SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Mid-Cast Campus Curse Syllabus (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Title: Numerical Mathematics Catalg Number: MATH-020 Credit Hurs: 3 (nn degree) Instructr: Sctt Ciampa, ciampa_sctt@cmcast.net (207) 443-4975 Curse Descriptin: This curse cvers the basic arithmetic f whle numbers, expnents and rts, the rder f peratins, fractins, decimals, percents, rati and prprtin, measurement and units, integers, gemetry, simple statistics and includes applicatins that use thse tpics. Students will learn t wrk withut the use f a calculatr. 3 (nn-degree) credits Prerequisite: Placement test Curse Objectives: Students will achieve bjectives with an asterisk * withut the use f a calculatr. Upn successful cmpletin f the curse, the student will be able t: *1. Use whle numbers in the fur basic arithmetic peratins (+,, x, /). *2. Use expnents and the rder f peratins. *3. Use fractins in the fur basic arithmetic peratins. *4. Use decimals in the fur basic peratins and rund them. *5. Calculate square rts f perfect squares and estimate square rts f decimals. *6. Find ratis and slve prprtins. 7. Calculate percents and slve the three kinds f percent prblems. 8. Perfrm simple financial calculatins, such as unit cst, discunts, balance. 9. Calculate simple interest and percents f increase/decrease and prfit/lss. 10. Make and understand graphs and tables f data. 11. Make a histgram and find the mean, median and mde f sets f data. 12. Make measurements using the metric and U.S. systems and perfrm unit cnversins within and between the systems. *13. Perfrm the fur basic peratins with integers and ratinal numbers. 14. Perfrm gemetric calculatins using angles, perimeter, area and vlume. Text, Tls, and/r Supplies: BASIC COLLEGE MATHEMATICS by Lial, Salzman and Hestwd, 9 th editin Scientific calculatr (recmmended, but will nt be allwed fr mst f this curse) ***Cell phne calculatrs may nt be used in class. Curse Requirements, Expectatin & Evaluatin Criteria: Students are expected t actively pursue mastery f the cncepts and material cntained in this curse. If a cncept is nt readily understandable, the student is expected t d the research necessary t gain understanding. Students are expected t attend all scheduled classes, d the hmewrk assigned each day fr the next class, take quizzes/tests, and be active participants in the class. Fr all assignments (HW, tests & quizzes, etc.) wrk must be shwn (neat & rderly) fr full credit. All cell phnes must be turned ff during classrm hurs. Texting in class is grunds fr dismissal!
Student Evaluatin and Testing GRADE Attendance, Participatin, Attitude and Hnesty... ptential fr up t 10 bnus pts Hmewrk & In-class Assignments... 20% Tests & Quizzes... 80% (Expect a quiz every week) ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION: Attendance/Participatin/Attitude will be evaluate based n ne (1) pint per perid. Each student will receive the full pint fr each perid unless it is reduced fr sub-standard attendance, participatin, attitude, etc. In rder t earn full credit, the student must: Ask and answer questins. Be punctual at the start f class as well as returning frm break. Be actively engaged in in-class example exercises. Cmprt neself in a manner that is cnducive t learning and nt disruptive t thers. Attendance is mandatry fr success in this curse. Therefre, the student is expected t attend all classes. Attendance will be taken at every class. Students are allwed ne (1) absence fr any reasn (ne week f class), such as illness, a medical appintment, a curt appearance, r a family prblem. Each additinal absence will result in a zer fr the perid, which will lwer the student s final curse average. If a student is absent fr mre than five (5) classes anytime thrughut the curse r misses three (3) cnsecutive classes, an administrative withdrawal frm the curse may be initiated. Administrative withdrawals d nt alter the student s financial bligatin r remve him/her frm the class list. A grade f AF will be assigned. The student is respnsible fr all lecture material cvered during an absence. Students must cntact the instructr when absent. (Failure t d s may result in n credit fr missed wrk.) Unless ther arrangements have been made with the instructr befrehand, hmewrk and quizzes due the perid after an absence. Late wrk may be rejected r receive nly partial credit. HOMEWORK: Each assignment will be graded n a basis f 4pts. Hmewrk must be cmplete in rder t receive full credit: Prblem restated Wrk shwn & laid ut neatly Every prblem attempted If a prblem is nt readily understandable, the student is expected t d the research necessary t cmplete the prblem. In additin t the prblems assigned, students are expected t read the assigned sectins frm the text. Quizzes/tests may cntain material frm the texts in additin t material frm the lectures. Students may get help frm thers n hmewrk, but the presented wrk must be their wn. QUIZZES/TESTS: Quizzes/tests may be in-class r take-hme, but the criteria is the same: Students may use their wn ntes. Wrk must be shwn & laid ut neatly. Units f measurement must be included if applicable (number-nly answers will nt receive full credit). Text bks and resurces (except fr the student s wn ntes) may nt be used Students may nt get help frm thers n quizzes/tests (including bnus questins). Calculatrs may be used unless nted n the quiz/test. Students must attend class in rder t get a take-hme quiz. If a student is absent, he/she must cme early the fllwing week t make-up the quiz befre the start f class. Failure t d s may result in impact t the attendance grade fr the fllwing week r a zer fr the quiz.
