Basic Mathematics                                             Spring 2003                                    

Math 191T-2              May 20 - June 26                            2 Units

 

Meeting Times: Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 - 2:50 PM            Room: A211

Instructor: Bic Ha Olson                                                          Phone:  541-4660 Ext. 368

Email:  Olson@ltcc.edu                                                          Office:  A 204

Office Hours:              Monday: 3:00 – 4:00 PM @ Office: A204

                                    Tuesday:   3:00 – 4:00 PM   @ Gateway Math Center

                                    Wednesday:  3:00 – 4:00 PM @ Office: A204

Thursday:  9:00 – 10:00 AM   @ Office: A204  

Friday:  10:00 – 11:00 AM @ Office: A204                                     

                                    Or By Appointment

The best way to contact me is to call my college extension, 541-4660 EXT 368.  If I am not in my office, please leave me a message with your name and phone number. 

 

Required Text:  Basic College Mathematics by Tobey & Slater, Fourth Edition.

 

Course Description:  The purpose of this course is to teach students the skills in basic arithmetic and to enable them to apply these skills in the manipulation and application of basic arithmetic problems. This is a six-week course covering:

 

Decimals (Chapter 3)

Percent & Proportion (Chapter 5)

Converting Units of Measure (Section 6.4)

Square Root (Section 7.5)

Signed Numbers (Sections 9.1 – 9.4)

Introduction to Algebra (Sections 10.1 – 10.5)

 

Students with disabilities must identify themselves to me within the first two weeks of class.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Students requiring accommodations for a certain disability that may affect class performance are requested to schedule with a staff member at the DRC to discuss this during the first week of the quarter so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 

* Course materials available in alternate format. 


In this class, it is your responsibility to drop the class in order to avoid an unwanted grade. 

You must go to Admissions & Records.  For Math 191T-2,

Friday, May 30, 2003 is the last day to drop with no record.

Friday, June 13, 2003 is the last day to withdraw with a “W” grade.

 

How to succeed in a Math class:

1.  Come to every class meeting.

2.  Arrive early, get yourself settled and be ready when class starts.  Sit where you won’t be                    distracted and take notes.

3.  Read each section before it is discussed in class.

4.  Do all the homework

5.  Do some math every day.

6.  Start preparing for exams at least one week in advance.

7.  Ask questions, especially if you don’t understand a concept.

8.  Take advantage of tutors and office hours.

9.      Study in groups and do your homework with a classmate.

 

The Gateway Math Center has free tutoring for all registered students.  Please Log In and Out so that the facility gets the funds it needs.

 

Method of Evaluation:

 

Homework must be completed and turned in at the beginning of class on the day it is due.  Please be neat, write the problem out and show your work for each homework problem.  Each section that is incomplete receives partial credit.  Homework that is turned in late within one week of the due date will receive half credit.  Homework over one week late receives no credit.   Homework counts for 10% of the class grade.

 

2 Quizzes are given for each course.  Quizzes are given at the end of class after the lecture.  Each quiz counts for 20% of the class grade for the course.  All students are to take the quiz on the same day.  If you miss a quiz, there is a penalty of one letter grade.  No quiz can be made up after 3 days.

 

Exams are given at the end of each course.  All students must take the exam by the last day of class.  If a student does not receive a passing grade in a course, that student will not be allowed to continue on to the next course.  The exam counts for 50% of the class grade for that course. 

 

Each course receives a separate grade.  Grades are based on the following scale.

 

                        A                                 90% - 100%

 

                        B                                 80% - 89%

 

                        C                                 70% - 79%

 

                        D                                 60% - 69%


Homework problems that say Odd, means do all the Odd problems.  

