QATAR UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MATH, STAT AND PHYSICS
MATH PROGRAM
Math 104: Basic Geometry and Measures
Course Syllabus
Course Information
Course Title
General Math Basic Geometry and Measures
Course Number
Math 104
3 hours
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites
Contact Hours
None
Class meetings: 4 hrs per week, Lab: 0 hours per week.
Class Room
Mon. & Wed. 11:00 to 12:15
Tuesday 8-8.50
D212
Semester
Spring 2013
Lecture days and
time
Semester Start Date Feb., 10th , 2013
Last day of classes
May., 23th , 2013
Final Exam Day
Number of weeks
Reference
15 weeks
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Geometry, Glencoe 2010.By Carter, Cuevas, Day, Malloy.
Basic Geometry, George D. Birkhoff , Ralph Beatley, (AMS
Chelsea Publishing)
ClassZone - Geometry Concepts and Skills
Faculty Information
Instructor
Department
Office Location
Office phone
Office Hours
E-mail
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Modi Alnasr
Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
SB209
4403- 4612
Mon.& Wed 8:00 to 9:00
modialnasr@qu.edu.qa
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Course Discription
Math104 , Basic Geometry and Measures, begins with Concepts of length, mass and capacity,
estimating and making measurements using standard metric units .It includes ,also, topics about
the rectangular coordinate, angles classification of triangles , polygons and areas, circles, solids
and trigonometry, tangent, sine, cosine and their inverses.
The course will use lectures, text book, collaborative and individual work, and discussions.
Students’ evaluation will be based on quizzes, assignments and exams (first, mid and final).
SYLLABUS ITEMS
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Measures:
(§0-1, §0-2 :P4
P7)
Concepts of length, mass and capacity, and estimating and making measurements using
standard metric units. Relative sizes of units such as millimeters, centimeters, meters and
kilometers, and conversions between them. Compound measures, such as speed and
density.
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Points, Lines, and Planes:
(§1-1:5 12, §3-3:187 196, §3-4:198 205 )
Points, lines, rays, line segments, planes and describe their relationships, including collinear
points and coplanar points and lines. Computing lengths, coordinates, midpoints,
differences, and sums of line segments. Congruent line segments. Representation of a point
on the coordinate plane.
Angles:
(§1-4:36
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44, §1-5:46
55, §3-1:173
178, §3-2:179
186, §3-5:207
214)
Measure and draw angles using a protractor. Classification of angles as acute, right, or
obtuse. Adjacent, vertical, complementary, and supplementary angles. Perpendicular lines,
parallel lines, skew lines. Slope of a line.
Triangles:
(§4-1, §4-2, §4-3, §4-4, §4-5, §4-6, §4-7:264 272,
§5-1:324 334, §5-2:335 343, §7-3:478 489)
Classification of triangles as acute, right, equilateral, isosceles. Congruent triangles and
their corresponding parts when rotated and reflected. Pythagorean Theorem. Similar
triangles.
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Polygons and Areas:
(§1-6:56
66, §6-1, §6-2, §6-3, §6-4, §6-5, §6-6:403
457 )
Convex, concave, regular polygons, Perimeters and areas of parallelograms, triangles, and
trapezoids.
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Circles:
(§10-1, §10-2, §10-3, §10-4, §10-5, §10-6, §10-7, §10-8:697
763 )
Equations of circles. Radii and diameters of a circle. Semicircles, chords, and central
angles. Circumference and area of a circle. Area of a sector and length of an arc.
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Solids:
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(§1-7: 67
82 )
Sphere, right circular cylinders and cones, and prisms and pyramids. Surface areas and
volumes of spheres, prisms and cylinders pyramids.
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Trigonometry:
(§8-3, §8-4, §8-5: 558
587 )
Tangent, sine, and cosine and their inverses. Application problems using right triangle
trigonometry
Course Objectives
1. To introduce the notion of measures and develop the ability to use them to solve
some practical problems.
2. To introduce the notions of angles, points, lines, planes, triangles, circles,
different types of solids.
3. To provide skills to solve some geometric problems involving lengths of sides,
sizes of angles, volumes and surface areas, among others.
4. To introduce of notion of trigonometry
Student Learning Outcomes(SLOs):
Upon successful completion of Math 104, the student should be
able to:
1. Recognize the concept of measures.
2. To identify and classify angles, triangles, and polygons.
3. To identify different types of solids and computing their surface areas and
volumes.
4. Analyze lines. (Find distance, slope, midpoint, and identify parallel and
perpendicular lines.
5. To identify and use parts of a circle.
6. To find measures of angles, arcs, arc lengths, and chords.
7. To find perimeter and area of polygons and circles.
8. To solve geometric problems involving lengths of sides, sizes of angles,
perimeters, and areas of triangles, circles and some polygons and apply
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concepts of congruence and similarity to solving these problems.
9. To identify similar triangles.
10. Solve simple application problems using right triangle trigonometry
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Learning Resources & Media
 Class meetings with expected participation and discussion.
 Assignments and quizzes.
 Extensive use of blackboard to present most of the class material- class notes,
assignments, syllabus, assignments, exams solutions, etc.
 Office hours:
-three hours in the math staff room female campus or by appointment
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Computer: Each student will need access to the internet to complete homework
assignments and print off notes.
