Webpage/Blog: https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/kayrath.vongphrachanh Fundamentals of Mathematics I Instructor: Kayrath Andy Vongphrachanh Instructor Contact Information: kayrath.vongphrachanh@hccs.edu (713) 718-8049 (Math Secretary) Class Hours: (Fall 2013, Tuesday/Thursday) COURSE OUTLINE FOR MATH 0306 (REVISED AUGUST 15, 2011) Catalog Description: Topics include fundamental operations in whole numbers, fractions and decimals, percents, ratios, proportions, descriptive statistics, and an introduction to the real numbers. All students who enroll in this course are expected to complete MATH 0308 and MATH 0312 in the following consecutive semesters before attempting their first college-level mathematics course (usually MATH 1314 College Algebra). A comprehensive Departmental Final Exam will be given in this course. Credits: 3 credit hours (3 Lecture). Prerequisites: SAT: Less than 450 ASSET: Scaled Score: Less than 41 COMPASS: Scaled Score: Less than 49 ACCUPLACER: Scaled Score: Less than 49 Audience: This course is for students who require state mandated remediation. Course Goal This course provides students with the basic arithmetical skills enabling them to proceed to the next level mathematics course. It is also designed to strengthen many of the skills that an individual must demonstrate or master in order to achieve college readiness. It is also intended for those students who are reasonably adept at performing the simple mathematical operations needed in every day affairs, but become quite confused when confronted with the same operations in the context of a mathematics class. Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1. Correctly choose and apply the four basic arithmetic operations with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and signed numbers to estimate and solve application problems. 2. Apply Proportional Reasoning to solve related problems including ratios, rates, proportion, percent and conversions of units. 3. Interpret data from tables, pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs. 4. Simplify algebraic expressions.
PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES Learning outcomes Students will: 1.1 add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, understand the order of operations, and solve problems involving exponential notations. 1.2 solve problems by estimating and rounding. 1.3 add, subtract, multiply and divide integers. 1.4 find the least common multiples of two or more integers. 1.5 add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions. 1.6 add, subtract, multiply and divide with decimals and percent. 2.1 solve problems involving ratio and proportion. 3.1 read and interpret data from tables, pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs. 4.1 simplify algebraic expressions. Textbook: Bittinger, Ellenbogen, Beecher and Johnson Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra (3 rd Ed), Addison Wesley: Boston, 2012. Course Outline: Instructors may find it preferable to cover the course topics in the order listed below. However, the instructor may choose to organize topics in any order, but all material must be covered. CONTENTS SECTION NUMBERS (Approximate Time) TOPICS 1 WHOLE NUMBERS (4 hours) This unit begins with a brief review of standard notation and the real number line. Included are sections on the meaning of digits in standard notation; converting between standard notation and expanded notation; converting between standard notation and word names; writing addition sentences that correspond to a given situation; adding whole numbers; using addition in finding perimeter; writing a subtraction sentence that corresponds to a situation involving decreasing; writing related subtraction sentence, subtracting whole numbers; rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand; estimating sums and differences by rounding; use of ordering symbols; multiplying whole numbers; estimating products by rounding; use of multiplication in finding area; writing a division sentence that corresponds to a given situation; wringing related multiplication sentences; dividing whole numbers; solving linear equations in one variable by trial and error; solving applied problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication or division of whole numbers; writing and evaluation of exponential notation 1.1 Standard Notation 2 1.2 Addition 9 1.3 Subtraction 14 1.4 Multiplication 19
PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES 1.5 Division 27 1.6 Rounding, Estimating and Order 37 1.7 Solving Equations 48 1.8 Applications and Problem Solving 54 1.9 Exponential Notation and Order of Operations 71 RECOMMEND EXAMINATION I: COVERS CHAPTER 1 CONTENTS SECTION NUMBERS (Approximate Time) TOPICS 2 INTRODUCTION TO INTEGERS AND ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS (8 hours) This unit provides a comprehensive coverage of comparison of two integers, absolute value of an integer; finding integer opposites; adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers without using a number line; application problems using addition and subtraction of integers; finding the product of three or more integers; simplifying powers of integers; using the rules for order of operations with integers; combining like terms; determining the perimeter of a polygon; using the addition principle to solve linear equations in single variable. 2.1 Integers and the Number Line 88 2.2 Addition of Integers 94 2.3 Subtraction of Integers 99 2.4 Multiplication of Integers 106 2.5 Division of Integers and Order of Operations 112 2.6 Introduction to Algebra and Expressions 120 2.7 Like Terms and Perimeter 128 2.8 Solving Equations 135 RECOMMEND EXAMINATION II: COVERS CHAPTER 2 3 FRACTIONAL NOTATION: MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION (4 hours) This unit addresses multiples of a number, divisibility tests for 2,3,5,6,9,10; factoring an integer; identifying prime numbers from 1 to 100; prime factorization of composite numbers; identification of numerator and denominator; simplifying fractions; problem solving using fractional multiplication; determining whether two fractions are equivalent; working with the reciprocal of a number; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions and mixed
PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES numbers; solving linear equations using the multiplication and division principles; an introduction to problem solving related to linear equations in a single variable. 3.1 Multiples and Divisibility 152 3.2 Factorizations 159 3.3 Fractions and Fraction Notation 165 3.4 Multiplication of Fractions 175 3.5 Simplifying 181 3.6 Multiplying, Simplifying, and More with Area 190 3.7 Reciprocals and Division 199 3.8 Solving Equations: The Multiplication Principle 204 RECOMMEND EXAMINATION III: COVERS CHAPTER 3 4 FRACTIONAL NOTATION: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION (6 hours) This unit consists of finding the LCM of two or more numbers; converting from mixed numerals to fraction notation; converting from fractional notation to mixed numbers; addition and subtraction of fractions; evaluating expressions using mixed numerals; solving linear equations in a single variable containing fractions; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of mixed numerals; using fractions in problem solving situations. 4.1 Least Common Multiples 220 4.2 Addition, Order and Applications 228 4.3 Subtraction, Equations, and Applications 237 4.4 Solving Equations: Using the Principles Together 247 4.5 Mixed Numerals 252 4.6 Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numerals: Applications 260 4.7 Multiplication and Division of Mixed Numerals: Applications 271 RECOMMEND EXAMINATION IV: COVERS CHAPTER 4 5 DECIMAL NOTATION (4 hours) This unit provides coverage of writing word names for decimal notation; converting between fractions and decimals; comparing decimal numbers; rounding and estimating decimals; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals, solving linear equations in a single variable that contain decimals. The unit concludes with by problem solving that requires an application of decimals.
PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES 5.1 Decimal Notation, Order and Rounding 300 5.2 Addition and Subtraction of Decimals 310 5.3 Multiplication of Decimals 318 5.4 Division of Decimals 327 5.5 Using Fractional Notation with Decimal Notation 339 5.6 Estimating 348 5.7 Solving Equations 354 5.8 Applications and Problem Solving 360 CONTENTS SECTION NUMBERS (Approximate Time) TOPICS 6 PERCENT NOTATION (6 hours) This unit covers finding fraction notation for ratios; giving the ratio of two different measures as a rate; determining whether two pairs of numbers are proportional; solving proportions; solving application exercises involving ratios; writing three kinds of notation for a percent; converting between percent notation and decimal notation; converting from fraction notation to percent notation; converting from percent notation to fraction notation; translating percent problems to percent equations; solving basic percent problems; translating percent problems to proportions; solving basic percent problems; solving applied problems involving percent; solving applied problems involving percent of increase or decrease; solving applied problems involving sales tax, percent, commission, discount, simple interest, compound interest; interest rates on credit cards and loans. 6.1 Ratio and Proportion 384 6.2 Percent Notation 400 6.3 Percent and Fraction Notation 407 6.4 Solving Percent Problems Using Percent Equations 415 6.5 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions 421 6.6 Applications of Percent 429 6.7 Sales Tax, Commissions and Discount 443 6.8 Simple Interest and Compound Interest; Credit Cards and Loans (Optional) 451 7 DATA, GRAPHS, AND STATISTICS (3 hours) This unit covers finding the average of a set of numbers; problem solving using averages; finding the median of a set of numbers; solving applications involving medians; finding the mode of a set of numbers; solving problems using modes; comparing two sets of data using their means; extracting and interpreting data from tables; extraction and interpreting data from pictographs;
