mathematics is an evolving discipline, interrelated with human culture, and understand its connections to other disciplines. </p><p>STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES FOR MGF 1106: See chart, last page.</p><p>MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING OUTCOMES: Teacher facilitated: The teacher will be leading class discussions on the material contained in the text. </p><p>Student-centered: The students will be solving practice problems from the text book and/or supplemental worksheets, and will be completing assignments online via the MyMathLab software.</p><p>Office Hours: The instructor will be available during office hours for individual assistance. The instructor’s schedule can be found posted on D2L and/or via their individual web site.</p><p>ACE Lab tutors: Student tutors are available in the ACE to provide individualized help. Hours </p><p>MGF 1106 2 can be found posted each semester on the lab door and/or via the web site. </p><p>LIBRARY AND ON-LINE REFERENCE MATERIALS:</p><p>The library is a comprehensive, learning resource center providing information in print, electronic, and multimedia format to support the educational objectives of the College. In addition to print media, online catalogs and resources can be accessed through www.linccweb.org and www.netlibrary.com. Library hours are posted each semester at the building entrance. </p><p>Chipola’s website is located at www.chipola.edu. </p><p>Videotapes developed especially for the text, featuring material from every section of the text, are available for checkout from the Chipola Library.</p><p>See your First Day Handout for individual instructor recommendations and resources.</p><p>TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES: The Information Technology Center (Tech Center), located in the library, and the ACE Lab, located in Building L, are equipped with computer workstations. Hours are posted each semester at the building entrance.</p><p>ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE: See your First Day Handout for individual instructor assignment schedule.</p><p>ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL POLICIES: Chipola policy allows each instructor to specify in the course handout the attendance policy. It also allows the instructor to decide whether or not an absence is excusable and what affect the absence or tardy may have on the grade.</p><p>A student is allowed to repeat a course a maximum of three (3) times. On the third attempt a student (1) must bear the full cost of instruction, (2) cannot withdraw, and (3) must receive a grade.</p><p>See your First Day Handout for individual instructor or department-specific attendance and withdrawal policy.</p><p>MAKE-UP POLICY: Chipola allows each instructor to specify in the instructor handout the makeup policy. </p><p>See your First Day Handout for individual instructor or department-specific attendance and withdrawal policy.</p><p>ACADEMIC HONOR CODE POLICY: Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code. Chipola College’s Honor Code is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility to: 1) uphold the highest standards of academic honesty in his/her own work; </p><p>MGF 1106 3 2) refuse to tolerate academic dishonesty in the college community; and 3) foster a high sense of honor and social responsibility on the part of students.</p><p>Further information regarding the Academic Honor Code may be found in the Chipola Catalog, Student Governance section.</p><p>STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY: Chipola College is committed to making all programs and facilities accessible to anyone with a disability. Chipola’s goal is for students to obtain maximum benefit from their educational experience and to effectively transition into the college environment.</p><p>Students with disabilities are requested to voluntarily contact the Office of Students with Disabilities to complete the intake process and determine their eligibility for reasonable accommodations.</p><p>LINKING COURSE-LEVEL OUTCOMES WITH DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES AND ASSESSMENT METHODS</p><p>COURSE-LEVEL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES COLLEGE-LEVEL FOR MGF 1106 AND DISCIPLINE- ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC GENERAL METHODS USED EDUCATION BY FACULTY** The student will: COMPETENCIES Determine subsets, unions and intersections of sets M3 HW,UT,CF Use logic symbols to translate English sentences M3 HW,UT,CF Create and interpret Venn Diagrams M3, M5 HW,UT,CF Use Venn Diagrams to solve application problems M3, M5 HW,UT,CF Draw logical conclusions from given premises M3 HW,UT,CF Identify logical reasoning patterns M3 HW,UT,CF Distinguish between valid and invalid arguments M3 HW,UT,CF Identify statements equivalent to the negation of simple and M3 HW,UT,CF compound statements Determine equivalence or nonequivalence of statements M3 HW,UT,CF Calculate perimeter and area of polygons and circles M1, T5 HW,UT,CF Calculate volume of prisms and pyramids M1, T5 HW,UT,CF Solve application problems using perimeter, area, and volume M1, M6, T5 HW,UT,CF Identify relationships between angle measures M1 HW,UT,CF Recognize similar shapes and use proportionality to solve M1 HW,UT,CF application problems Solve application problems using Pythagorean theorem M1, T5 HW,UT,CF Identify characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals M1 HW,UT,CF Apply transformations to geometric shapes M1 HW,UT,CF Use the fundamental counting principle M1 HW,UT,CF Create and interpret tree diagrams M5 HW,UT,CF Identify the probability of a specified outcome in an M1 HW,UT,CF experiment Use the formulas for permutations and combinations M1 HW,UT,CF Identify commonly used sampling techniques M3 HW,UT,CF MGF 1106 4 COURSE-LEVEL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES COLLEGE-LEVEL FOR MGF 1106 AND DISCIPLINE- ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC GENERAL METHODS USED EDUCATION BY FACULTY** The student will: COMPETENCIES Create and interpret bar, line and circle graphs M2, M4, M5, HW,UT,CF T1 Create and interpret frequency distributions M2, M4, T1 HW,UT,CF Determine mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation M6, T5 HW,UT,CF of a given set of data Recognize interrelationships among mean, median and mode M6 HW,UT,CF in a variety of distributions Review course concepts using online software T2 HW,UT,CF **ASSESSMENT CODES: CF = Cumulative Final UT = Unit Tests HW = Homework</p><p>For a list of Chipola’s General Education Core Competencies, see www.chipola.edu. </p><p>MGF 1106 5</p>