Basic College Mathematics                                          Spring 2006                           

Math 187A – 1              Sept. 19 – Oct. 26                                    2 Units

Math 187B – 1              Oct. 31 – Dec. 7                      2 Units

Meeting Times: Tuesday, Thursday 4:00 – 5:50 PM  Room: A211

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

Email:  Olson@ltcc.edu                                                           Office:  A204

LTCC Math homepage:  http://www.ltcc.edu/academics.asp?scatID=5&catID=34

Office Hours:             Monday:         1:00 – 2:30 PM @ Office: A204

                                    Tuesday:         3:00 – 4:00 PM   @ Office: A204

                                    Wednesday:  1:00 – 2:00   @ HS Gateway Math Center (G4)

                                    Thursday:       12:30 – 1:00 @ Office:  A204

3:00 – 4:00 PM   @ 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, Fifth 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                                                                  Math 187B                                          

Whole Numbers (Chapter 1)                                        More Decimals (Sections 3.5 – 3.7)

Fractions (Chapter 2)                                                   Ratios and Rates (Sections 4.1 – 4.3)

Introduction to Decimals (Sections 3.1 – 3.4)    Percents & Proportions (Sections 5.1 – 5.4)

                                                                                    Converting Units of Measure (Sect. 6.4)

                                                                                    Square roots (Section 7.5)

                                                                                    Signed Numbers (Sections 9.1 – 9.4)

Solving Equations (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, the deadlines are:

Friday, September 22, 2006 is the last day for refunds.

Friday, September 29, 2006 is the last day to drop with no record.

Friday, October 13, 2006 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 Thursday, unless it is a holiday.  The assignment 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 is penalized 2 points for each day late.  Homework turned in after one week of the due date receives no credit.  

Homework is 10% of the class grade.

 

Two Quizzes are given in 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 school days.

Each quiz counts for 25% of the class grade for the course. 

 

The Final Exam is given on the last day of class.  All students must take the exam for Math 187A by Oct. 26.  If a student does not receive a passing grade in Math 187A, that student will not be allowed to continue on to Math 187B.  The final exam counts for 40% of the class grade for the course. 

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.

 

Academic Integrity:

Homework may be done in groups with other students or with the help of the instructor or tutors, but each student must turn in their own work. 

Quizzes and Exams must be done by the student alone. 

Any Student who violates this rule will receive a zero on the Quiz or Exam.

A second offense will result in withdrawal or failing the course.
Homework problems that say Odd, means do all the Odd problems.  

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

 

Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 187A (Sept. 19 – Oct. 26)

Date                Topic                                                               Section            Homework        

 

Sept. 19           Introduction, Syllabus, Understanding Whole Numbers 1.1       #1 – 53 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 – 77 EOO, #83 - 89 Odd

Sept 21            Finish 1.4

Division of Whole Numbers                                          1.5       #1 – 81 EOO.

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

            Turn in Homework #1 Sections 1.1 & 1.4

Sept. 26           Rounding and Estimation                            1.7 #1–4 All, 5–80, Multiples of 5, #85–88 All.

Applied Problems                                                         1.8       #1 – 11 Odd, 15 - 23 EOO

Sept. 28           Understanding Fractions                                               2.1       #1 – 5 All, 15 – 47 EOO

Simplifying Fractions                                                     2.2       #1 – 6 All, 7 – 87 EOO

Review for Quiz 1

(Suggested Chapter 1 Review Problems, Pages 98 – 147, # 3 – 45 EOO, and

#50 - 145 Multiples of 5)

Turn in Homework #2 Sections 1.5 – 1.8                 

 

Oct. 3              Quiz 1 (Sections 1.1 - 1.8)

Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers         2.3   #1 – 4 All, 5 – 85 Multiples of 5

Oct. 5              Multiplication of Fractions & Mixed Numbers               2.4   #1 – 15 Odd, and

20 – 50 Multiples of 5, 51 - 55 Odd

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

The Least Common Denominator                                  2.6       #3 – 79 EOO

Turn in Homework #3 Sections 2.1 – 2.3
Homework problems that say Odd, means do all the Odd problems.  

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

                                        

Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 187A (Sept. 19 – Oct. 26)

 

Date                Lecture Topic                                                 Section                        HW       

Oct. 10                        Addition & Subtraction of Fractions                              2.7       #5 – 57 EOO  

Combining Mixed Numbers & Order of Operations  2.8           #1 – 69 EOO

Applied Problems involving Fractions                2.9       #3 – 9 Odd, 13 - 21 EOO

Oct. 12                        Finish 2.9

Decimal Notation                                                          3.1       #1 – 5 All, 11 - 65 EOO

Comparing, Ordering & Rounding Decimals                  3.2 #1 – 19 Odd, 21 - 27 Odd, and

                                                                                    41– 69 EOO

Review Quiz 2                                                             

(Suggested Chapter 2   Review Problems, Pages 192 – 197, #1 – 73 EOO)

Turn in Homework #4 Sections 2.4 – 2.7

 

Oct. 17            Quiz 2 (Sections 2.1 – 2.8)

                        Finish 3.2

Addition & Subtraction of Decimals                              3.3       #3 – 15 Odd, 17 – 61 EOO

 

Oct. 19                        Finish 3.3

Multiplying Decimals                                         3.4   #1 – 4 All, 7 – 31 EOO, 43 – 55 EOO

                        Begin Review for Final Exam

            Turn in Homework #5 Sections 2.8, 2.9, 3.1

 

Oct. 24                        Review for Final Exam

                        (Suggested Chapter 1 Test, Pages 107 – 108, all problems)

(Suggested Chapter 2 Test, Pages 199 – 200, all problems)

                        (Suggested Chapter 3 Review, Pages 261 - 264 #1 - 33 Odd)

Turn in Homework #6 Sections 3.2 – 3.4 on Oct. 26, the day of the Final Exam for Math 187A.

 

Oct. 26 Thursday,  Final Exam for Math 187A - 1 (Chapters 1 & 2, Sections 3.1 - 3.4)

           
Begin Math 187B - 1

 

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 187B, the deadlines are:

Friday, November 3, 2006 is the last day for refunds.

Thursday, November 9, 2006 is the last day to drop with no record.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 is the last day to withdraw with a “W” grade.

 


 

 

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

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

                                        

Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 187B - 1  (Oct. 31 – Dec. 7)

Date                Lecture Topic                                                 Section                        HW    

 

Oct. 31                        Introduction, Syllabus, Division of Decimals                   3.5                   #3 – 51 EOO

                        Converting Fractions to Decimals                                  3.6       #1 – 5 All, 9 – 65 EOO

            & Order of Operations  

Applied Problems Involving Decimals                3.7                   #1 – 37 EOO

Nov. 2             Finish 3.7, *Ratios                                                        4.1                   Read this section

                        *Proportion                                                                  4.2                   #1 – 45 EOO

                        *Solving Proportions                                                    4.3       #5 – 55 Multiples of 5

            Turn in Homework #1 Sections 3.5 & 3.6

Nov. 7             Understanding Percent                                      5.1  #1 – 15 Odd, 19 – 79 EOO

                        Changing between percents, decimals and fractions       5.2   #1 – 19 Odd, 23 – 83 EOO

Solving percents using an equation                                 5.3A  #1 –21 Odd, 23 – 41 E 

Nov. 9             Solving percents using a proportion                               5.3B  #1–23 Odd, 25–41 EOO                       Solving applied percent problems                                  5.4                   #1 – 37 EOO

                        Review for Quiz 1 (Suggested Pages 264– 266 Review problems #35 – 65 EOO)

            Turn in Homework #2 Sections 3.7, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2.

Nov. 14           Quiz 1 (Sections 3.5 - 3.7, 5.1 – 5.3A)

                        Solving Commission, Percent Increase/Decrease, Interest Problems  5.5  #1–33 EOO

Square Roots                                       7.5   #1–5 All, 7–31 Odd.       


 

 Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 187B - 1  (Oct. 31 – Dec. 7)

 

Date                Lecture Topic                                                 Section                        HW    

Nov. 16           Converting units of measure                                          6.4       #1 - 25 EOO, 39, 43.

                        Addition of signed numbers                                           9.1                   #1  – 61 EOO

Subtraction of signed numbers                           9.2                   #1  – 53 EOO

            Turn in Homework #3 Sections 5.3AB – 5.5, 7.5.   

 

Nov. 21           Multiplication and Division of signed numbers    9.3                   #1  – 53 EOO

Order of Operations with signed numbers                      9.4                   #1 – 45 Odd   

Review for Quiz 2 (Sections 5.3B, 5.4, 5.5, 6.4, 7.5, 9.1, 9.2)

                        (Suggested Chapter 5 Review, Pages 366 - 368 Review problems #57 – 87 EOO)

(Suggested Page 515 # 27 – 31 All)

Nov. 23           Thanksgiving Holiday NO CLASSES

Nov. 28           Quiz 2 (Sections 5.3B, 5.4, 5.5, 6.4, 7.5, 9.1, 9.2)

Variables and Like terms                                              10.1                 #1 – 37 Odd

The distributive property                                               10.2 #1–15, ODD, 19 - 35 EOO

            Turn in Homework #4 Sections 6.4, 9.1 – 9.3          

Nov. 30           Solving equations using the addition property     10.3                 #1 – 47 EOO Solving equations using the Division or                    10.4                 #1 – 37 Odd

                        Multiplication properties                                                                       

*Solving equations using two properties                        10.5                 #1 – 41 EOO  

            Turn in Homework #5 Sections 9.4, 10.1 & 10.2

Dec. 5              Finish Section 10.5

Review for Final Exam: (Suggested Chapter 3 Test, Page 267 #14 - 23 All)

                        (Suggested Chapter 5 Test, Pages 369 – 370 All Problems)

                        (Suggested Chapter 6 Review, Page 418 #41 – 59 EOO)

(Suggested Chapter 9 Review, Pages 613 – 615, #5 –55 Multiples of 5)

                        (Suggested Chapter 9 Test, Pages 617 – 618, #1 – 30 All)

                        (Suggested Chapter 10 Review Pages 667 – 699, Review problems # 1 – 37 Odd)

                        (Suggested Chapter 10 Test, Page 672, #1 – 16 All)

Turn in Homework #6 Sect. 10.3 – 10.5 on Thursday, the day of the Final Exam for Math 187B.

 

Thursday, Dec. 7 Comprehensive Final Exam for Math 187B - 1

(Sections 3.5 – 3.7, Chapter 5, Sections 6.4, 7.5, Sections 9.1 - 9.4, Sections 10. 1 - 10.4)