MGF 1106 -- Mathematics for
Liberal Arts I -- Fall 2008
Class Time:
Section 002 82690:
MWF 3:00-3:50PM in ED 119
Prerequisite: MAT 1033
"Intermediate Algebra" or equivalent.
Textbook: For All Practical
Purposes by COMAP—FAU custom edition of the Seventh Edition, published by
Freeman Custom Publishing. Online
study tools for the textbook: http://www.whfreeman.com/fapp7e
Link to this page is http://www.math.fau.edu/radulescu/2004/mfla1/syllabus.html
Some homework assignments
will be posted on the internet Homework Page
Online quizzes will be posted on http://blackboard.fau.edu
For locations and schedules of
open computer labs at FAU go to http://www.ecs.fau.edu/labs/about/hours.htm
Instructor: Dr. Dan Radulescu
Office hours: Rooms 212A or 271,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:00 - 2:00 PM or by
appointment.
Phone:
(561) 297-3341 (during office hours)
Email: dradules@fau.edu
All email correspondence must include your
full name, Section number (or class hours), and the purpose of the email, all together,
in one message. (Please do not state the purpose of the email in one message,
your name in the second email, and your section in the 3rd email. I won't
answer any of such messages.)
Any email which does not include all of this
information will NOT be answered.
For TUTORING, graduate teaching
assistants will be available in the Physical
Sciences building, Room 113. You will find the Tutoring schedule posted
at http://www.math.fau.edu/web/Classes/Tutoring/mfla.html
For homework assignments go to the Homework Page
For homework assignments for Chapter P, the problems you should be looking at are 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-20, 25, 26, 29-34, 41, 42, 46-49, 53-58
For homework assignments for Chapters 5-6, the problems you should be looking at are 5. 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 27, 29, 31, 37, 39, 42, 43, 44, 47 in Chapter 5, and 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15t in Chapter 6.
For homework assignments for Chapters 7-10, the problems you should be looking at are 38-53 in Chapter 7, 32-36 and 42-52 in Chapter 8, 7-27 in Chapter 9, and 7-11 and 15-19 in Chapter 10.
For homework assignments for Chapters 11, 18, 19, 20, the problems you should be looking at are 1-14, 18-25 and 28-38 in Chapter 11, 1-5, 7-10, 11- 23, 25-29 and 32-45 in Chapter 18, 1-3(if convenient), 4, 6-8, 11-12, 49-50, and 53-54 in Chapter 19, and? 1-4, 8-9, and 17-19 in Chapter 20.
For
homework assignments for Chapter 1, see: 1, 2, 4-8, 14, 15, 17,
21, 24-28, 31, 32, 34-40, 43-44, 46-47, 50-51.
For homework assignments for Chapter L, see: 1-9, 11-12, 15-19, 29-37, 46-52; please also look at 53-60, since we’ll talk about them in class.? Also do the four problems on Knights and Knaves at the end of Chapter L.
On the Homework Page, you
will find some problems from another text. The problems of 5.3, except for
problem 1 are of interest—they are on Knights and Knaves—and the problems of
5.6, except for problem 5, are good logic problems. The problems of 4.8 give
you some work on Euler circuits, and some of 5.4 and 5.5 can be of help in
logic, although some of the terminology is different.
For login instructions for Blackboard click here
We urge students to read the book, Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich—this year’s selection for the Freshman Reading Program. Some exercises will reference it.
Course Outline
Mathematics for Liberal Arts I is the first of two courses offered at FAU aimed at the liberal arts major. Students passing both courses of Mathematics for Liberal Arts will have satisfied the mathematics part of the Gordon rule, which requires students to complete successfully, with grades of "C" or higher, 6 credits hours of mathematics ... in courses at or above the level of College Algebra.? We do not assume mathematical sophistication or calculational facility on the part of the students. We do assume that students will attend ALL lectures, read the text, complete the homework assignments and quizzes, and study for the exams. While some students may find the pace of the course rather leisurely, it is dangerous to allow oneself to fall behind. Homework assignments and quizzes using Blackboard as well as some supplementary material will be available online. Students will be required to spend several hours per week on a computer with internet access either at home or in campus computer labs. A general rule of thumb is that a student should spend at least two hours studying for a course outside of class for every hour in class. The amount of time must be increased when you miss class.