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

 

Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 191T-2 (May 20 - June 26)

Date                   Topic                                                               Section                      Homework      

 

May 20            Syllabus, Multiplication of Decimals                              3.4                   #1 – 53 Odd

            Division of Decimals                                                          3.5            #1 – 31 Odd, 33 – 53 EOO

May 22            Converting Fractions to Decimals                              3.6              #1 – 5 All, 7 – 71 EOO

& Order of Operations

Applied Problems Involving Decimals                      3.7                   #1 – 39 Odd

                        *Ratios                                                             4.1                   Read this section

HW 1 Sections 3.4 – 3.7 are due Tuesday, May 27

                                   

May 27            *Proportion                                                                 4.2                   #1 – 45 EOO

*Solving Proportions                                                      4.3            #5 – 55 Multiples of 5

                        Understanding Percent                                      5.1            #1 – 15 Odd, 19 – 83 EOO

May 29            Changing between percents, decimals and fractions             5.2            #1 – 19 Odd, 23 – 91 EOO

Solving percents using an equation                                  5.3A                #1 – 41 Odd

Begin Section 5.3B                

            (Suggested Chapter 3 Review, Pages 258 – 261 Review problems #23 – 67 EOO)

HW 2 Sections 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2 are due Tuesday, June 3

June 3             Quiz 1 (Sections 3.4 - 3.7, 5.1, 5.2)

Solving percents using a proportion                                5.3B            #1 – 23 Odd, 25 – 41 EOO            Solving applied percent problems                                5.4                   #1 – 41 EOO

June 5              Solving commission, percent of increase or decrease,

and interest problems                                                        5.5                   #1 – 33 EOO

                        Converting units of measure                                                6.4

                        Square Roots                                                               7.5            #1 – 5 All, 7 – 31 Odd.

                                                                                                                        Page 501 # 27 – 31 All.

HW 3 Sections 5.3– 5.5, 6.4 are due Tuesday, June 10


Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 191T-2

 

Date                   Topic                                                                           Section                      HW       

 

HW 3 Sections 5.3 – 5.5, 6.4 are due Tuesday, June 10

June 10            Addition of signed numbers                                               9.1                   #1  – 65 EOO

                        Subtraction of signed numbers                                   9.2                   #1  – 61 EOO

                        Multiplication and Division of signed numbers            9.3                   #1  – 57 EOO

 

June 12            Order of Operations with signed numbers                       9.4                   #1 – 45 Odd

                        Variables and Like terms                                        10.1                 #1 – 37 Odd

            (Suggested Chapter 5 Review, Pages 359 - 361 Review problems #5 – 85 Multiples of 5)

            (Suggested Chapter 9 Review, Pages 598 – 600, Review problems #5 –55 Multiples of 5)

 

HW 4 Sections 7.5, 9.1 – 9.4 are due Tuesday, June 17

 

June 17            Quiz 2 (Sections 5.3 – 5.5, 6.4, 7.5, 9.1 – 9.4)

                        *The distributive property                                               10.2                 #1 – 37 EOO

                        Solving equations using the addition property            10.3                 #1 – 47 EOO

                       

June 19            Solving equations using the Division or

                        Multiplication properties                                             10.4                 #1 – 37 Odd

                        *Solving equations using two properties                     10.5                 #1 – 41 EOO   

HW  5 Sections 10.1 – 10.4 are due Tuesday, June 24

 

June 24            Review for Final Exam: (Suggested Chapter 3 Test, Page 262)

                                                (Suggested Chapter 5 Test, Pages 362 – 363 All Problems)

                                                (Suggested Pages 546 - 547 # 1 – 15 Odd)

                                                (Suggested Chapter 9 Test, Pages 602 – 603, #1 – 30 All)

                                                (Chapter 10 Pages 659 – 660, Review problems # 1 – 49 EOO)

                                                Chapter 10 Test, Page 662, #1 – 16 All.

HW 6 Section 10.5 and Chapter 10 Test are due the day of the Final Exam

 

Thursday, June 26          Comprehensive Final Exam for Math 191T

                    (Sections 3.4 – 3.7, Chapter 5, Sections 6.4, 7.5, Chapter 9, Chapter 10)