MTH:161 - APPLICATIONS OF COLLGE MATHEMTICS
This college-level mathematics course is offered for students pursuing non-STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics) degrees and career paths. The course focuses on mathematical reasoning
and the solving of real-life problems. The following six topics will be covered: sets, logic, consumer
mathematics, probability, statistics, and modeling with global data. This course is designed to fulfill
general education requirements.
Textbook: Blitzer: Thinking Mathematically, 6e
Applications of College Mathematics is probably the first college level math course you have taken. You
will be expected to be able to recall and apply all techniques learned in prerequisite courses. Students
coming into Applications of College Mathematics with low C’s in prerequisite courses will have to do
significantly more work to keep up than students who earned higher grades.
Students are expected to attend class, and to spend a minimum of 8 hours per week outside of class in
preparing for classwork. Students are expected to be able to work exercises and solve problems like ones
pertaining to sets, logic, consumer math, statistics, and probability. Your instructor may modify these
assignments by making additions or substitutions.
If you find it necessary to drop this class and move to a lower level course, please do so as soon in the
semester as possible. If you wait too long, we will not be able to move you into another math class.
Access Students:
The ACCESS Office is available to assist students with disabilities. Students seeking accommodations
should register with the ACCESS Office and then make an appointment with their instructor to discuss
their accommodation needs. All information is held in the strictest confidence.
Academic Support:
The Mathematics Department provides free tutoring with day and night time hours, five days a week in
the Spring and Fall semester, in SW 211
The Meramec Academic Center (MAC) is located in Communications North 124 (CN124). The learning
specialists at the MAC are dedicated to helping you to achieve your academic goals. The learning
specialists at the MAC are available to assist students in developing study skills: managing time, note
taking skills, reading academic materials, test taking strategies, and other skills. They can also help you
to navigate Banner and Blackboard. Please consider taking advantage of these valuable services – there
is no charge!
Attendance Policy:
The matter of attendance and the way attendance affects a student's grade is essentially
to be determined by the instructor. Students missing more than one eighth of the inclass time are setting
themselves up for failure.
Instructors are required to provide student absences to the college throughout the semester, for the
purposes of tracking students receiving financial aid.
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT POLICY
Smart Interview Policy:
Students taking the same Meramec mathematics course for the third (or higher) time must make an
appointment for a SMART Interview with a member of the math faculty. The purpose of the interview is to
design a course of action that will improve chances for success. Call (314)984-7769 to schedule a SMART
Interview - this should be done before the end of the first week of class.
Disruptive Behavior:
Behavior that is disruptive to the instructor or students is contrary to quality education. Should the
instructor determine that an individual student’s verbal or nonverbal behavior is hampering another
student’s ability to understand or concentrate on the class material, the instructor will speak with that
student in an effort to rectify the problem behavior. If the behavior continues after this discussion, the
instructor will have the disruptive student leave the class. Permission to return to class may be
dependent upon assurances that the student has met with a college representative about the problem:
the mathematics department chairman, a counselor, the Dean of Students, etc.
Cheating and/or Plagiarism:
An instructor who has evidence that a student may have cheated or plagiarized an assignment or test
should confer with the student. Students may then be asked to present evidence (sources, first draft,
notes, etc.) that the work is his own. If the instructor determines that cheating or plagiarism has
occurred, they may assign a failing grade to the test, the assignment, or the course, as they see fit.
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL MATH STUDENT
In the Classroom:
 Be sure to attend all of each class meeting
 Ask questions in class when you don’t understand what is going on.
Your Math Book:
 Read your textbook slowly and carefully, including the chapters at the beginning of the book.
Every step is important.
 Try examples first. Cover them up and uncover one line at a time to compare your work
When you need help:
 See your instructor in his/her office.
 Visit the drop-in math tutoring centers on the Meramec campus (SW 211 and CN102) and at South
County Education Center.
 Check to see if there is a Student Supplement to your textbook on reserve in the library.
 Beware of what you say to yourself inside your head. “I can’t do this” really means, “I can’t do this
yet.”
 Math is like a ladder. If steps are missing, you will have trouble getting to the top. Review
previous material to strengthen the ladder.
Working outside of the Classroom:
 Students are expected to spend at least two hours outside of class for every hour in class – make
sure you have the time to dedicate to the course.