This course is NOT a remedial mathematics course. This is a serious course
in college-level mathematics at approximately the same difficulty level as
College Algebra, but with an emphasis on topics involving logical and
mathematical reasoning rather than manipulation of algebraic formulas. Students
who do not have prerequisite mathematics at the level of Intermediate Algebra
may be at a serious disadvantage in this course and are advised to take such a
prerequisite course before taking MGF 1106 and/or MGF 1107.
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Schedule
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August 25-29 |
Chapter P of the text |
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September 3-5 |
Chapter 5 of the text |
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September 5 (Friday) |
Last day to drop without W |
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September 8-12 |
Chapter 6 of the text |
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September 15-17 |
Chapter 7 and Review for Exam 1 |
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September 19 (Friday) |
Exam 1 over Chapters P, 5, 6, 7 |
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September 22-26 |
Chapter 8 of the text |
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September 29-October 3 |
Chapters 9, 10 of the text |
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October 6-10 |
Chapter 11 of the text |
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October 13 |
Review for Exam 2 |
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October 15 (Wednesday) |
Exam 2 over Chapters 8. 9. 10, 11 |
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October 17 |
Chapter 18 of the text |
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October 17 (Friday) |
Last day to drop without F |
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October 20-24 |
Chapters 18, 19 of the text |
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October 27-31 |
Chapter 20? of the text |
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November 3-5 |
Review for Exam 3 |
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November 7 (Friday) |
Exam 3 over Chapters 18-20 |
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November 10-14 |
Chapters 1, L of the text |
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November 17-21 |
Chapter L of the text |
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November 24- 28 |
Chapter L of the text and Sudoku |
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December 1-3 |
Sudoku and review for Exam 4 |
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Sunday,
December 7, 4:00-6:30 PM |
Final exam over Sudoku, Chapters 1 and L, and Chapters P, 5-11, 18-20 |
GRADING
Homework and Quizzes
There will be homework assignments for each section covered. These homework assignments
and some solutions are posted on the Homework Page .
There will be at least one quiz per week (sometimes two in a week) administered online using a web-based program called Blackboard. These quizzes do not count toward the final grade, but students have found them a valuable drill.
Exams
There will be four exams: three exams, each with
about 12 questions (about 8 of them will be multiple choice), and the 4th
(final, cumulative: Sudoku, Chapters 1 and L, and
Chapters P, 5-11, 18-20) exam (with about 30 questions, out of which about
20 will be multiple choice). The
exercises will be chosen from among (all) the quizzes and (all) the homework;
some of the numeric data might be changed. It is in your best interest to try
to solve these exercises, and to ask questions about them in class and at
tutoring. Homework will be assigned but not collected; some solutions will be
posted on the internet.
A PHOTO ID WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN EXAM
Make-up or early exams will be given only under very exceptional circumstances, and written, verifiable reasons must be provided.
No make-up will be given under any circumstances if the professor is not contacted by phone or email within no more than 24 hours from the starting time of the exam.
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Grading Scale
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A: 90% - 100% |
B: 80% - 82% |
C: 65% - 72% |
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A-: 87% - 89% |
B-: 77% - 79% |
D: 60% - 64% |
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B+: 83% - 86% |
C+: 73% - 76% |
D-: 55% - 59% |
The grade of I (incomplete) will only be given under the conditions specified in the FAU Undergraduate Catalog.
Classroom Etiquette
Due to the size of the class, it is necessary that all students remain quiet during lectures.
TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS WHILE IN CLASS.
This is a university policy; violations are punishable by removal from the class.
THANK YOU.
DEMERITS for Disrupting Class
A student who leaves class before the end of instruction without permission or disrupts class while arriving late will be given a demerit.
Students accumulating 4 demerits will have their grades lowered by one letter grade.
Students accumulating more
than 6 demerits will receive grades of F.