Spring 2006 Course Syllabus
Course: C065.202.
Course Title: Elements of Math Thought, MATH 65.
Time: 300-615 Mondays.
Place: PENROSE 108.
Instructor: Covitz, Howard.
Instructor Office: Rm. 628 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: hhcovitz@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 1-7843.
Office Hours: TTh: 3-4PM.
Prerequisites: None.
Textbook: Bennett & Briggs, Using and Understanding Mathematics.
Course Goals: Appreciate mathematics and statistics.
Topics Covered: Part I Chapter 5 STATISTICAL REASONING 5A, 5B, 5C, 5E Chapter 6 PUTTING STATISTICS TO WORK 6A Test 1: Feb. 7/8 PART II Chapter 6 PUTTING STATISTICS TO WORK 6B, 6C, 6D Test 2: Mar. 2/3 PART III Chapter 10 MATHEMATICS AND THE ARTS GEOMETRY 10A Chapter 11 GOLDEN RATIO 11C Chapter 12 MATHEMATICS AND POLITICS, VOTING 12A, 12B Test 3: Apr. 3/4 PART IV Chapter 12 MATHEMATICS AND POLITICS, APPORTIONMENT 12C Chapter 13 MATHEMATICS AND BUSINESS 13A, 13B Test 4: Apr. 20/21 Review Department Final, May 4, Thursday, from 2:00 4:00 p.m.
Course Grading: Tests=50% Final=35% Quizzes and participation=15%.
Exam Dates: Final Exam 8 May 300-500PM.
Attendance Policy: NO MAKE-UP TESTS: If a test is missed, then the score on the Final is substituted for the missing test score and it will count 6%.
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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.