WHOLE NUMBERS Chapter 1 (1.1 1.10) Additin, subtractin, multiplicatin and divisin Expnents, square rts and the rder f peratins Calculating square rts f perfect squares MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING FRACTIONS Chapter 2 (2.1 2.8) Writing and reducing fractins and mixed numbers Prime numbers and prime factrizatin Multiplying and dividing fractins and mixed numbers ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS Chapter 3 (3.1 3.5) Least cmmn multiples Adding and subtracting fractins and mixed numbers Order relatins and the DECIMALS Chapter 4 (4.1 4.6) Place value and runding Fur peratins with decimals Cnverting fractins and decimals Estimating square rts f whle numbers and decimals RATIO AND PROPORTION Chapter 5 (5.1 5.5) Ratis and rates Unit rates and unit price cmparisns Writing and slving prprtins PERCENTS Chapter 6 (6.1 6.7) Writing percents, decimals and fractins Slving the three kinds f percent prblems Applicatins f percents: sales tax, cmmissins, percent increase/decrease Simple interest calculatins UNITS AND CONVERSIONS Chapter 7 (7.1 7.5) Using the metric and U.S. custmary systems Cnversins INTEGERS (Signed Numbers) Chapter 9 (9.1 9.4) Fur peratins with integers Order relatin with integers Order f peratins with integers GEOMETRY Chapter 8 (8.1 8.9) Lines, angles and degrees Perimeter, area and vlume Pythagrean therem Similar triangles SIMPLE STATISTICS Chapter 10 (10.1 10.4) Reading and making graphs f data Mean, median and mde f data Simple prbabilities f cins, cards, etc. (ptinal)
End-f-Curse Evaluatin In rder t gain access t final curse grades, students must cmplete evaluatins fr each curse attended at SMCC. Evaluatins are submitted nline and can be accessed thrugh the student prtal site. Students can access the curse evaluatin reprt beginning tw weeks befre the end f classes. The deadline fr submissin f evaluatins ccurs 24 hurs after the last day f classes each semester. Instructrs will annunce when the nline curse evaluatin is available. ADA Syllabus Statement Suthern Maine Cmmunity Cllege is an equal pprtunity/affirmative actin institutin and emplyer. Fr mre infrmatin, please call 207-741-5798. If yu have a disabling cnditin and wish t request accmmdatins in rder t have reasnable access t the prgrams and services ffered by SMCC, yu must register with the disability services crdinatr, Mark Krgman, wh can be reached at 741-5629. There will be sme dcumentatin fr yur teachers that must be supplied befre accmmdatins can be given. Further infrmatin abut services fr students with disabilities and the accmmdatin prcess is available upn request at this number. SMCC Pay-fr-Print Plicy Each semester students receive a $20 printing credit. The balance resets at the end f the semester and any remaining credits are remved. The cst varies depending upn page size and whether printing is dne in black and white r clr. Add-Drp Plicy Students wh drp a curse during the ne-week add/drp perid in the fall and spring semesters and the first three days f summer sessins receive a 100% refund f the tuitin and assciated fees fr that curse. Please nte any curse that meets fr less than the traditinal semester length, i.e., 15 weeks, has a pr-rated add/drp perid. There is n refund fr nn-attendance. Withdrawal Plicy A student may withdraw frm a curse nly during the semester in which s/he is registered fr that curse. The withdrawal perid is the secnd thrugh twelfth week f the fall and spring semesters and the secnd thrugh ninth week f twelve-week summer curses. This perid is pr-rated fr shrter-length curses. T withdraw frm a curse, a student must cmplete and submit the apprpriate curse withdrawal frm, available at the Enrllment Service Center (n phne calls, please). The designatin W will appear n the transcript after a student has fficially withdrawn. A curse withdrawal is an uncmpleted curse and may adversely affect financial aid eligibility. Failure t attend r ceasing t attend class des nt cnstitute withdrawal frm the curse. There is n refund assciated with a withdrawal. Plagiarism Statement Adherence t ethical academic standards is bligatry. Cheating is a serius ffense, whether it cnsists f taking credit fr wrk dne by anther persn r ding wrk fr which anther persn will receive credit. Taking and using the ideas r writings f anther persn withut clearly and fully crediting the surce is plagiarism and vilates the academic cde as well as the Student Cde f Cnduct. If it is suspected that a student in any curse in which s/he is enrlled has knwingly cmmitted such a vilatin, the faculty member shuld refer the matter t the Cllege s Disciplinary Officer and apprpriate actin will be taken under the Student Cde f Cnduct. Sanctins may include suspensin frm the curse and a failing grade in the curse. Students have the right t appeal these actins t the Disciplinary Cmmittee under the terms utlined in the Student Cde f Cnduct. Path Thrugh Math (PTM) Schlarship If yu are a Maine resident and have demnstrated financial need, yu may be eligible fr a schlarship f up t $500 by investing in yur math studies thrugh participatin in the Path Thrugh Math prgram. The prcess is simple: fllwing a tw-hur diagnstic test yu will be prvided with a persnalized nline math study curse in a prgram called My Fundatins Lab. After 20 hurs f mnitred nline study, yu retake the diagnstic test. When all steps have been cmpleted yu will be awarded a $500 schlarship. See yur advisr fr additinal details.
