Summer1 2015 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 0824.011

Course: Mathematics 0824.011.
Course Title: Mathematical Patterns.
Time: MTWRF 10:10-11:45.
Place: TTLMAN 407.
Instructor: Gimenez, Jose.
Instructor Office: Wachmann Hall 1044.
Instructor Email: jose.gimenez@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-3976.
Office Hours: TR 9:00-10:00.
Prerequisites: Placement Exam or having taken Math 701 (Elementary Algebra) or an equivalent.
Textbook: Using and Understanding Mathematics, 6th Edition, Bennett & Briggs.
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 and probability with expected value; and voting techniques.
Course Grading: 5 tests at 17% each. Attendance 5%. Weekly online assignements 10%. 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: To be announced. Final Exam: 6/19.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory and will count as a portion of your grade.

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