MATH 1010-003--Mathematics For Liberal Arts Students



MATH 1010-003 Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students

COURSE OUTLINE FOR SPRING 2012

TTh 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

January 12, 2012

NOTE! This syllabus is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class.

|Instructor: Jerry Davidson |Math Department Office |

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|Office: By arrangement |CU-Denver Building. 6th Floor |

| |(1250 14th St.) Across Speer Blvd. |

|Email Address: jerry.davidson@ucdenver.edu | |

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|Office Hours: TTh 12:30-2:00 pm or other times by arrangement. |Required Text Book: Using and Understanding Mathematics: A |

|Please email me at least 24 hours in advance for an appointment. |Quantitative Reasoning Approach 5th edition, by Bennett and Briggs. |

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Course Goals: Welcome to Math 1010, a mathematics course designed specifically for liberal arts students. The course has two major goals:

• To strengthen your quantitative skills and restore your confidence in these skills.

• To demonstrate the relevance and applicability of mathematics to your lives and careers.

This course will give you an awareness of the role that mathematics plays in today's society. This is not a course intended to prepare you for future math courses.

Prerequisites: The mathematical prerequisite for the course is that you have met the entrance requirements for the university, namely three years of high school mathematics sometime in your past.

Material needed: A calculator that does basic arithmetic including exponents and probability keys, for example the TI-30XIIS, TI-83 or TI-84. You must bring your calculator to class every day. Do not use a “financial” calculator (such for example as is produced by HP). Cell phones are not to be used for any purpose on any quiz or exam.

Incompletes: The incomplete policy of the department and college is strictly enforced. Incomplete is only given in situations in which a student has been in good standing all semester but is prevented from completing a course assignment (for example the final exam) by circumstances beyond his or her control (for example hospitalization).

Cheating: Cheating of any kind may result in a course grade of F and possible expulsion from the University. So do not cheat! Exams and quizzes are to be done individually. You must neither give nor receive help on exams or quizzes.

Homework Guidelines: Mathematics is not a spectator sport. You must engage with the material to learn. Rule of thumb: plan to spend two to three hours out of class (reviewing your lecture notes, reading the text, and working problems) for every hour spent in class. It is important that you seek help from your instructor or your colleagues if you get stuck. I encourage you to form study groups. If you have homework questions that are not answered in class, it is your responsibility to get help outside of class from me or one of your colleagues.

Homework, Quizzes, Exams and Project:

Homework problems are assigned for each section covered. However, I will not collect the homework for a grade.

There will be 11 graded weekly quizzes (see schedule). These quizzes will be worth 20 points each. There will be no early or make-up quizzes for any reason! At the instructor’s discretion, some quizzes will be given in class and others will be assigned to work at home and hand in. In-class quizzes will be given at the beginning of class; therefore you must be on time. To compensate for unforeseen circumstances, your one lowest quiz score for the course will be dropped. These quizzes will be over material from previous sections and will often include problems similar to assigned homework problems. You will be allowed to use your worked homework problems for reference during in-class quizzes but not your text, notes or other references.

There will be three in-class full period exams worth 100 points each (see schedule). These are closed book and notes.

There will be a final exam during final exam week worth 150 points. This is closed book and notes.

There will be a written hand-in project worth 50 points that will be explained in class.

Attendance will be taken. You are expected to attend class faithfully and to take responsibility for your own learning.

You can earn a letter grade of A, B, C, D or F. In summary:

Course

Points Point Range Letter

|Quizzes | 200 | |630 to 700 |A |

|In-Class Exams | 300 | |560 to 629 |B |

|Final Exam | 150 | |490 to 559 |C |

|Project | 50 | |420 to 489 |D |

|Total Course | 700 | |Less than 420 |F |

The following schedule is tentative. Come to class and be responsible for any changes. I reserve the right to change the syllabus any time during the semester.

| |Tuesday |Thursday |

|Jan 17/19 |INTRODUCTION 1C |1C/1E |

|Jan 24/26 |2A |2A Quiz 1 |

|Jan 31 / Feb 2 |2B /3A |3A Quiz 2 |

|Feb 7/9 |3A/3B |3B Quiz 3 |

|Feb 14/16 |REVIEW Quiz 4 |EXAM #1 |

|Feb 21/23 |4B |4B/4C |

|Feb 28 / Mar 1 |4C/4D |4D Quiz 5 |

|Mar 6/8 |8A |8B Quiz 6 |

|Mar 13/15 |REVIEW Quiz 7 |EXAM #2 |

|Mar 20/22 |Spring Break |

|Mar 27/29 |5A/5B |5B/5C |

|Apr 3/5 |5D/6A |6A/6B Quiz 8 |

|Apr 10/12 |6C |7A/7B Quiz 9 |

|Apr 17/19 |7B/7E |7E Quiz 10 |

|Apr 24/26 |REVIEW Quiz 11 |EXAM #3 |

|May 1/3 |Review |Review |

|May 7-11 |FINAL EXAM week – see final exam schedule for date |

Disabilities and Special Accommodations:

Students with disabilities or who have need for special accommodations should make me aware of this and should contact the Disabilities Resources and Services Office (North Classroom 2514; 303-556-3450). Please contact me by the end of week 1.

