MATH081 Syllabus

 

 

5 credits

 Monday – Friday, room CC 3453

10:00 – 10:50 a.m.

 

Text:

Fundamentals of Mathematics   by Denny Burzynski

ISBN:  5-8000027-977577

Instructor:

Betsy Campbell

Office:       

IB 2317 B                          Office hours: 11:00 – 11:50am, Mon-Fri

Phone:

(206) 528–4524                E-mail: bcampbel@sccd.ctc.edu

Website:

http://facweb.northseattle.edu/bcampbel/math081

 

This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.

 

Course Content: Concepts to be covered this quarter include:  whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percent, ratio and proportion, geometry, and an introduction to algebra.  The course will include chapters 1 – 10.  The amount of material that is to be covered during the quarter necessitates studying two sections most class days. 

 

Course Goals:  There are three primary goals for this course: first is a study of the course content and how it can relate to your everyday living; second to lay the foundation for you to be able to continue in the study of algebra or math for health careers; third, and perhaps most important, is for those who suffer from math anxiety, help in gaining confidence in your ability to do and understand math.  MATH 081 is a prerequisite for MATH 084 - Algebra I and for AHE103-Math for Health Careers.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  • Solve problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations of whole numbers, decimals and fractions
  • Read and analyze graphs.
  • Differentiate between big and small numbers.
  • Apply operations of numbers in the context of word problems such as ratio and proportion problems, probability, etc.
  • Solve simple algebraic equations.

 

 

Daily Schedule:  Each class will begin with questions from the assigned homework. Check your homework sheet for specific problems. To succeed at the study of Mathematics, you will need to attend class and come prepared with homework completed.   

 

 

Homework:  Daily homework as well as problems from each chapter test in the text will be assigned. Assigned homework is a beginning point only; do more problems if needed to fully understand the concepts. As a general rule, you should plan to spend at least 2 hrs outside of class.  That time should be spent in reading the text, studying the problems shown, and doing the homework.  To be successful in this class, you will need to do the homework each day.  Homework problems for each section are to be submitted and all work must be clearly shown. The answers to the odd numbered problems are available on my website:  http://facweb.northseattle.edu/bcampbel/math081  Due dates will be announced in class.  Homework will not be accepted late.   The proficiency exams at the each of each chapter can be used for review purposes.  They do not need to be turned in.

 

Supplies:  All work must be done in pencil and on 8.5” X 11” lined paper.  Please staple multiple pages together.  An eraser is a necessity for this class.  Cell phones may not be used as calculators on tests or in class.  Calculators can be used for chapters 7-9. 

 

Cell phones and pagers:  In consideration of others, if it rings, beeps, sings or plays a turn, please turn it off while you are in class. 

 

Tests:  Students must be present on the day a test is given in class.  Tests will cover one or more chapters and be given after a class review.   Dates for tests are noted on the schedule.  Any deviation from the schedule regarding the test dates will be announced in class at least two days before the test is given.  All work must be shown for full credit.  A student must receive an average of 70% or greater to pass this course.  Calculators can be used on the tests for chapters 7-9..  No calculators will be allowed for the tests on chapters 1 – 6 or for chapter  10. 

 

If you miss a test, it must be taken during the final week of the quarter; if you miss more than one test, the second test score will be 0.  Students must notify the instructor 1 week prior to the final test re: which make-up test they are requesting to take during the final week.  No make up tests will be allowed unless this notification has taken place. 

 

The final exam will be given Wednesday, Dec, 16th , 10:30am-12:30pm

 

Grading:  Math 081 is a “satisfactory” / ”no credit” course.  To receive an ‘S’ grade a student must have an average score of 70% or more on all tests.  If a student does not achieve that average, he/she will receive a grade of “NC”.  Daily homework and class participation will also count towards receiving credit for Math 081. (Successfully completing all problems on the daily homework assignments (bold problems in particular) and class participation will be taken into account if a student is on the borderline for passing the class (i.e. within 2%).)

 

All of your submissions for both exams and assignments in this course are to represent your own original, independent thinking.   Discussing concepts and asking questions of other students regarding those concepts is fine.  But when it comes time to actually do the assigned problems and take the tests, the work you turn in should be totally your own.  You are not to copy another student’s work or to allow them to copy your work (i.e. Don’t give other students your solutions either.)  In the event this should happen, all parties involved will receive a grade of 0 for that specific exam, or assignment. 

