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Basic
Mathematics
Winter 2003
Math
181 A-1 Jan. 6 Jan. 29, 2003
1 Unit Math 181 B-1 Feb. 3 Mar. 3, 2003
1 Unit Math 181 C-1 Mar. 5 Mar. 26, 2003 1 Unit Meeting Times: Monday & Wednesday 1:30 2:45 PM Room: E106 Instructor: Bic Ha Olson
Phone:
541-4660 Ext. 368 Email: Olson@ltcc.edu Office: A 204 Office Hours: Monday:
11:00 11:30 AM @ Office: A204
Tuesday: 9:00 10:00 @ Office: A204 Wednesday: 4:00 5:00 PM @ Gateway Math Center
Thursday: 9:00
10:00 @ Office: A204
or By Appointment The
best way to contact me is to call my office.
If I am not in, please leave me a message because I check my voicemail
regularly. Required Text: Basic College Mathematics by Tobey & Slater, Fourth Edition. Course Description: The purpose of this course is to teach students the skills in basic arithmetic and to enable them to apply these skills in the manipulation and application of basic arithmetic problems. This is a short course covering the first three modules of the Math 181 A-E sequence. Each class is one unit and covers a different topic: Math 181 A Whole Numbers (Chapters 1 & Section 7.5) Math 181 B Fractions (Chapter 2) Math 181 C Decimals (Chapter 3) Students with disabilities must identify themselves to me within the first two weeks of class. Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities:
Students requiring accommodations for a certain disability that may affect
class performance are requested to schedule with a staff member at the DRC to
discuss this during the first week of the quarter so that appropriate
arrangements can be made. * Course materials available in alternate format. How
to succeed in a Math class: 1. Come to every class meeting. 2. Arrive early, get
yourself settled and be ready when class starts.
Sit where you wont be
distracted and take notes. 3. Read each section before
it is discussed in class. 4. Do all the homework 5. Do some math every
day. 6. Start preparing for exams
at least one week in advance. 7. Ask questions, especially if you dont understand a concept. 8. Take advantage of tutors
and office hours. 9.
Study
in groups
and do your homework with a classmate. The Gateway Math Center has free tutoring for all registered students. Please Log In and Out so that the facility gets the funds it needs. Calculators
are not allowed for this class. Method of
Evaluation: Homework must be completed and turned in at the beginning of class on the day it is due. Please be neat and show your work for each homework problem. Each section that is incomplete or turned in late will receive half credit. Homework is 5% of the class grade. Quizzes are given at the half way point of each course. The quiz counts for 25% of the class grade for the course. All students are to take the quiz on the same day. If you miss a quiz, there is a 10% penalty per day until the quiz is taken. Exams are given at the end of each course. All students must take the exam by the last day of class. If a student does not receive a passing grade in a course, that student will not be allowed to continue on to the next course. The exam counts for 70% of the class grade for that course. Each course receives a separate grade. Grades are based on the following scale.
A
90% - 100%
B
80% - 89%
C
70% - 79%
D
60% - 69% EOO means do Every Other Odd problem. Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 181 A-1 (Jan. 6 Jan. 29) Date Topic
Section
Homework
Jan. 6 Introduction, Understanding Whole Numbers 1.1 #1 19 Odd, 21 53 EOO. Addition of Whole Numbers 1.2 #1 53 EOO. HW 1 Sections 1.1 & 1.2 are due Wednesday, Jan. 8 Jan 8 Subtraction of Whole Numbers 1.3 #1 19 Odd, 21 85 EOO. Multiplication of Whole Numbers 1.4 #1 97 EOO. Jan. 13 Division of Whole Numbers 1.5 #1 85 EOO. Exponents & Order of Operations 1.6 #1 6 All, 7 105 EOO. HW 2 Sections 1.3 1.5 are due Wednesday, Jan 15 Jan. 15 Quiz (1.1 1.5) Rounding and Estimation 1.7 #1 4 All, 5 31 Odd, #33 81 EOO, 85 88 All. Square Roots 7.5 #1 5 All, 7 31 Odd. Jan. 20
Martin Luther King Holiday, NO CLASSES
HW 3 Sections 1.6 & 1.7 are due Wednesday, Jan. 22 Jan. 22 Applied Problems 1.8 #1 25 Odd. HW 4 Sections 7.5, 1.8 are due Monday, Jan. 27 Jan. 27 Review for Module A Exam Pages 98 103 Review problems #5 105 Multiples of 5 Pages 104 105 Chapter 1 Test All problems, Page 501 # 27 31 All. HW 5 These Review & Chapter test sets of problems are due Wednesday, Jan.
