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LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Course:           MATH 120 Concept of Numbers. 3 Credit Hours
Meetings:         Mon and Wed 5:30 am to 6:45 pm in GOH 116
Instructor:         Dr. V. S. Savur. GOH 100 B. Extension 419
                                  Office Hours:    Mon, Wed 9:50 to 5:00
                          Web Page: http://sankofa.lemoyne-owen.edu/savur/web/index.html
vivek_savur@nile.lemoyne-owen.edu

Required Texts: Mathematical Ideas, 10^th Edition, by Miller, Heeren, and Hornsby. Published by Addison Wesley Longman (Now Prentice Hall), 2001. ISBN: 0-321-04324-3 (alk paper) or 0-321-07610-9 (expanded edition)

Course Description: Selected mathematics topics are explored. Topics include basic concepts of algebra, linear and quadratic equations, ratio, proportion, variation, polynomials, factoring, exponents, scientific notation, rectangular coordinate systems, lines, their slopes, and equations, systems of equations, linear programming, geometry, coning methods, probability, statistics, and consumer mathematics.
Prerequisites: None

Format & Technology The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, demonstrations, and working out exercise in class by students. Students are expected to complete their reading and homework assignments.

Goals & The goals and objectives of the course are:
Objectives

At the end of the course, students must have a thorough understanding of the concepts of numbers in different systems, adition subtraction, multiplication and division of integers, fractions, and decimals, and the ability to reason and analyze problems logically.

Requirements:         There will be daily quizzes, a mid-term, and a final.
                                  The weights are:
                                    60% for higher of Midterm and final
                                    40% for lower of Midterm and Final
                                  100%. In addition there will be bonus points for quizzes, class participation and solving problems on the blackboard.

Grading:                    "A"   over 88%
                                   "B"    75 to 87%
                                   "C"    62 to 74%
                                   "D"    50 to 61%
                                   "F"    below 49%

References: Students should make use of magazines found in the library.

Calendar of events:

Tentative Schedule:

Week Material

1                               Chapter 1, Sections 1and 2
2                               Chapter 1, Sections 3 and 4
3                               Chapter 2, Sections 1 and 2
4                               Chapter 2, Sections 3 and 4
5                               Chapter 3, Sections 2 and 3
6                               Review and ***MID-TERM***
7                               Chapter 4, Sections 1 and 2
8                               Chapter 4, Section 3
9                               Chapter 5, Sections 1 and 2
10                             Chapter 5, Section 3
11                             Chapter 6, Sections 1 and 2
12                             Chapter 6, Sections 3 and 4
13                             Chapter 6, Section 5
14                           *** Review ***
15                           *** FINAL *** on Wednesday December 10