Math& 107 Math in Society
Item Number: 3125 AW
Dates: January 4 – March 23, 2016
Days: Monday thru Friday
Time: 9:00 – 9:50 am
Classroom: RAI 335
Final Exam: Tues, March 22 8:00-10:00
No Class: Jan 18, Feb 15, 16, 26, March 18
Last day to withdraw: Monday, February 22
Instructor: Pete Kaslik
Office: Rainier 344
Phone: (253) 964-6635
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 11-11:50
Email: pkaslik@pierce.ctc.edu
Website: http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/staff/pkaslik/
Text: Math in a Vibrant and Sustainable Society, Draft 4 by Pete Kaslik
Bring this text to class each day as it contains in-class activities that will need to be
submitted during class. Extra copies will not be available.
Prerequisites: 2.0 in Math 98 or placement test score above Math 98
Supplies: Either scientific or graphing Calculator
Course Objectives: Contemporary mathematics applied to a variety of fields. Instructor chosen
topics will focus on graphical and formula derived solutions, statistics, applied problems, and
communicating solutions. Topics may include management science, statistics, social choice,
patterns, and financial applications.
Student Expectations: Students are expected to attend all classes and are responsible for all
information presented. Students are responsible for their own learning. Learning is
accomplished by in-class listening and participation, reading the text, doing the homework and
thinking about the concepts until they make sense.
Appropriate behavior is expected. Chitchat disturbs people near you. Be respectful to others.
Please turn cell phones off, save text messages for after class.
Evaluation:
Exams (40%): Three unit exams (Chapter 1, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4) will be given.
All exam scores will count toward your grade. No make-ups without prior arrangements.
Final Exam (20%): A cumulative final exam will be given.
Activities and Engagement (35%): Various in-class and out-of-class activities will be
given to help you learn the material. Partial make up of some missed in-class activities
may be possible.
Homework (5%): Most of the learning occurs while doing homework. Working in
groups is encouraged, but each person must complete and submit their own homework
assignments. Do all homework in the book directly on the pages and submit at the start of
the exam for that section. Homework is due at the beginning of the exam period as a way
of demonstrating that you have prepared for the exam. Late homework is not accepted.
To earn maximum credit for homework, it must be on the pages from the book,
organized, complete with detailed work that includes formulas, substitution, solutions,
calculator inputs, graphs or curves and answers to follow-up questions.
Grades:
End of quarter grades will be given based on the grade function G(P).
G(P) = 4.0 if P ≥ 95
0.1P – 5.5 if 65 ≤ P < 95
0.0 if P < 65
Where P is the percentage of possible points.
Incompletes are not given.
A grade report will be provided to you as an Excel attachment in an email that is sent to your
Pierce College student gmail account. You can find a link on my website for having these emails
forwarded to any other account.
Pierce College Core Abilities: College is a time for personal and intellectual growth and
development. Pierce College has defined 5 core abilities that will prepare students for the
dynamic world in which we live. These core abilities are: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving,
Effective Communication, Information Competency, Multiculturalism, and Responsibility. Math
problems will require critical thinking and problem solving skills and effective communication.
Academic Honesty: This course contains a mixture of individual and collaborative efforts.
Exams are individual efforts. A grade of 0 may be given to everyone involved in cheating on an
exam. Cell phones or other electronics (besides acceptable calculators) may not be used during
exams.
Administrative Withdrawal: Students who are not in attendance during the first 2 days of class
will be withdrawn from the class.
Special needs: Students with disabilities, who believe they may need academic adjustments,
auxiliary aids, or service to fully participate in course activities or meet course requirements are
encouraged to register with the Access and Disability Services (ADS) Office, Cascade 301 in the
Welcome Center on the third floor of the Cascade Building. Students requesting
accommodations must obtain the "Approved Quarterly Academic Adjustments, Auxiliary Aids
or Services Green Form" provided by ADS.” For more information contact the ADS Office –
Cascade Building, Welcome Center, 253-964-6526/6527.
Extra Help: The Tutoring Center offers math Drop-In tutoring, and has individual tutors.
These services are FREE!
In Cascade 504 drop-in tutoring is available. M-Th 8 am – 7 pm; Fri 8 am – 2 pm.
In Rainier 338 (the Math Center) drop-in tutoring is available about 8 am – 1 pm.
School Closure:
School closures due to weather are listed at http://www.schoolreport.org.
Changes:
Changes to this syllabus will be announced in class.