Summer2 2010 Course Syllabus

Course: Mathematics 0824.021.
Course Title: Mathematical Patterns.
Time: MTWRF 12:55- 2:30.
Place: BB409.
Instructor: Srinivasan, Ranganatha.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall 510.
Instructor Email: ranganatha.srinivasan@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-8440.
Office Hours: by appointment.
Prerequisites: Placement Exam or having taken Math 701 (Elementary Algebra) or an equivalent course.
Textbook: Bennet and Briggs;Miller,Hereen and Hornsby: Using and Understanding Mathematical Ideas, Custom Edition, Pearson, Edissson-Wesley; ISBN 0536639264.
Course Goals: Math 0824 is designed to improve the level of quantitative awareness of students using familiar situations that provide a sense of purpose for studying mathematics. The objective is not to make mathematicians of students, but to help them gain a mathematical perspective and deal as comfortably as possible with an environment that increasingly makes use of quantitative reasoning.
Topics Covered: Topics from Mathematics and Politics, Mathematics and Business, Probability, and Statistics.
Course Grading: 93 or higher A; 90-92 A-; 87-89 B+; 83-86 B; 80-82 B-;77-79 C+; 73-76 C; 70-72 C-; 67-69 D+; 63-66 D; 60-62 D-; Below 60 F.
Exam Dates: Exam dates will be announced according to our progress.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory. Three unexcused absences will result in an F grade. Every absence requires documentation. Some absences are excused such as illness or death in family, given that documentation (with a contact phone number)is provided. If there is another reason for absence, the situation will be evaluated by the professor on a case-by-case basis. Note: Some students have travel plans around the end of every semester. If you are in this category of students, please plan ahead. Under any circumstance, students will not be allowed to reschedule any exam because of travel plans, period.

Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.

Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:

• The first day of classes is Tuesday, July 6.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, July 19.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, August 2.
• The last day of classes is Monday, August 16.

During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.

The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.