Fall 2013 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 0824.402

Course: Mathematics 0824.402.
Course Title: Mathematical Patterns.
Time: Thurdays, 5:30pm to 8:50pm.
Place: TUCC 303.
Instructor: Kane, Mamadou.
Instructor Office: TUCC 303 or 524 Wachman Hall on Main Campus.
Instructor Email: mamadou.kane@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-4652.
Office Hours: by appointment.
Prerequisites: Placement Exam or having taken Math 701 (Elementary Algebra) or an equivalent.
Textbook: Bennett and Briggs; Miller, Heeren and Hornsby: Using and Understanding Mathematical Ideas, Custom Edition, Pearson, Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 0536801711.
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 the students, but to help gain a mathematical perspective and deal as comfortably as possible with an environment that increasingly makes use of quantitative reasoning.
Topics Covered: Topics include: financial planning including compounding, savings plans, loan payments and mortgages, exponential growth and decay, statistics, counting techniques, probability and expected value.
Course Grading: 5 exams at 15% each, Attendance 10% and Classwork 15%. Numerical averages translate to letter grades as follows: 93 to 100: A; 90 to 92:A-; 87 to 89:B+; 83 to 86:B; 80 to 82:B-; 77 to 79:C+; 73 to 76:C; 70 to 72:C-; 67 to 69:D+; 63 to 66: D; 60 to 62: D-; Below 60:F.
Exam Dates: Approximate exam dates are as follows: 9/12, 10/3, 10/24, 11/14, 12/5.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory and will count 10% of your grade.
Make-up Policy: If an emergency arises and you cannot attend an exam, contact your instructor as soon as possible to make an appointment for a make-up exam. Documentation of the emergency is required and any make-up exam must be taken within one week of the exam date.
Coomon Final: None.
Use of Electronic Devices: All cell phones and other electronic devices must be turned OFF during class sessions.
Tutoring: Free one-on-one tutoring is available throughout the semester at the MSRC located at 1810 Liacouras Walk, 2nd Floor. See www.temple.edu/msrc for more information.

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.

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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 Monday, August 26.
• Labor Day is Monday, September 2.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, September 9.
• Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 28.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Tuesday, October 22.
• The last day of classes is Wednesday, December 4.

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.