Course Syllabus
MGF 1106 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 1
Course Information
Course ID:
Reference Number:
Credits:
Term:
Term Dates:
MGF1106
691584
3
Summer 2011-3
May 7th to July 27th
Name:
Professor Marta Brito-Villani
 ANGEL's internal email required
 mbritovi@mdc.edu only if you are experiencing technical difficulties and cannot access the course
enter professor email here
305-237-1007
M-W 7:05PM – 8:30 PM
24 hours when the College is in session
Email:
Phone:
Virtual Office Hours:
Response Policy:
Instructor Information
Course Description
Topics include: Sets and logic; geometry; probability and statistics.
Prerequisites
MAT 1033 with a grade of C or better or equivalent.
Miami Dade College's Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcome #1: Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Learning Outcome #2: Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data.
Learning Outcome #3: Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning.
Learning Outcome #4: Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information.
Learning Outcome #5: Use computer and emerging technologies effectively.
This course addresses the following MDC learning outcomes:
Course Competencies
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Competency 1:
Competency 2:
Competency 3:
Competency 4:
Competency 5:
Competency 6:
The student will be able to perform the following operations on sets.
 Find complements, unions, intersections, subsets, and apply DeMorgan‚Äôs laws.
 Draw and apply Venn diagrams.
The student will be able to apply the rules of logic to:
 Analyze/determine negations, disjunctions, conjunctions and various forms of conditional
statements.
 Determine the validity of arguments, using symbolic logic and/or Euler circles.
The student will be able to apply the basic counting techniques:
 The Multiplication Rule (or Fundamental Counting Principle)
 Combinations
The student will have a working knowledge of basic probability theory, including being able to:
 Describe a sample space and an event.
 Calculate probabilities of simple, compound and conditional events.
The student will have a working knowledge of basic concepts in statistics, including being able to:
 Distinguish between sampling methods.
 Interpret data presented in graphs, charts and tables, as well as relationships between data sets.
 Calculate and understand relationships between measures of central tendency.
The student will have a working knowledge of basic concepts in plane geometry, including being able to:
 Round measurements; convert and determine appropriate units of measure.
 Compute perimeters, areas and volumes of various plane and solid figures.
 Distinguish between the various characteristics of quadrilaterals.
 Calculate angles in diagrams involving parallel lines.
 Classify different types of triangles make angle computations, apply the Pythagorean Theorem and
Similar Triangles Theorem
Required Textbook and Materials
You are required to purchase access to MyMathLab. When you purchase access to MyMathLab, you will be able to access the
textbook online. Purchasing the textbook for this course is optional. If you want to purchase the textbook, you will need to
purchase a new copy which will give your access to MyMathLab.
ISBN for MyMathLab Access: 9780558776398
When you log into MyMathLab, you will find the complete textbook online, along with videotapes and homework tutorial assignments.
When you have your access code, go to www.coursecompass.com and click register. Follow the instructions to register into
MyMathLab. When completing the registration, they will ask you for the COURSE ID. The Course ID is: brito-villani14577
Supplemental Textbook and Materials
Thinking Mathematically, 5th edition, Robert Blitzer, Prentice Hall, 2008, ISBN 13: 978-0-321-64585-2
Note: If you purchase this textbook, you will need to purchase a new copy which will give your access to MyMathLab.
Scientific Calculator strongly recommended (Scientific calculator - not graphing calculator). Examples: TI30, TI30xa
Please refer to the Textbook Information page at the Virtual College website for specific information on the College bookstores and
procedures for ordering textbooks online.
Technology Requirements (Hardware/Software)
Please refer to the ANGEL Requirements and Plugin Information at the Virtual College website. Internet Explorer is the recommended
browser and headsets / microphone are needed for participation in web-conferencing activities through Elluminate; webcam is optional.
In addition, Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint are standard for Virtual College courses.
Due to the necessity of technology in Virtual College Courses, you must have a backup plan for using an alternative computer with
internet access in case of problems with your personal computer. If you live in the South Florida area, you may use the computer
courtyards located on MDC campuses. If you have a technology problem that affects your ability to access your online course, please
notify your instructor immediately. If you can access other internet sites but cannot access your online course, you need to contact the
Virtual College Help Desk at 305.237.3800 to seek assistance.
If you have no internet access at all, it is not a Virtual College / online course issue. Please be aware that the Virtual College's Help Desk
does not cover problems that you may be experiencing with your computer hardware, installation of software, internet connection, or
other technical problems that may require a technician or intervention from your Internet Service Provider.
Course Content
The course is organized as follows:
Module 1:
Getting Started
Module 2:
Logic
Module 3:
Probability
Module 4:
Statistics
Module 5:
Geometry
Course Work Requirements
To successfully complete this course, you need to spend at least an average of12 hours per week on the course, which includes readings,
postings, quizzes, exams, etc. Set up a weekly time schedule that allows you sufficient time to complete the assigned course work by the
required due dates. Plan to check-in and complete assignments at least three times a week. Do not procrastinate! Turn your work in early
or by the due date.
The time required to successfully complete this online course has been carefully structured to be similar to the amount of time required to
successfully complete a traditional course in the classroom.
To successfully complete this course, students must:
Read the online textbook in MyMathLab, watch the online videos in MyMathLab, read all modules contained in ANGEL, and complete
the assigned homework in MyMathLab.
