Basic Mathematics                                                    Winter 2004                                       

Math 187A – 2              Jan. 5 – Feb. 11                           2 Units

Math 187B – 2              Feb. 18 – Mar. 24                                 2 Units

 

Meeting Times: Monday & Wednesday 1:30 – 3:20 PM       Room: E106

Instructor: Bic Ha Olson                                                         Phone:  541-4660 Ext. 368

Email:  Olson@ltcc.edu                                                           Office:  A 204

Office Hours:             Monday:         10:30 – 11:00 AM @ Office: A204

and      4:00 – 5:00 PM   @ Gateway Math Center

                                    Tuesday:         9:30 – 10:00 AM @ Office: A204

and      4:00 – 5:00 PM   @ Gateway Math Center

                                    Wednesday:   3:30 – 5:00 PM @ Office:  A204

                                    Thursday:       9:00 – 10:00 AM @ Office: A204

                                                Or By Appointment

The best way to contact me is to call my college extension, 541-4660 EXT 368.  If I am not in my office, please leave me a message with your name and phone number. 

 

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.  Each class is a six-week course covering:

 


Math 187A

 

Whole Numbers (Chapter 1)

Fractions (Chapter 2)

Introduction to Decimals (Part of Chapter 3)

 

 

 

 

Math 187B

 

Decimals (Remaining part of Chapter 3)

Percent & Proportion (Chapter 5)

Converting Units of Measure (Section 6.4)

Square Root (Section 7.5)

Signed Numbers (Section 9.1 – 9.4)

Introduction to Algebra (Sections 10.1 – 10.5)

As a courtesy to everyone in class, please turn off all cell phones.


In this class, it is your responsibility to drop the class in order to avoid an unwanted grade. 

You must go to Admissions & Records.

For Math 187A:

Friday, Jan. 16, 2004 is the last day to drop with no record.

Friday, Jan. 30, 2004 is the last day to withdraw with a “W” grade.

 


 

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 won’t 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 don’t 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.

 

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.  

 


Methods of Evaluation:

 

Homework is due every Wednesday.  It must be completed and turned in at the beginning of class. Please be neat and show your work for each homework problem.  Each section that is incomplete receives partial credit.  Homework that is turned in late but within one week of the due date will receive half credit.  Homework turned in after this receives no credit.   

Homework is 10% of the class grade.

 

2 Quizzes are given for each course.  They are given at the beginning of class before the lecture.  Please be on time. All students are to take the quiz on the same day.  If you miss a quiz, there is a penalty of one letter grade.  No quiz can be made up after 3 days.

Each quiz counts for 20% of the class grade for that course. 

 

The Final Exam is 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 final exam counts for 50% 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%

                        F                                  Below 60%

 

Student Outcomes

 

At the end of this class, a successful student will be able to:
1) Exhibit a proficiency in the topics covered in the course.
2) Engage in logical and critical thinking.
3) Read technical information.
4) Demonstrate the solution to problems by translating written language into Mathematical statements, interpreting information, sketching relevant diagrams, analyzing given information, formulating appropriate math statements, and checking and verifying results.


Homework problems that say Odd, means do all the Odd problems.  

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

 

Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 187A (Jan. 5 – Feb. 11)

Date                Topic                                                               Section            Homework        

 

Jan. 5               Introduction, Syllabus, Understanding Whole Numbers 1.1       #1 – 57 EOO

Addition of Whole Numbers                                         1.2     Read & Do SOME Problems     Subtraction of Whole Numbers                               1.3     Read & Do SOME Problems

            Multiplication of Whole Numbers                                  1.4       #1 – 89 EOO

 

Jan. 7               Division of Whole Numbers                                          1.5       #1 – 85 EOO.

                        Exponents & Order of Operations                       1.6   #1–6 All, 10–105 Multiples of 5.

                        Gateway Math Center

            Turn in Homework #1 Section 1.1 & 1.4

 

Jan. 12             Rounding and Estimation                            1.7 #1–4 All, 5–80, Multiples of 5, #85–88 All.

Applied Problems                                                         1.8       #1 – 25 Odd.              

                        Review for Quiz 1

 

Jan. 14            Quiz 1 (Sections 1.1 - 1.8)

Understanding Fractions                                               2.1       #1 – 5 All, 7 – 51 EOO

Simplifying Fractions                                                     2.2       #1 – 6 All, 7 – 91 EOO

Turn in Homework #2 Sections 1.5 – 1.8                 

 

Jan. 19             Happy Birthday Martin Luther King NO CLASSES

 

Jan. 21             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

Turn in Homework #3 Sections 2.1 & 2.2

 


Homework problems that say Odd, means do all the Odd problems.  

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

 

Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 187A (Jan. 5 – Feb. 11)

 

Date                Lecture Topic                                                 Section                        HW       

Jan.  26            Division of Fractions & Mixed Numbers                       2.5       #3 – 75 EOO  

The Least Common Denominator                                  2.6       #3 – 29 Odd, 31 – 79 EOO

 

Jan. 28             Addition & Subtraction of Fractions                              2.7       #1 – 69 EOO  

Combining Mixed Numbers & Order of Operations  2.8           #1 – 73 EOO

            Turn in Homework #4 Sections 2.3 – 2.6

 

Feb. 2              Applied Problems involving Fractions                2.9       #1 – 29 Odd, pg. 187 #1.

Decimal Notation                                                          3.1       #1 – 61 Odd

 

Feb. 4              Quiz 2 (Sections 2.1 – 2.8)

Comparing, Ordering & Rounding Decimals                  3.2       #1 – 25 Odd, 29 – 69 EOO Addition & Subtraction of Decimals                                    3.3       #1 – 15 Odd, 17 – 61 EOO

            Turn in Homework #5 Sections 2.7 – 2.9

 

Feb. 9              Finish Section 3.3

Review for Final Exam

(Suggested Chapter 1 Review Problems, Pages 98 – 103, #5 – 105, Multiples of 5)

                        (Suggested Chapter 1 Test, Pages 104 – 105, all problems)

(Suggested Chapter 2   Review Problems, Pages 191 – 194, #1 – 79 EOO)

(Suggested Chapter 2 Test, Pages 195 – 196, all problems)

 

           

Turn in Homework #6 Sections 3.1 – 3.3 on the day of the final exam

Wednesday, Feb. 11 Final Exam for Math 187A - 2 (Chapters 1 & 2, Sections 3.1 - 3.3)