Syllabus for MATH 120, Concept of Numbers
INSTRUCTOR: Vivek Savur
OFFICE: GOH 100 B
PHONE:
901/947-7419
FAX: 901/942-6272
E-MAIL:
vivek_savur@loc.edu
OFFICE HOURS: Posted on office door
or by appointment
TEXTBOOK:
Mathematical Ideas 9th edition by Miller/Heeren/Hornsby
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The following topics will be discussed in this course: approach to problem solving, sets, logic, numeration and mathematical systems, number theory, and the real number systems.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Dates
Sections
Material
Jan 14 - 18, 2002
Pre-Test, 1.1, 1.2
Inductive Reasoning and applications, Number
Patterns
Jan 21
Martin L. King Holiday
Jan 22 - 25
1.3, 1.4
Problem solving, Calculating, Estimating, Reading
graphs
Jan 28 - Feb 1 2.1, Review, TEST 1 Basic concepts of Set theory, symbols and terminology
Feb 4 - 8
2.2, 2.3
Venn Diagrams, subsets, Set Operations, Cartesian
Products
Feb 11 - 15
2.4, 3.1, 3.2
Infinite sets, Logic statements and Quantifiers,
Truth Tables and Equivalent Statements
Feb 18 - 22 3.3, Review, TEST 2 The Conditional and Circuits
Feb 25 - Mar 1
4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Historial Numerical Systems, Hindu-Arabic
Arithmetic, Conversion between Number Bases
Mar 4 - 8 4.3 cont., 4.4 Finite Mathematical Systems
Mar 11 - 15 4.5, Review, TEST 3 Groups
Mar 18 - 22
5.1, 5.3, 5.4
Prime and Composite Numbers, Number Theory,
Greatest Common Factors and Least Common
Multiples
Mar 25 - Apr 1 Spring Break
Apr 2 - 5
6.1, 6.2
Real Numbers, Order, Absolute Values, Operations,
Properties and Applications of Real Numbers
Apr 8 - 12
6.3, Review, TEST 4
Rational Numbers and Rational Representation
Apr 15 - 19
6.4, 6.5
Irrational Numbers and ational Representation,
Applications of Decimals and Percents
Apr 22 - 26 Review for Final
Apr 29
Study Day
May 1, Wednesday Final Exam
1:00 - 2:50
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Quizzes: There
will be NO make-ups.
Tests: Any student with an excused
absence MUST contact the instructor PRIOR to class so arrangements can
be made for an appropriate make-up time.
TUTORING: The academic Skills Center (GOH 208) has a mathematics tutor, Mrs. Hightower, available Monday-Thursday, 8 am-2 pm. Also your instructor is available during his office hours or by appointment.
TEST DATES:
Test 1: 1 February 2002
Test 2: 22 February 2002
Test 3: 15 March 2002
Test 4: 12 April 2002
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
1. There will be four 100 point
tests during the semester, the lowest of which will be dropped.
The test
questions will be similar in format to the examples in the book and the
homework problems.
2. Daily quizzes will be given.
They will total 100 points.
3. The final comprehensive examination
will be worth 100 points.
FINAL GRADE: The highest possible cumulative point total for the quizzes, tests and final examination is 500 points. The following point scale will be used to determine your final grade.
grade
Points necessary for Grade
A
450 = 90% of 500
B
400 = 80% of 500
C
350 = 70% of 500
D
300 = 60% of 500
F
Below 300
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES:
Attendance: All students
are expected to come to class on time and attend all class meetings.
Grades of students may be lowered because of tardiness and unexcused absences.
Cell phones/Pagers: While in the
classroom setting, each student MUST set all cell phones and pagers in
vibrate mode.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Unless otherwise stated, solve the odd problems
Section 1.1: 1-11, 15-27, 31-49, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57
Section 1.2: 1-7, 11-27, 33, 43-47
Section 1.3: 1-25
Section 1.4: 1-31, 35-38 all, 41-71
Section 2.1: 1-8 all, 9-49, 53-83, 87-91
Chapter 1 Test: 1-20 all
Chapter 2 Test: 5, 8, 15-18 all
Section 2.2: 1-6 all, 7-59, 61-66 all, 67, 72
Section 2.3 1-6 all, 7-45, 55-97, 103, 107, 109-115
Section 2.4 1-25, 26, 29
Section 3.1 1-53, 57-65, 67-74 all
Section 3.2 1-17, 21-41, 45-55
Section 3.3 1-9, 13-17, 21-51, 55-63, 67-71 all,
73-77
Chapter 2 Test: 1-4 all, 6, 7, 9-14 all, 19-30 all
Chapter 3 Test: 1-7 all, 9-13 all, 17-24 all
Section 4.1: 1-7 all, 15-22 all
Section 4.2: 1-14 all
Section 4.3: 1-55
Section 4.4: 1-15, 16, 19
Section 4.5: 1, 2, 3-17, 37
Chapter 4 Test: 1, 2, 3, 7-13 all, 17-25 all
Section 5.1: 1-9, 13-17, 19-24 all, 27, 29, 31-36
all, 47-53
Section 5.3: 11-27, 31-41
Section 5.4: 1-15, 17-20 all, 21, 23, 28-34 all
Section 6.1: 1-6 all, 7-11, 15-21, 25-63, 71-76 all
Section 6.2: 1-4 all, 7-43, 69-76 all, 79-95
Section 6.3: 1-4 all, 5, 7, 13, 17-47, 51-55 all,
79-89
Chapter 5 Test: 1-8 all, 13-17 all, 19, 20
Chapter 6 Test: 1-9 all, 11-18 all
Section 6.4: 1-43, 59, 61
Section 6.5: 1-20 all, 21-51, 54-57 all, 61-75 all,
77
Chapter 6 Test: 20-23 all, 25-35 all