 Do all the assigned homework problems. Use the software appropriately – make sure you don’t rely
too heavily on the help features.
 Note that you can print off pages from the book as well – printing off a homework set and working
without the help features is a great way to show mastery of a topic.
 Math skills improve through practice.
 Remember – there are plenty of resources available, both through the software and otherwise.
 Details are important in mathematics, so be sure to work problems carefully and neatly.
 Try different ways of solving a problem. Many times there is more than one way to solve a
problem. If you’re stuck, be adventurous; experiment with possibilities.
 The process of learning mathematics is cumulative. Plan to review previously covered material
regularly.
 Most points in the class come from tests, not homework. It is important to study for the tests
beyond simply doing the homework.
TEXTBOOK HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
161 Textbook Homework Problems
2.1
Vocabulary: 1,2,5,6,7
Exercises:
1,3,9,17,21,23,25,35,37,41,45,47,51,53,55,63,65,69,71,73,75,83,85,89,91,93,113,115,
129,135
2.2
Vocabulary: 1 -5
Exercises:
1,3,5,9,13,15,19,23,35,39,43,49,57,65,73,77,69,71,79,95
2.3
Vocabulary: 2
Exercises:
3,5,11,15,17,21,25,27,29,41,43,45,55,61,63,65,83
2.4
Vocabulary: 1,3,4
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,27,29,41,43,45,55,61,63,65,83
2.5
Vocabulary: 1 -4
Exercises:
3,5,6,7,9,17,21,25,27,31,39,43,47
3.1
Vocabulary: 1,3,7,9,11
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,59,63,67,73,79,83,87,93,97,103
3.2
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,7
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,23,25,29,33,39,41,45,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85
3.3
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,7
Exercises:
5,9,13,21,23,29,31,35,41,45,49,55,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,87,89
3.4
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,7
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39
3.5
Vocabulary: 1,3,5
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,39
3.6
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,7,9
Exercises:
1,5,9,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,59,61,63,67,71
3.7
Vocabulary: 1,3,5
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,39,49
3.8
Vocabulary: 1,5,9
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,41,45,49,53,55,59,61,63,67,71,75,77
7.1
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,7
Exercises:
3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,45,55,57,59,63
7.2
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,7,11
Exercises:
1,3,7,9,13,15,19,21,33,35,39
7.6
Vocabulary: 1,3,5,4
Exercises:
3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,59,65
8.1
Vocabulary: 1 – 9,11
Exercises:
3,7,11,15,19,23,25,27,31,37
8.2
Vocabulary: 1,2,3,5
Exercises:
1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,40
8.3
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
8.4
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
8.5
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
8.6
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
8.7
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
8.8
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.1
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.2
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.3
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.4
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.5
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.6
Vocabulary:
Exercises
11.7
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
11.8
Vocabulary:
Exercises:
12.1
Vocabulary
Exercises
12.2
Vocabulary
Exercises
12.3
Vocabulary
Exercises
12.4
Vocabulary
Exercises
12.5
Vocabulary
Exercises
12.6
Exercises
1,3,5,7,9
3,7,11,13,17,21,25,29,35,39,43,47,51,55,61
1,5,9,13,17,21,23,27,31,35,37,44,48,50,55
1 - 12
1,5,11,15,19,21,23,25,27,29
1-6
1,3,5,9,13,15,19,21,23,24,27
1-9
1,5,9,14,16,19,20,21,23,24
1-9
1,5,9,14,16,19,20,21,23,24
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 5, 9, 11, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 47, 51, 53, 55, 71
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 57, 61, 3, 65, 69, 77
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67, 81, 83
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31
#’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3,7,13,17,21,23,25,27,33,35,39,41,43,45,51,53,57,59,61,67,69,73,75,77,79,83,87,89,105
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,15, 17,21,23,25,29,31,33,39,41,43,45,51,55,57,59,61,63,67,71,83,85,87
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 27
1-10
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31-33, 35-38, 40, 42, 46, 49, 51, 52
1-9
1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37,41,43,45,47,49,53,55,63,65,67,
1-5
1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 33, 37
1-8
1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 33, 37, 41, 45, 57, 59, 63, 67, 75, 79, 81, 83
1-5
1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 31, 33, 35, 45
Vocabulary
1-7
1, 3, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 58, 60