Summer1 2013 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 0824.013

Course: Mathematics 0824.013.
Course Title: Mathematical Patterns.
Time: MTWRF 9:00-10:35.
Place: Barton B402.
Instructor: Wald, Doreen.
Instructor Office: Wachman 550.
Instructor Email: doreen.wald@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-6923.
Course Web Page: A Blackboard course will be set up and will act as our course website
Office Hours: MTWRF 12:30-1:30.
Prerequisites: Math 0701 or equivalent algebra course.
Textbook: The text we will be using is a custom edition created from two texts: Using and Understanding Math, Bennett and Briggs and Mathematical Ideas, Miller, Heeren, and Hornsby. Thus the name of our text: Using and Understanding Mathematical Ideas, which can be found in the bookstore.
Course Goals: Math 0824 is a General Education course designed to improve the level of quantitative awareness of students by 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 and critically as possible with an environment that increasingly makes use of quantitative reasoning.
Topics Covered: Throughout the semester, students will use critical thinking skills to help understand and solve problems in the following mathematical topics: financial planning including compounding, savings plans, loan payments and mortgages, exponential growth and decay, statistics, counting techniques, probability and expected value.
Course Grading: Grading is as follows: five exams each worth 20%.
Exam Dates: Exams will be dependent upon classroom progress.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required and will be taken regularly. Perfect attendance will be rewarded with 3 additional points added to the final average. Full credit will only be given to those students who arrive on time and stay for the duration of the class.
Missing Exams: No make-up exams will be permitted. Please make proper arrangements/notifications with me BEFORE the date/time of each exam should legitimate and extenuating circumstances/emergencies keep you from taking the scheduled exam. No arrangements will be made after the exam is administered.
Calculators: A business or scientific calculator, capable of computing exponentials, factorials, ex, logarithms etc., is required. TI-30XIIs has the sufficient keys for the course. No cell phone/laptop/mobile communication device calculators permitted.
Free Tutoring: The Math & Science Resource Center is located in Room 208 of 1810 Liacouras Walk. Tutoring begins Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Visit www.temple.edu/msrc for complete details including Hours of Operation.
Homework: A list of suggested homework problems will be posted on Blackboard. These assignments should be completed regularly upon the completion of a section in class. Completion of these assignments will be essential for success on the exams.

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 Monday, May 20.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, June 3.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, June 17.
• The last day of classes is Monday, July 1.

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.