 

Tutoring: Tutoring for all math students is available in the Math Learning Center, ED1845B.  Information about the Math Learning Center will be available in class.  I encourage you to form study groups to help each other.

 

Math 089:  If you are enrolled in Math 089 this quarter, you must contact your instructor during the first week of the quarter.  The instructor is Barbara Goldner. Her contact information is:

Office: IB 2330A
Phone:  (206) 527-3739
Email:  bgoldner@sccd.ctc.edu
Class Website:  http://northstar.northseattle.edu/math/mat089/ 

 

Disabilities Services:  Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Services as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. You may make an appointment with Disability Services by calling 527-3697 or stopping by the DS office on the 2nd floor of the Campus Center.

 

Classroom Etiquette:  Math 081 is taught in a college environment.  Only students who are registered for class may attend the class.  Class attendance and punctuality are necessary to be successful in this class. 

 

Please respect other students by allowing a learning environment that is both pleasant yet mindful of the quiet necessary for others to focus on what the instructor is teaching.  In regards to behaviors that are disruptive to the teaching and learning process (such as conducting private conversations, eating/drinking, using ipods or cell phones, throwing papers, writing/passing notes, leaving class early or arriving late, leaving class and then returning, etc), students will be warned once regarding any disruptive behavior and then will be asked to leave the class if it happens again.  The Vice President for Student Services will then be notified and will take appropriate action.

 

The Campus Security phone number is:  527-3636.

 

Chemical Sensitivities and Smoking Policy:  NSCC is a non-smoking campus except for eight designated areas where smoking is permitted.

Due to the increasing numbers of individuals developing chemical sensitivities and to the increased awareness of such conditions, when you attend our campus you are asked to refrain from wearing any fragrance or perfume.

 

 

Homework Assignments:  Work all of the assigned homework problems from the study sets at the end of each section.  Unless otherwise stated, the assigned problems are the odd numbers only.  e.o.o. is ‘every other odd problem’, 1, 5, 9, 13 . . . . The answers to the odd numbered problems are available on my website:  http://facweb.northseattle.edu/bcampbel/math081

The following homework assignments are to be corrected by the student from the answer key before turning in the assignment.  In addition to the following from the text, handouts and special assignments may be assigned. 

No calculator use on chapters1-6 6 or chapter 10 homework problems. 

You may use a calculator for chapters 7-9.

Homework heading:  

Your name

Section 1.2, Reading and Writing Whole Numbers

 

Section

Topic

Pages

Problems

 

1.1

Whole Numbers

 

5-6

odds 1-29

 

1.2

Reading and Writing Whole Numbers

 

10-12

5, 9, 13, 21, 23, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45

 

1.3

Rounding Whole Numbers

15-17

3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35

 

1.4

Addition of Whole Numbers

23-28

7, 11, 15, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 41, 43, 53, 55, 59,63, 69

 

1.5

Subtraction of Whole Numbers

 

36-42

e.o.o 1-49, 57, 63, 69, 75,  79

 

1.6

Properties of Addition

 

46-47

odds 9-23

 

 

Chapter 1 Proficiency Exam

53-54

All problems 1-20

 

 

2.1

Multiplication of Whole Numbers

 

62-64

e.o.o. 1-61, 67

 

2.2

Concepts of Division of Whole Numbers

 

70

odds 1-29

 

2.3

Division of Whole Numbers

 

78-80

e.o.o. 1-21

e.o.o. 35-55,  63,  65

 

2.4

Some Interesting Facts About Division

 

83-84

odds 1-29

 

2.5

Properties of Multiplication

 

87-88

odds 1-19; 25

 

 

Chapter 2 Proficiency Exam

93-94

All problems 1-20

 

 

3.1

Exponents and Roots

99-100

e.o.o. 1-61

3.2

Grouping Symbols and

the Order of Operations

 

107-110

odds 1-43

 

3.3

Prime Factorization of Natural Numbers

 

115-116

e.o.o. 1-37; odds 41-55

3.4

The Greatest Common Factor

 

119-120

odds 1-27

3.5

The Least Common Multiple

 

124-126

odds 1-45

 

Chapter 3 Proficiency Exam

 

131-134

All problems 1-29

4.1

Fractions of Whole Numbers

 

141-144

e.o.o. 1-45; 51,53

4.2

Proper Fractions, Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

 

151-153

e.o.o. 1-45

4.3

Equivalent Fractions, Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms, and Raising Fractions to Higher Terms

 

160-164

e.o.o. 1-73, 87, 89, 91

4.4

Multiplication of Fractions

 