PAGE 6 OF 8 PAGES extracting and interpreting data from bar graphs; drawing bar graphs; extracting and interpreting data from bar graphs; drawing bar graphs; extracting and interpreting data from line graphs; drawing line graphs; extracting and interpreting data from circle graphs; drawing circle graphs; 7.1 Averages, Medians and Modes 472 7.2 Tables and Pictographs 482 7.3 Bar Graphs and Line Graphs 491 7.4 Circle Graphs 502 RECOMMEND EXAMINATION V: COVERS CHAPTERS 5, 6, 7 REFVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMINATION: COVERS CHAPTERS 1-7 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION: COVERS CHAPTERS 1-7 System-Wide Policies: 1. Each instructor must cover all course topics by the end of the semester. The final exam is comprehensive and questions on it can deal with any of the course objectives. 2. Each student should receive a copy of the instructor s course syllabus during the first week of class. 3. A minimum of three in class tests and a comprehensive final departmental examination must be given. All students must take the final examination. 4. All major tests should be announced at least one week or the equivalent in advance. 5. The final exam must count for at least 25 to 40 percent of the final grade. 6. A System-Wide Final Examination must be passed with a score of at least 60%. If a student scores 50-59% on the Final Examination, the student can only receive either a D or an F as their final class grade 7. The final course average will be computed using a ten point scale (90 100 "A", 80 89 "B", 70 79 "C", 60-69 D 59 or below "F"). Note: The grades of W or IP are no longer available instructors to assign. 8. Neither an open book nor a take home major test may be given at the discretion of the instructor. 9. Any review sheet(s) should be comprehensive and the student should not feel that classroom notes, homework, and tests might be ignored in favor of the review sheet for any examination. 10. No calculators are to be used on graded course work and in particular all examinations.
PAGE 7 OF 8 PAGES Resource Materials: The student textbook is supplemented by MyMathLab. Students should be encouraged to access MyMathLab to review problems, work interactive exercises, view video presentations related to specific topics and use the tutoring component. Any student enrolled in Math 0306 at HCC has access to the Learning Resource Center (LRC) where they may get additional help in understanding the theory or in improving their skills. The LRC is staffed with mathematics faculty and student assistants, and offers tutorial help, videotapes and computer assisted drills. Also available is a student solutions manual that may be obtained from the bookstore. Suggested Methods: It is helpful to begin each class with questions related to previous material discussed and assigned homework problems. It is recommended that allowing the students to work on examples in class follow lectures and new material. Students should be encouraged to work the review exercises at the end of each chapter and prompted to use the Learning Resource Center at their respective college. Final Examination: The final examination is departmental and consists of 50 multiple-choice problems. The problems cover only the material required in this course. Final Exam Policy in Developmental Mathematics: The following policy was adopted by Houston Community College regarding the system-wide Final Examinations in developmental mathematics courses: If a student scores less than a 50 on the Final Exam, then the student receives an F in the course. If a student scores at least 50 but less than 60 on the Final Exam, then the student earns a D or an F in the course (depending on the course average). If a student scores at least a 60 on the Final Exam, then the grades will be averaged in accordance with the grade calculation formula as stated on the student syllabus; i.e., the student earns an A, B, C, D, or F in the course. Assessments QUIZZES HOMEWORK EXAMS FINAL EXAM 10% of your final grad (1 low quiz grade dropped) 10 % of your final grade (No late homework accepted) 55% of you final grade 25% of your final grade (final exam will replace one low exam)
PAGE 8 OF 8 PAGES Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Persons needing accommodations due to a documented disability should contact the ADA counselor for their college as soon as possible. Identify all documented disabled students and insure them that your class will be structured to comply with their disabilities. It is recommended that you put a clause in you course syllabus that addresses the disabled student. Conduct Students are expected to conduct themselves in the classroom in a manner that is conducive to the learning environment. Cursing, talking on cell phones, or being disrespectful towards another student or the teacher etc is unacceptable behavior. The instructor reserves the right to ask the student to leave class if the behavior continues. No LAPTOP computers or any electronic devices are allowed in the classroom and all cell phones must be off.the use of calculators are not allowed in Math 0306.