Student Cntract Numerical Math MAT-020 This cntract is written acknwledgement that the student has read and understands the criteria fr successful cmpletin f this curse as described in the curse syllabus. It is als the first assignment f the semester. A Cmmunity Cllege is designed t be a practical preparatin fr success in the wrkplace. As such, there are several aspects f classrm expectatins f the student designed t mirrr cmmn wrkplace expectatins f the emplyee. Classrm expectatins: The classrm is a place fr learning, and learning must be the fcus while in class. All cell phnes must be turned ff during class. Texting in class is grunds fr dismissal! Student-Teacher interactin is tw-way. The teacher will deliver lecture-based explanatin f the curse material, but that is nly the fundatin f the curse. The majrity f cmmunicatin shuld be questins and discussin f the material. Students are expected t ask and answer questins and t engage in discussin f the underlying cncepts. Althugh student questining is HIGHLY encuraged, questins must be asked f the instructr. All students are encuraged t participate in the answering and discussin f any and all questins, but side questins and discussins are nt allwed. A student wh feels like he/she is falling behind must ask the teacher fr help and nt engage a neighbring student in a side-discussin which impacts bth students' ability t remain fcused n the lecture. Althugh the grade fr the curse is based n quiz and hmewrk perfrmance, Attendance/Participatin/Attitude will be tracked ffering the pprtunity fr bnus pints t be awarded at the end f the semester. Students must ask and answer questins t earn full credit. Attendance & Punctuality Expectatins: As with the wrkplace, students are expected t be present and engaged in the classrm during the entire perid. Cllege students are adults s it is up t each f yu -- nt the teacher -- t decide whether r nt circumstances warrant an absence. There are many justified reasns why Students may be absent, but very few justified reasns fr disappearing withut cntact via telephne r email. Students must cntact the instructr when absent. (Failure t d s may result in n credit fr missed wrk.) The student is respnsible fr all lecture material cvered during an absence and due dates are still valid. If the student has cntacted the teacher, arrangements can be made fr text hmewrk r quizzes t be presented the day f return fr full credit. If a student is absent fr five (5) classes anytime thrughut the curse, an administrative withdrawal frm the curse may be initiated, and missed quizzes and hmewrk may nt be made-up. Punctuality t class is expected bth at the start f class and returning frm break. Tardiness t class (at the start r after the break) will result in reduced credit fr the perid. There will be NO exceptins. Hmewrk & Assignment Expectatins: Assignments are designed t present a full educatin in the curse. Students shuld nt expect t get r use alternative assignments fr credit in lieu f the actual assignments. Fr all assignments (HW, tests & quizzes, etc.) wrk must be shwn (neat & rderly) fr full credit. Demnstrating and shwing a mathematically sund prcess is as much a part f the assignment as finding an answer. Units f measurement, if applicable, are as much a part f the answer as the number. Units must be included fr full credit. Assignments and prject due dates will be strictly enfrced. Special circumstances may be taken int cnsideratin nly if the student has cntacted the instructr prir t a particular deadline. Otherwise, late wrk will nt receive full credit, and may nt be accepted. It is the student s respnsibility t pass in all assignments n time. If an assignment is nt passed in t the instructr then a grade f zer will assigned. Plagiarism, cpying, r in any way presenting wrk that is nt fully the student s wn wrk will result in lss f credit fr the assignment and/r remval frm the class with an administrative failure. I, (print yur name here), have read bth the full curse syllabus and the abve cntract. I understand them and agree t fully abide by their terms. Student s signature: Date: