ID 105-1 Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning Skills – Spring 2007
MW 9:25-10:40 COB #317
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Robert G. Gist
Office and Hours: ENGR 244, (MT 1:30-2:30)
UCCS e-mail: rgist@uccs.edu
Web Site: http://www.uccs.edu/~rgist
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: None
Text: Reasoning Skills for Everyday Life, 2nd
edition, by James F. Burkhart
Course Description: Designed to bring incoming
students up to a minimum competency in
quantitative and qualitative skills. It includes such
topics as logic, arithmetic, graphing, statistics,
problem solving skills, and algebraic skills. The
course is one of the means to satisfy the Qualitative
and Quantitative Reasoning requirement.
Homework: On occasions randomly chosen by the instructor, homework will be collected. Students
who are physically present in the classroom at that time and who turn in an original page (no
photo-copies) at that time will be given 5 extra points on the next exam. Homework turned in
under any other circumstances will not qualify for this offer. This will happen at least four times
during the semester.
Attendance: Attendance will not be monitored. It is each student’s responsibility to cover any
material due to missed lectures. Call the Snow Line (262-3346) for school closure information.
Exams: Dates for exams are tentative, and may occur a week before or after the date indicated below.
At least a week’s notice will be given before the exam. There will be no make-up exams. Any
missed exam will result in a grade of zero. Excuses for illness or family emergencies must be
communicated to the instructor prior to the missed exam. Graded exams will not be returned to
students, but may be viewed in the Physics Department (Eng 206) during regular hours. Exams are
closed book, but calculators will be allowed. Exam 4 will be administered on the day of finals, and
will only cover the material from chapter 4.
Grades: In summary, your grade will be an average of the four exams:
Exam #1
25%
Exam #2
25%
Exam #3
25%
Exam #4
25%
The letter grade ranges are posted on my website. Ranges include +’s and –‘s.
Disabilities: Students with disabilities should provide their letters of certification and accommodation
within the first two weeks of class. Special accommodations for tests are required a week prior to
the scheduled exam date.
Calculators: A calculator will be required for this course. It is strongly recommended that the student
purchase a TI-30Xa from the bookstore. This will allow standardized instruction on its use. Other
types of calculators will require the student’s own familiarization with the device. Calculators will
be allowed during exams.
Questions, comments: It is my hope that you will feel comfortable asking questions in class.
Chances are that if you are unsure about some topic, there are others who have a similar question.
I would like the class to be as interactive as possible. If you have relevant experience with a
subject, please feel free to share comments with the class.
Cell phones, classroom: Please show proper etiquette by turning cell phones to silent mode and
keeping conversation to a minimum during lecture. Please remain in the classroom unless an
emergency arises, since foot traffic in the class can be disruptive to other students.
R. Gist
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Significant Dates
Date
Mar 26 – Apr 1
May 9 (Wednesday)
Event
Spring Break
Final Exam
Note
No class
8:45 AM to 10:30 AM
Schedule (subject to change)
Date
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Read for Today:
Neg. #s, Operations, # Line
Number Theory
Fractions; Exponents
Exercise
--Ch1 - Sec. 1
Ch1 - Sec. 2,3
1&2
3
Theory of Bases
Ch1 - Sec. 4
Bases; Abacus
Ch1 - Sec. 5
4
Ch2 - Sec. 1-2
5
Review
Exam
Exponential Notation
Exponential Operations
Ch2 - Sec. 3
Properties
Ch2 - Sec. 4-5
6
Graphing; Relations & Functions
Ch2 - Sec. 6-7
7
Trigonometry & Logarithms
Ch2 - Sec. 8
Functions and Inverses
Ch2 - Sec. 9
Solving
Ch2 - Sec. 9-10
Review
8&9
10
11 & 12
Exam #2
Overview
Ch3 - Sec. 1
Graphing
Ch3 - Sec. 2
Statistics
Ch3 - Sec. 3
13
Spring Break
Spring Break
Review; Statistics
Ch3 - Sec. 3
Normal Curve
Ch3 - Sec. 4
14 & 15
Standard Normal Curve
Ch3 - Sec. 5
16
Review
Ch3 - Sec. 6
17
Exam #3
Arguments
Ch4 - Sec. 1
Fallacies
Ch4 - Sec. 2
19, 20
Symbols, Truth Tables
Ch4 - Sec. 3
21
Truth Tables
Ch4 - Sec. 4
22
Review
23 & 24
Final Exam
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