Summer1 2014 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 0824.011

Course: Mathematics 0824.011.
Course Title: Mathematical Patterns.
Time: MTWRF 10:45-12:20.
Place: Barton B 405.
Instructor: Avener, Margaret.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, Room 513.
Instructor Email: margaret.avener@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 207-766-6324.
Office Hours: MWF 12:45-2:00.
Prerequisites: Placement Exam or 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. The textbook is recommended but not required, and is available at the campus bookstore.
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: Quizzes (approximately weekly): 60%, attendance and in-class participation: 20%, final project (20%). If a student's quiz average exceeds their attendance and participation grade, then their quiz score will be counted for 80% of their grade and their attendance and participation grade will be dropped. 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: Quizzes will typically be held weekly, always with at least one week's notice.
Attendance Policy: Students must attend class and participate regularly. Any student who misses more than 3 classes or frequently arrives late or leaves early will not receive full credit for attendance. Absences are excused only for extenuating circumstances such as illness or family emergency.
Quiz Make-Up Policy: Alternative quiz times may be scheduled in advance on a case-by-case basis for students who will not be present for a quiz due to extenuating circumstances such as illness or family emergency. No make-ups will be granted for students who do not contact the instructor before the quiz.
Homework: Homework exercises will be assigned after each class. Homework assignments will not be graded, but students may ask questions about homework problems in the following class and may receive participation credit for sharing their solutions in class.
Calculator Use: A scientific calculator such as a TI-30XII will be needed in class. Phone or laptops may not be used as calculators during quizzes.

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, May 19.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, June 2.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, June 16.
• The last day of classes is Monday, June 30.

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.