Getting Help:

The Center for Learning Assistance

o Offers free tutoring and help concerning class assignments, course-loads, and study skills

o Located in North Classroom (NC) Room 2004. 303-556-2802

MERC (Math Education Resource Center)

o Free assistance on assignments

o NC 4015 303-556-8532

o Must bring valid CU-Denver

|Spring 2012 CLAS Academic Policies |

|The following policies pertain to all degree students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). |

|Schedule verification: It is each student’s responsibility to verify online that his/her official registration is correct: verify before|

|classes begin and prior to the drop/add deadline. Failure to verify schedule accuracy is not sufficient reason to justify a late add or |

|drop. |

|E-mail: Students must activate and regularly check their official student e-mail account for CU Denver business: |

|. Those who forward email must check CU Denver e-mail regularly for messages |

|not automatically forwarded. |

|Waitlists: |

|Students are not automatically notified if they are added to a class from a waitlist. |

|Students are not automatically dropped from a class if they never attended, stopped attending, or do not make tuition payments. |

|Waitlists are purged after the 1st week of classes, after which a paper Schedule Adjustment Form (drop/add form) is required. It is the |

|student's responsibility to get the form (online or at the Advising Office, NC 4002), have it signed, deliver it to the Registrar (Annex|

|100) or the Student Services Center (NC 1003), and verify her/his schedule online. |

|Late adds (after 1 February) will be approved only when circumstances surrounding the late add are beyond the student’s control. This |

|will require a written petition and verifiable documentation. Petition forms are available in NC 4002. The signature of a faculty member|

|on a Schedule Adjustment Form does not guarantee that a late add petition will be approved. |

|Late drops (after 1 February) will be approved only when circumstances surrounding the late drop have arisen after the published drop |

|deadline and are beyond the student’s control. This will require a written petition and verifiable documentation. The signature of a |

|faculty member does not guarantee that a late drop petition will be approved. |

|Tuition: Students are responsible for completing arrangements with financial aid, family, scholarships, etc. (depending on tuition plan |

|selected) to pay their tuition prior to Census Date (1 February). Students who drop after that date are (1) financially responsible for |

|tuition and fees, (2) academically responsible and will receive a "W" grade, and (3) are ineligible for a refund of COF hours or |

|tuition. |

|Graduation: |

|Undergraduate students wishing to graduate in spring 2012 must complete the online Intent to Graduate Form and meet with their academic |

|advisor to obtain a graduation application. This application must be submitted by Census Date (1 February). You can obtain an |

|application only after meeting with your advisor. There are no exceptions to this policy. |

|Graduate students wishing to graduate in spring semester 2012 must complete the online Intent to Graduate form and have a Request for |

|Admissions to Candidacy on file with the CU Denver Graduate School (LSC 1251) no later than 5 PM, February 1, 2012. |

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|Important Dates and Deadlines |

|January 17, 2012: First day of classes. |

|January 22, 2012: Last day to add or waitlist a class using the UCDAccess student portal. |

|January 23, 2012: Last day to drop without a $100 drop charge--this includes section changes. |

|January 24, 2012: Waitlists are dropped. Students are no longer automatically added from a waitlist (and names not on the official |

|course roster are not registered for the course). Adding a course now requires the completion of a Schedule Adjustment Form. This is the|

|first day an instructor may approve a Schedule Adjustment Form to add a student to a closed course. |

|January 24 - February 1, 2012: Students are responsible for verifying an accurate spring 2012 course schedule via the UCDAccess student |

|portal. Students are not notified of their waitlist status by the University. All students must check their schedule prior to February |

|1 for accuracy. |

|February 1, 2012: Census date. |

|2/1/12, 5 PM: Last day to add structured courses without a written petition for a late add. This is an absolute deadline and is treated|

|as such. This deadline does not apply to independent studies, internships, project hours, thesis hours, dissertation hours, and |

|late-starting modular courses. |

|2/1/12, 5 PM: Last day to drop a spring 2012 course or completely withdraw from all spring 2012 courses using a Schedule Adjustment Form|

|and still receive a tuition refund, minus the drop fee. After this date, tuition is forfeited and a "W" will appear on the transcript. |

|This includes section changes. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such. |

|2/1/12, 5 PM: Last day to apply for spring 2012 graduation. Undergraduates must make an appointment and see their academic advisor |

|before this date to apply for graduation. Graduate students must complete the Intent to Graduate and Candidate for Degree forms. |

|2/1/12, 5 PM: Last day to request pass/fail or non-credit option for a course. |

|2/1/12, 5 PM: Last day to petition for a reduction in Ph.D. dissertation hours. |

|February 13-22, 2012: Faculty can use the Early Alert system. |

|March 19-25, 2012: Spring break (no classes/campus open). |

|April 2, 2012 at 5 PM: Last day for non-CLAS students to drop or withdraw without a petition and special approval from the academic |

|dean. After this date, a dean’s signature is required. |

|April 16, 2012 at 5 PM: Last day for CLAS students to drop or withdraw with signatures from the faculty and dean but without a full |

|petition. After this date, all schedule changes require a full petition. Petition forms are available in NC 4002 for undergraduates and |

|LSC 1251 for graduates. |

|May 7 - 12, 2012: Finals Week. No schedule changes will be granted once finals week has started. There are NO exceptions to this |

|policy. |

|May 21, 2012: Final grades available on UCDAccess (tentative). |

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