MATHEMATICS 1030 (Fall 2014)
Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits)
9:10 - 10:30 AM Tuesday Thursday SW 137
Instructor: Tony Lam; office JWB 121
e-mail address: lam@math.utah.edu
web: http://www.math.utah.edu/~lam/1030/1030.html
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Textbook: Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach, Jeffrey Bennett, William Briggs, Special Edition for University of Utah, ISBN 0-558-69314-8
Calculators: A scientific calculator is recommended. This class will use mathematics that required
an ex key and a log(x) key. Financial math will also be used during this class.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ”C” or better in MATH 1010 OR Accuplacer CLM score of 50 or better
OR ACT Math score of 23 or better OR SAT Math score of 540 or better.
Course:
This course helps students learn how to use some simple mathematical techniques effectively in their
own field of study and apply those concepts to practical, real-life situations. Topics covered: sets and
Venn diagrams, different systems of units and unit conversions, using percents and estimations, financial mathematics involved in loans and investments, linear and exponential modeling and applications,
geometric measurements and scaling. This course is primarily for undergraduate students who will
not take any further mathematics, except for statistics/probability.
Americans With Disabilites Act: The Americans with Disabilites Act requires that reasonable
accomodations be provided for students with physical, cognitive, systemic learning, and psychiatric
disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss any such accommodations
that you may require for this course.
Tutoring: The T. Benny Rushing Math Center offers free drop-in tutoring, a computer lab, and
study areas for undergraduates. The Rushing Student Center is adjacent to the LCB and JWB.
Additional Instructions:
Please silence any mobile devices during class.
For every hour of lecture, the university requires/suggests that you invest 2 to 3 hours of additional
work (every week). For this 3 credit hour class, it means that you need to put in 7 to 10.5 hours of
additional work on a weekly basis.
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Grading : The grade for Math 1030 will be computed from quiz scores, exams scores, a project score,
and the final exam. Homework problems will be suggested. They will not be collected. Each quiz
will be derived on questions studied in class and from the recommended homework. The exams are
comprehensive. The project will be an opportunity to try out course concepts. The topics will be
offered, and the project is to be a group project. The final grade is based on:
20%
20%
30%
30%
Quizzes
Group Project
Exams (15% Each)
Comprehensive Departmental Final
The letter grade scale will be:
A (100% - 93%) A- (92% - 90%) B+ (89% - 87%) B (86% - 83%) B- (82% - 80%) C+ (79% - 77%)
C (76% - 73 %) C- (72% - 70%) D+ (69% - 67%) D (66% - 63%) D- (62% - 60%) E (59% - 0%)
Quizzes: You will have 8 quizzes, 15 - 20 minutes. No quiz can be retaken. The use of calculators is
permitted. You may be asked to supply valid ID.
The quiz are:
Quiz A - January 9
Quiz 1 - January 16
Quiz 2 - January 28
Quiz 3 - February 6
Quiz 4 - February 27
Quiz 5 - March 20
Quiz 6 - March 27
Quiz 7 - April 3
Group Project: Group (3 people) projects selected from a list of 8 topics will be given in the course.
The projects must be submitted in written form by the day of the final.
Exams: You will have 2 exams, 50 minutes. No exam can be retaken. The use of calculators is
permitted. You may be asked to supply valid ID.
The exam dates are:
Exam 1- February 13
Exam 2 - April 10
Final Exam: Thursday, 4/24, 3:30 - 5:30 pm. The room is to be determined. You may be asked to
supply valid ID.
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