Exercise Sets (10% of
the grade)
All online homework sets in MyMathLab are to be completed before taking the corresponding quiz.
Practice quizzes will be available for each unit prior to the graded quiz. You can take the practice quizzes as
Five quizzes (45% of the
many times as you wish. The practice quiz does not count toward your overall class grade. The practice
grade)
quizzes are available in MyMathLab, and the actual quizzes are available in ANGEL.
Practice tests in MyMathLab will be available for each unit prior to the graded exam. You can take the
practice exam as many times as you wish. The practice exam does not count toward your overall class
grade. The Midterm and the Final are proctored exams taken at the MDC testing centers within ANGEL.
(See the section on testing for more information.)
Discussion (5% of the grade) You must complete all four discussions for each module.
Midterm and Final
Exam - Proctored (40%
For 10 extra points on the final exam, you may search the Internet for websites that talk about logic,
of the overall grade probability, statistics, or geometry. You must find at least 10 sites to earn the 10 extra points.
20% each exam)
The quizzes only cover the material covered. The Midterm covers only the material covered in the first half
of the course. The Final covers only the material covered after the midterm.
All quizzes and tests will be multiple choice.
Sample tests will be found in coursecompass.
Exams:
The quizzes only cover the material covered. The Midterm covers only the material covered in the first half
of the course. The Final covers only the material covered after the midterm.
All quizzes and tests will be multiple choice.
Sample tests will be found in coursecompass.
Late and Make-up
Policy:
There will be NO MAKE-UPS. Keep in mind the dates and times that all quizzes, exams and tutorial
assignments are due.
If you have proctored exams please direct students to this website for testing center information:
http://virtual.mdc.edu/portal/sitev3/proctoredtesting.html
Grading
Grading Criteria
Course Requirements
Participation/Discussions
Assignments
Quizzes
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Total Points Possible
Percentage
5%
10%
45%
20%
20%
100%
Miami Dade College's Letter Grades
Range
90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
65 - 70
64 and below
Letter Grade
A
B
C
D
F
Miami Dade College Policies
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Students' Rights and Responsibility Handbook
This handbook provides you with the basic information you need to know as a student at Miami Dade College. Please review
the Student's Rights and Responsibilities Handbook to learn about policies addressing code of conduct, grade appeals, religious
observations, services for students with special needs, and many other areas. Due to the nature of the online environment, the
information below supplements the Handbook for Virtual College students.
Academic Dishonesty
Please carefully review the Academic Dishonesty policies in the Student's Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
The Handbook identifies "cheating on an examination" as one of the actions included under academic dishonesty. In this
course, you are expected to complete quizzes and exams independently and without access to the course's online content or your
own study notes. Having multiple browser windows open, accessing previous quizzes or course readings, and using your course
notes while taking a quiz or exam constitute cheating. All your course activity is recorded by the ANGEL system; activity logs
during the times when you are taking quizzes / exams that demonstrate access to other course components constitute evidence
of cheating, and may result in a failing grade for the corresponding quiz or exam.
You may have access to content in completed quizzes / exams. Copying, photographing, or any form of duplicating content in
any assessment violates the integrity of the assessment. Such actions will be viewed as academic dishonesty and may result in a
failing grade for the corresponding quiz or exam.
Plagiarism is another action identified as academic dishonesty in the Handbook. Presenting the work or ideas of someone else
as one's own constitutes plagiarism, which is why students are always expected to cite their sources. Through the use of
Turnitin, unoriginal work can be easily identified; if not sourced, this constitutes evidence of plagiarism, and may result in a
failing grade for the corresponding assignment.
Course Withdrawal
After registering, students may change their schedules during the drop / add period. The dates for this period are listed on the
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Academic Calendar that may be found as a link on the Miami Dade College homepage.
If you decide to drop this course and you desire a full refund, you must do so before the last day to withdraw with a full refund
(see College Academic Calendar for date). If you stop logging on to class without officially withdrawing through the Registrar's
Office, the instructor may withdraw you for nonattendance. If you continue to log on but do not participate in the class and
complete assignments, the instructor may withdraw you for inactivity.
All your log on and course activity are recorded by the ANGEL system. The instructor notifies absent / inactive students of his /
her intent to withdraw them via e-mail and / or phone; if the student does not respond in the amount of time allotted, the
instructor may withdraw the student. Once a student is withdrawn, course access will be denied.
Incomplete Grades
An Incomplete is given only where extenuating circumstances exist, such as documented medical problems or a death in the
family, and is issued solely at the discretion of the instructor. If the instructor agrees to grant an Incomplete, a written
agreement must be completed between the instructor and the student, specifying the coursework to be completed, in what
manner, and by when. Failure to fulfill the terms of the contract by the end of the next major term will result in an "F" for the
course. A student may not remove an Incomplete by registering in a subsequent term to re-take the course.
For more information on Incomplete grades, please refer to the Student's Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
Hurricane and Other Natural Disasters
In the event of a hurricane or other disaster, the Virtual College follows the schedule established by the College for campusbased courses. Please visit the MDC website (http://www.mdc.edu) or call the MDC hotline (305.237.7500) for situation
updates. Assignments and due dates will be adjusted based upon the impact of the storm on our community. However, if the
College reopens and you are still without power or internet access, it is up to you to have a backup plan (MDC computer
courtyards, labs and libraries; Miami-Dade County public libraries; or similar facilities). Please keep in touch with your
instructor if at all possible.
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