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Assessment Policy and Tools
This course will be assessed by exams, assignments, quizzes, active participation during
lectures:
Assessment Type
Day
First Exam
Saturday
Second Exam
Saturday
Final Exam
Quizzes & Assignment
Sum
Date
23 March
4 May
2 June
Time
11-1
11- 1
Weight
25 %
20 %
40 %
15 %
Class time
100%
Assessment Policy
Grades for the course will be assigned as follows:
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
90-100
85-89.9
85-89
75-79.9
70-74.9
64-69.9
60-64.9
59.9-0
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Exams, Assignments and Quizzes Instructions
Exams
Final exam
Incomplete
exams
Students
Presentation
Quizzes
In-Class
Assignments
Exams Date and
Time
Cheating
Cell Phones
Assignments
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All exams are closed book and notes
All exams are unified; exam grading is also unified
Work independently
You should expect different types of questions: multiple choice, True
or False and essay questions
The final exam is comprehensive (covers all the material).
Incomplete exams need excuse (illness or any other unfortunate
consequence, certified).
presentations are expected from the student.
3 – 5 quizzes each consists of two or three written questions
Students will be required to work either independently, or in groups, to
complete assignments during class time. These assignments are to make sure
they understand the main concepts before we proceed.
First and second: will be coordinated with all Math 104 students
Final: scheduled by the university
Prohibited; and in case of cheating the student will be subject to
punishment according to the university regulations.
The instructor has the right to fail the coursework or deduct marks
where plagiarism is detected
Keep them out of sight and turned off. No cell phones during exams.
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assignments should be worked independently. Exchanging ideas are
permitted orally but don't require any kind of copying.
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assignment should be submitted in organized way and any late
assignments may be assessed and corrected but the grade will be zero
Attendance AND Withdrawal
Attendance
Late Arrival
Withdrawal
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Compulsory. According to the university policy: “if the student misses
more than 25% of the classes –excused and unexcused- he will not allowed
to take the final exam and will fail the course with a final grade of “F”.
Students are expected to be punctual (every 3 late class arrivals will be
counted as 1 class absence) in class attendance.
The last day to withdraw a course with a grade “W” is Thursday
15/11/2011.
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Taking Notes: Writing and Watching
It is important to take notes during class. It is particularly important to make detailed notes as
problems similar to those you'll be doing for homework are worked in class. That way, you
can refer to your notes for help if you forget how to complete a solution to a homework
problem. It is also important to watch, without taking notes, as a problem is worked from
start to finish. That way, you'll be certain that you know and understand all steps necessary
for a complete solution. You should take notes for all problems introduced during the
classroom discussion, use these notes to do your homework before the next class meeting,
and then watch, without taking notes, as solutions to homework problems are presented at the
beginning of the next class meeting.
Often I will utilize whiteboard pens of different colors. For example, when solving an
equation, I will often use one color to write the equation and another color to do the "same
thing" to both sides of the equation. In this manner, the necessary steps in a problem's
solution are emphasized. Therefore, you may find it helpful to use at least two colors when
taking notes. That way, if you mimic my use of color, you will quickly remember and more
fully understand the steps utilized in a solution when you later use your notes to do your
homework or study for an exam.
Class meetings ( lectures):
Office hours:
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feel free to ask any question related to the material
presented in the class during the class time.
I encourage you to ask or discuss any ambiguity in the
ideas or exercises in the predetermined office hours
or by appointment or via the blackboard
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Plagiarism and cheating
If you are caught cheating on a test or on the final examination, you will receive a score of
zero points for that examination and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
Plagiarism includes the following examples and it applies to all student assignments or submitted
work:
 Use of the work, ideas, images or words of someone else without his/her
permission.
 Use of someone else's wording, name, phrase, sentence, paragraph or essay
without using quotation marks.
 Misrepresentation of the sources that were used.
Success Checklist
If you are not doing as well as you'd like in the course, ask yourself the following
questions:
"Am I getting to class on time?"
"Am I attending every class meeting?"
"Am I taking notes for one problem and then watching, without taking notes, as a similar
problem is explained?"
"Am I completing my homework before the next class meeting?"
"If I am not able to complete my homework before the next class meeting, am I getting
extra help (from the instructor, a classmate, a tutor, Student Success Center, etc.)?"
"Am I reading the text sections to be covered at the next class meeting before attending
that meeting?"
“Am I spending at least 3 hours outside of class (doing homework, reading the text,
studying class notes, getting help from the instructor or a tutor) for every hour spent inside
the classroom?”
“Am I using materials from the previous course to help refresh my knowledge?”
If the answer to any of these questions is "no", your performance should improve as you
change each "no" to a "yes"!
NOTE: Save all materials from this course (text, class notes, homework, tests, test
solutions) for use in the next course
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Important Dates for Undergradute Program
Date
Day
24/01/2013
Thursday
Last day to apply for re-enrollment
Spring 2013
07/02/2013
Thursday
Last day to apply for an incomplete grade
Fall 2012
10/02/2013
Sunday
First day of classes
Spring 2013
14/02/2013
Thursday
End of Registration, add and drop
Spring 2013
21/02/2013
Thursday
Last day to change of an incomplete grade
Fall 2012
11/04/2013
Thursday
Last day to withdraw from a course
Spring 2013
14/04/2013
Sunday
Start of early Registration
Summer & Fall 2013
25/04/2013
Thursday
Last day to withdraw from semester
Spring 2013
23/05/2013
Thursday
Last day of classes
Spring 2013
26/05/2013
Sunday
Start of Final Exams
Spring 2013
Thursday
End of Final Exams
Spring 2013
06/06/2013
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Event
Semester