Math 181d-e

Basic Mathematics, Percent and Proportions, Pre-algebra

 

Instructor:                George Drake: B.A., M.A., and C.Ph. all in math from UC Davis.

 

Office:    F103

Office Hours:                M 3-4 (Starts in F103, at 3:30 moves to A211)

T.Th. 3-4 (Starts in A211 and moves to F103 if and when we run out of students in A211)

W.F 12:10-1:10 (Starts in A211 and moves to F103 if and when we run out of students in A211)

 

                                Note: I may be moving in midquarter to F130.  Announcement will be made in class

Text:                       Basic College Mathematics, fourth edition: John Tobey and Jeffrey Slater; Prentice-Hall; 2002.   ISBN# 0-13-090954-8

 

Class Meets:                T. Th. 8:00-8:50 in A208

 

Syllabus: (Note: This is a tentative schedule of lecture dates for the two courses, Mat 181d-e, which will be offered one right after the other in the same room.  It is subject to change via announcement in class.)  Notice that 181e meets twice during finals week!

 

Mat 181d

                Date:                       Sections:

 

                9/24                Introduction + §4.2

9/26                §§ 4.3 + 5.1

10/1                §§5.2 + 5.3B

10/3                 §5.3B

10/8                §5.4

                10/10                §§5.4 + 5.5

                10/15                §5.5

                10/17                Review

                10/22                 First administration of chapter test

                10/24                Go over first attempt at exam.

                10/29                Second administration of chaper test (different form)

                10/31                Go over 2nd Attempt at exam.

                11/7                Last opportunity to pass chapter test and qualify for admission to Mat 181e.  (Note:  individual appointments must be made for this administration of the exam.)

 

Mat 181e

                Date:                      Sections:

 

                11/5                Negative Number handout + §§9.1 + 9.2

                11/7                §§9.3 + 9.4

                11/12                §§9.4 + 10.1

                11/14                §10.2

                11/19                Solving equations handout + §§10.3 + 10.4

                11/21                §10.5

                11/26                §§10.6 + 10.7

 

                12/3                Review

                12/5                First administration of chapter test

                12/10                Go over first attempt at exam

                12/12                Second administration of chaper test (different form)

                12/17                Last opportunity to pass chapter test and qualify for admission to Mat 152a.  (Note:  individual appointments must be made for this administration of the exam.)