171-174

e.o.o. 1-77

4.5

Division of Fractions

 

179-180

e.o.o. 1-45

4.6

Applications Involving Fractions

 

184-187

e.o.o. 1-45

 

Chapter 4 Proficiency Exam

 

197-199

All problems 1-25

5.1

Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Like Denominators

 

205-206

odds 1-29

5.2

Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Unlike Denominators

 

210-214

e.o.o. 1-49

5.3

Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers

 

216-220

e.o.o. 1-37; 39,41

5.4

Comparing Fractions

 

224-225

odds 1-25

5.5

Complex Fractions

 

228-230

odds 1-23

5.6

Combinations of Operations with Fractions

 

234-236

odds 1-25

 

Chapter 5 Proficiency Exam

 

243-245

All problems 1-20

6.1

Reading and Writing Decimals

252 – 253

1 – 19; 31, 33

 

6.2

Converting a Decimal to a Fraction

256 – 257

1 – 23; 27 – 35

 

6.3

Rounding Decimals

259

1 – 15; 23 – 27

6.4

Addition and Subtraction of Decimals

 

263 – 38

1 – 29

 

6.5

Multiplication of Decimals

270 – 273

1 – 33; 47, 49, 61, 63, 65

 

6.6

Division of Decimals

281 – 284

1 – 33; 39, 41, 43, 53, 55, 57

 

6.7

Nonterminating Divisions

287 – 288

e.o.o. 1 – 29; 31, 33, 35

 

6.8

Converting a Fraction to a Decimal

291 – 293

e.o.o 1 – 45

 

6.9

Combinations of Operations with Decimals and Fractions

 

295 – 297

1 – 19; 23, 29, 33 

 

Chapter 6 Proficiency Exam

301 – 302

All problems, 1 – 20

 

7.1

Ratios and Rates

 

307 -  309

5 – 35

7.2

Proportions

313 – 132

 1 – 13; 19 – 43; 47 

 

7.3

Applications of Proportions

323 – 325

1 – 25

 

7.4

Percent

328 – 329

1 – 55 

 

7.5

Fractions of One Percent

332 – 334

1 – 32

 

7.6

Applications of Percents

 

342 – 346

1 – 49 

 

 Chapter 7 Proficiency Exam

 

351 – 353

All problems, 1 – 25

 

8.1

Estimation by Rounding

 

359-362

e.o.o. 1-45; 47, 49

8.2

Estimation by Clustering

 

364-365

e.o.o. 1-17; 23

8.3

Mental Arithmetic – Using the Distributive Property

 

369-370

e.o.o. 1-25; 29

8.4

Estimation by Rounding Fractions

 

371-373

e.o.o. 1-17; 23

 

Chapter 8 Proficiency Exam

 

379-381

All problems 1-25

9.1

Measurement and the United States System

 

387– 389

1 – 33

 

9.2

The Metric System of Measurement

393 – 394

1 – 21; 25

 

9.3

Simplification of Denominate Numbers

 

399 – 401

1 – 35 

9.4

Perimeter and Circumference of Geometric Figures

 

407 – 409

1 – 25

 

9.5

Area and Volume of Geometric Figures and Objects

 

417 – 420

1 – 31

 

 

 Chapter 9 Proficiency Exam

427 – 431

All Problems, 1 – 30

 

10.2

Signed Numbers

441 – 442

1 – 21; 25 

 

10.3

Absolute Value

444 – 445

1 – 29; 33 

 

10.4

Addition of Signed Numbers

 

449 – 450

1 – 35 

10.5

Subtraction of Signed Numbers

453 – 454

1 – 23; 27, 29

 

10.6

 Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers

 

460 – 463

1 – 47

 

 

Chapter 10 Proficiency Exam

 

467 - 468

All problems 1 – 20

11.1

Algebraic Expressions

474– 703

1 – 43 

 

11.2

Combining Like Terms Using Addition and Subtraction

 

478 – 480

1 – 25 

 

11.3

Solving Equations of the form

 and

 

484 – 486

1 – 31; 41, 43, 45 

 

11.4

Solving Equations of the form

and   

 

492 – 495

1 - 41

11.5

Applications I: Translating Words to Mathematical Symbols

 

498 – 500

 e.o.o. 1 – 37; 43, 45 

 

 

 Applications II: Solving Problems

505 – 505

e.o.o. 1 – 37; 39

 

 

Chapter 11 Proficiency Exam

 

523 – 525

All problems 1 – 25