SYLLABUS
MGF 1107 -- Mathematics for Liberal Arts II – Spring
2008 -- Section 001
Instructor: Jim Graziose
Office: CA 217 PBCC
Office Hours: MW/1:00-2:00pm
Friday
Office Phone: (561) 862-4454
Email: jgrazios@fau.edu
Class Time and
Location: MWF
Tutoring by Graduate Assistants: http://www.math.fau.edu/web/Classes/Tutoring/mfla.html
Textbook: For All Practical Purposes by COMAP - FAU custom
edition of the Seventh Edition, published by Freeman Custom Publishing
Online support for the textbook: http://www.whfreeman.com/fapp7e
Course Outline
Mathematics for Liberal Arts II is one of two
courses offered at FAU aimed at the liberal arts major. Math for Liberal Arts I
is NOT a prerequisite. 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 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 as
well as some supplementary material will be available online. Practice quizzes
will be available on the Blackboard system. Students will need to use 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. 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.
Schedule
|
Class |
Chp/Section |
Topic |
|
1/7 |
13.1 |
The
Adjusted Winner Procedure |
|
1/9 |
13.1, 13.2 |
The
Knaster Inheritance Procedure |
|
1/11 |
13.3 |
Taking
Turns |
|
1/14 |
13.4 |
Divide
and Choose |
|
1/16 |
13.5 |
Cake-Division
Procedures: Proportionality |
|
1/18 |
13.6 |
Cake-Division
Procedures: The Problem of Envy |
|
1/21 |
|
No Class – M. L. King
Holiday |
|
1/23 |
14.1 |
The
Apportionment Problem |
|
1/25 |
14.2 |
The
|
|
1/28 |
14.3 |
Divisor
Methods |
|
1/30 |
14.4 |
Which
Divisor is Best? |
|
2/1 |
|
|
|
2/4 |
|
|
|
2/6 |
|
TEST 1 on Chapters 13
& 14 |
|
2/8 |
15.1 |
Two-Person
Total Conflict Games: Pure Strategies |
|
2/11 |
15.2 |
Two-Person
Total Conflict Games: Mixed Strategies |
|
2/13 |
15.3 |
Partial
– Conflict Games |
|
2/15 |
N.1 |
Hindu-Arabic
System |
|
2/18 |
N.2 |
Whole
Number Operation Algorithms |
|
2/20 |
N.3 |
Prime
Factorization and Divisibility Tests |
|
2/22 |
N.4 |
Decimal
and Other Place-Value Base Systems |
|
2/25 |
N.5 |
Historical
Numeration Systems |
|
2/27 |
|
|
|
2/29 |
|
TEST 2 on Chapters 15
& N |
|
3/3-3/7 |
|
No Classes – Spring
Break |
|
3/10 |
16.1 |
Bank
Checks |
|
3/12 |
16.2 |
German
Banknotes |
|
3/14 |
16.3 |
The
VIN System |
|
3/17 |
16.4 |
Encoding
Personal Data |
|
3/19 |
17.1 |
Binary
Codes |
|
3/21 |
17.1 |
Binary
Codes |
|
3/24 |
17.2 |
Encoding
with Parity Check Sums |
|
3/26 |
17.2 |
Encoding
with Parity Check Sums |
|
3/28 |
17.3 |
Cryptography |
|
3/31 |
17.3 |
Cryptography |
|
4/2 |
17.4 |
Web
Searches and Mathematical Logic |
|
4/4 |
|
TEST 3 on Chapters 16
& 17 |
|
4/7 |
21.1 |
Arithmetic
Growth and Simple Interest |
|
4/9 |
21.2 |
Geometric
Growth and Compound Interest |
|
4/11 |
21.3 |
A
Limit to Compounding |
|
4/14 |
22.1 |
Simple
Interest |
|
4/16 |
22.2 |
Compound
Interest |
|
4/18 |
22.3 |
Conventional
Loans |
|
4/21 |
23.1 |
Growth
Models for Biological Populations |
|
4/23 |
23.2 |
How
Long Can a Nonrenewable Resource Last? |
|
4/25 |
23.3 |
Sustaining
Renewable Resources |
|
4/27 |
|
Final Exam |
NOTE: All of the dates and information included in this syllabus
are tentative. Any changes will be announced in class.
GRADING
Homework and Quizzes
There will be practice quizzes available on Blackboard (blackboard.fau.edu).
There will be homework assignments for each section covered. These homework
assignments and some solutions are posted on the Homework Page.
Exams
There will be four exams counting equally toward the final grade. The scheduled
exam dates are in bold face in the above table.
Make-ups will not be given for missed
exams. To accommodate those who are
unable to attend exams, the grade will be computed by averaging the best three
out of the four exams. Thus, a missed
exam would simply count as the one exam dropped out of the four.
Homework……10%
Quizzes………. 20%
Tests…………..
70%
A PHOTO ID WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN EXAM
The
last day to drop a course or withdrawal without receiving an “F” in the course
is
Grading
Scale
|
|
||
|
A: 90% - 100% |
B: 80% - 83% |
C: 65% - 72% |
|
A-: 87% - 89% |
B-: 77% - 79% |
D: 60% - 64% |
|
B+: 83% - 86% |
C+: 73% - 76% |
D-: 55% - 59% |
The grade of I (incomplete) will only be given under the conditions specified on page 67 of 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.
THANK YOU.