Math 120
Fundamentals of College Math
Great Basin College Fall Semester 2011 3 credits
Instructor: Teri Kellum
Class meeting time: Monday and Wednesday 5:30
– 6:45 PM
Classroom: McMullen Hall 219
Call number: 93716, section 1003
E-mail: Please contact me through webcampus email
Web Assign Site: www.webassign.com
Class key: gbcnv 7049 6099
Catalog Description:
Topics include real numbers, consumer mathematics, variation, functions, relations, graphs, geometry, probability, and statistics. The course is broad in scope, emphasizing applications. This course fulfills the lower-division mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Course Description:
This semester, we will cover chapters 1-5 and portions of 7-8 in the textbook.
Generally, we will cover two to four sections every week, and there will be an in-class test given after every two chapters. Homework is due at regular intervals throughout the semester on the webassign.com site. Students must enroll in the course at www.webassign.com
with the class key, which is gbcnv 7049 6099
Prerequisite:
MATH 096 within two years, satisfactory placement exam, or SAT/ACT score.
Required Materials:

Textbook: Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey , 7th ed. by Johnson
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Scientific calculator
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Internet access

Course Objectives, Learning Outcomes, and Measurements:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Objectives
1. Solve a variety of applied problems using problem-solving techniques from a variety of areas including logic, algebra, set theory, probability, statistics, and number theory.
2. Communicate mathematical concepts in writing
3. Use financial formulas to find interest, future value, present value, monthly payments, and construct an amortization schedule.
4. Follow appropriate mathematical format and use proper mathematical notation in solving problems.
Measurements
1. Daily assignments, quizzes, tests, and the final exam
2. Student paper
3. Daily assignments, quizzes, tests, and the final exam
4. Daily assignments, quizzes, tests, and the final exam
Methods of Instruction:
This class will utilize several methods of instruction, including classroom lectures and classroom discussions.
Attendance Policy:
It is highly recommended that students attend and participate in class.
Course Requirements and How to Turn in Assignments:
Assignments will be completed through webassign.com. You can stop in the middle of an assignment and resume it later. All assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM
Sunday evening of the specified week. You may complete and submit each assignment up to ten times, and the highest score will be chosen as your grade for the assignment.
If you choose to submit an assignment only once, the score on that one attempt will be your grade for the assignment. The scores will be released once all the questions have been graded.
Tests and the final exam are graded on both content and form. Just showing the answer is not acceptable; you must show your work as well. No credit will be given for an answer without the corresponding steps leading to the answer.

Grading Policy:
Grades will be based on seven homework assignments, worth 25 points each; two tests, worth 50 points each; an essay, worth 30 points, enrolling in webassign.com, worth 5 points; and the final exam, worth 100 points. There are a total of 410 points possible for the course. You may notice that there are actually eight homework assignments and three tests listed; the homework and test with the lowest scores will both be dropped from your final grade total. Note: Late assignments will NOT be accepted. Except for medical emergencies, make-up tests will not be allowed.
Other excuses might NOT be accepted in general.
Grades are distributed as follows:
94
90
87
84
– 100% A
– 93%
– 89%
– 86 %
A-
B+
B
80
– 83%
B-
77
– 79%
C+
74 – 76% C
70 – 73% C-
67
– 69%
D+
64
– 66%
D
60
– 63%
D-
Below 60% F
Consult the GBC catalog for information on “I” grades and withdrawals.
Essay: A short, 1-2 page essay will be due by Monday, November 28 . Although this is a math class, one of the requirements is that you are able to write clearly and effectively. You will be graded on how well you write and how well you substantiate your opinion. Your essay needs to have these characteristics:

Effectively addresses the prompt

Displays well-written, easy to understand sentences
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Shows thoughtful consideration of the material
Essay Topic: Give two examples of situations in which you have used, seen or can find the idea of probability, statistics, or finance OUTSIDE of this or other math courses.
Be sure to explain the example thoroughly. [Magazines, newspapers, television, other courses, any of these are possible resources.] Then determine whether what you have learned in this class will help you in “real-life” situations in any of these areas.
ADA Statement:
Any student with a disability who is requesting accommodations should contact the
Student Services Office in Elko at 775.753.2279 as soon as possible.
Academic Dishonesty / Plagiarism Statement:
The University and Community College System of Nevada expressly forbids all forms of academic dishonesty, including (but not limited to) all forms of cheating, copying, and plagiarism. Students who are discovered cheating, copying, or plagiarizing will be subject to discipline as outlined in the GBC catalog.

Schedule of events: Fall 2011
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Date
Mon. Aug. 29
Wed. Aug. 31
Mon. Sept. 5
Wed. Sept. 7
Mon. Sept. 12
Wed. Sept. 14
Mon. Sept. 19
Wed. Sept. 21
Mon. Sept. 26
Wed. Sept. 28
Mon. Oct. 3
Wed. Oct. 5
Mon. Oct. 10
Wed. Oct. 12
Mon. Oct. 17
Wed. Oct. 19
Mon. Oct. 24
Wed. Oct. 26
Mon. Oct. 31
Wed. Nov. 2
Mon. Nov. 7
Wed. Nov. 9
Mon. Nov. 14
Wed. Nov. 16
Mon. Nov. 21
Wed. Nov. 23
Mon. Nov. 28
Wed. Nov. 30
Mon. Dec. 5
Wed. Dec. 7
Mon. Dec. 12
Section(s) Topic
1.1
1.2
Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning
Symbolic Logic
No class Labor Day
1.3
1.4, 1.5
2.1
Truth Tables (#1 opens: 1.1-1.3)
Conditionals, Analyzing Arguments
Sets and Set Operations; (#1 due: 1.1-1.3;
#2 opens: 1.4-2.1)
2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1, 3.2
Test 1
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.1, 4.2
4.3
Applications of Venn Diagrams;
Intro to Combinatorics; (#2 due: 1.4-2.1)
Permutations and Combinations (#3 opens: 2.2-2.4)
History of Probability; Basic Terms of
Probability
Chapters 1 & 2 (#3 due: 2.2-2.4)
Rules of Probability
Combinatorics and Probability (#4 opens:
3.1-3.4)
Expected Value
Conditional Probability (#4 due: 3.1-3.4)
Population, Sample, and Data, Measures of Central Tendency (#5 opens: 3.5-4.2)
Measures of Dispersion;
4.4
4.5
5.1
5.2
Test 2
5.3
5.4
The Normal Distribution (#5 due: 3.5-4.2)
Polls, Margins of Error (#6 opens: 4.3-4.5)
Simple Interest
Compound Interest (#6 due: 4.3-4.5)
Chapters 3 & 4
Annuities
Amortized Loans (#7 opens: 5.1-5.4)
7.4
8.1, 8.2
Fibonacci Numbers & the Golden Ratio
Perimeter, Area, Volume, Surface Area
(#7 due: 5.1-5.4; #8 opens: 7.4-8.2)
Non-Euclidean Geometry (essay due) 8.7
Test 3
Review
Review
Final exam
Chapter 5 & 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.7 (#8 due:
7.4-8.2)
Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-8