29, the day
of the Exam. Jan. 29
Exam for Math 181A-1 (Chapter 1 & Section 7.5) Homework
problems that say Odd, means do all
the Odd problems.
EOO
means do Every Other Odd problem. Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 181 B-1 (Feb. 3 Mar. 3) Date Topic Section HW Feb. 3 Introduction, Understanding Fractions 2.1 #1 5 All, 7 51 EOO Simplifying Fractions 2.2 #1 6 All, 7 91 EOO HW 1 Sections 2.1 & 2.2 are due Wednesday, Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers 2.3 #1 4 All, 5 79 EOO Multiplication of Fractions & Mixed Numbers 2.4 #1 15 Odd, 17 57 EOO Feb. 10 Division of Fractions & Mixed Numbers 2.5 #3 75 EOO HW 2 Sections 2.3 2.5 are due Wednesday, Feb. 12 Feb. 12 The Least Common Denominator 2.6 #3 29 Odd, 31 79 EOO Quiz (2.1 2.5) Feb. 17 Presidents Day Holiday, NO CLASSES HW 3 Section 2.6 is due Wednesday, Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Addition & Subtraction of Fractions 2.7 #1 53 Odd, 55 67 EOO Combining Mixed Numbers & Order of Operations 2.8 #1 41 Odd, 43 71 EOO
Feb. 24 Applied Problems involving Fractions 2.9 #1 29 Odd, pg. 187 #1. HW 4 Sections 2.7 2.9
are due Wednesday, Feb. 26 Feb. 26 Review for Math 181 B Exam Review Problems Pages 191 194 #1 79 EOO Pages 195 196 Chapter 2 Test, All Problems. HW 5 These
Review & Chapter test sets of problems are due Monday, Mar. 3, the day
of
the Exam. Monday,
Mar. 3, Exam for Math 181B-1 (Chapter 2) EOO
means do Every Other Odd problem. Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 181 C-1 (Mar. 5 Mar. 26) Date
Topic
Section
HW
Mar. 5 Decimal Notation 3.1 #1 61 Odd Comparing, Ordering & Rounding Decimals 3.2 #1 25 Odd, 29 69 EOO HW 1 Sections 3.1
& 3.2 are due Monday, Mar. 10 Mar. 10 Addition & Subtraction of Decimals 3.3 #1 15 Odd, 17 61 EOO Multiplication of Decimals 3.4 #1 53 Odd Mar. 12 Division of Decimals 3.5 #1 31 Odd, 33 53 EOO HW 2 Sections 3.3
3.5 are due Wednesday, Mar. 17 Mar. 17 Quiz
(Sections 3.1 3.4), Converting Fractions to Decimals 3.6 #1 5 All, 7 71 EOO & Order of Operations Mar. 19 Applied Problems Involving Decimals 3.7 #1 39 Odd HW 3 Sections 3.5
3.7 are due Monday, Mar. 24 Mar. 24 Review for Module C Exam Pages. 258 261 Review problems #1 4 All, #7 67 EOO Page 262 Chapter 3 Test, All Problems. HW 4 These
Review & Chapter test sets of problems are due Wednesday, Mar. 26, the
day of
the Exam. Wednesday, Mar. 26
Exam for Math 181 C (Chapter 3) |