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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Contemporary Mathematics
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Course Prefix & Number:
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MATH 1332
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Section Number:
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320
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Semester/Year:
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Summer 2019
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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48
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Lab Hours:
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Intended for Non STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors. Topics include introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, probability and statistics with appropriate applications. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology, and communication should be embedded throughout the course. Additional topics may be covered.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Contemporary Mathematics; or equivalent.
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Thinking Mathematically, Robert F. Blitzer, 7th edition, Pearson, 2019
Note: A physical copy of the text is not required. The eText can be accessed through MyMathLab
MyMathLab access (required)
Scientific calculator, TI-30X IIS is recommended
Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Ben Owens
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth 320
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Office Hours:
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TBD – online office hours to be posted/communicated in Canvas
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6295
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E-mail Address:
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bowens@nctc.edu
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Apply the language and notation of sets.
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Determine the validity of an argument or statement and provide mathematical evidence.
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Solve problems in mathematics of finance.
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Demonstrate fundamental probability/counting techniques and apply those techniques to solve problems.
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Interpret and analyze various representations of data.
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Demonstrate the ability to choose and analyze mathematical models to solve problems from real-world settings, including, but not limited to, personal finance, health literacy, and civic engagement.
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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40
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Homework (MyMathLab)
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15%
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12
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Quizzes (MyMathLab)
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15%
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10
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Online Discussion Assignments (Canvas)
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10%
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4
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Tests (In-person/Proctored—see below)
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60%
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Grade Scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
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Late work policy:
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For Homework Assignments in MyMathLab each problem may be attempted an unlimited number of times. For problems submitted after the due date a 30% late penalty will be given.
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For Quizzes in MyMathLab all problems must be attempted together and submitted at once. There are three total attempts for the quizzes. If a quiz is completed after the due date a 30% late penalty will be given.
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Discussion Assignments must be completed in the time frame set for each assignment. If a discussion assignment is not completed by the due date a 0 will be given.
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If a student misses a test they must contact the professor as soon as possible to make arrangements for taking the test. If a test is not taken by the time the professor returns the graded tests to the class, the student will receive a 0 for that test.
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Dropped grade policy:
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At the end of the semester the lowest 3 Homework Assignments from MyMathLab will be dropped.
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At the end of the semester the lowest 2 Quiz grades from MyMathLab will be dropped.
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At the end of the semester the lowest 2 Discussion Assignment grades will be dropped.
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No Test grades will be dropped. (Extra credit may be completed for bonus on tests.)
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Extra Credit opportunities:
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For each test there will be a “Practice for Test” quiz in Canvas. This quiz is not counted as part of your grade, however if you complete the bonus quiz your highest score divided by 20 and rounded to the nearest whole number will be added as bonus to your test score. You may work the practice quiz as many times as you would like. The practice quiz must be completed within the testing time frame for each test.
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Throughout the semester Bonus Excel assignment may be given to add points to a test. Each Excel assignment will be worth a certain number of points that may be added to a test.
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The highest score that will be given on a test is 105. (So bonus Excel assignments may not be counted in full if you scored high on the test!)
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See “START HERE” document / “Getting Started” Module in Canvas for more information!
Testing Information
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In-Person Testing dates:
There are 4 tests in this class that must be taken in person at an NCTC testing center, with a NCTC Math department proctor, or some other approved location. Below are the testing timeframes.
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Test 1: July 22-25 (during Week 2)
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Test 2: July 29-Aug 1 (during Week 3)
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Test 3: August 5-8 (during Week 4)
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Test 4: August 12-15 (during Week 5)
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Tests must be taken at an NCTC campus or an authorized test site. There will be four tests that must be taken in person and proctored. The first week there will be a “Testing Pre-Survey” (located in Canvas “Getting Started” Module) that you must complete in order to let me know when and where you will be taking the tests. There are lots of times/places you can schedule your test.
I will be proctoring tests in Corinth on Monday nights from 6:00 – 8:00. I would love to see you there! However, if you are not available at that time there are other options for taking the tests.
Testing Center Website: https://www.nctc.edu/testing-center/index.html
You must email/call the testing center and make an appointment at least 1 day in advance to schedule a test. When scheduling a test at the testing center it is best to schedule the test as early in the week as possible. If you must schedule a test for later in the week, be sure to keep up with the assignments!
Other professors are offering evening testing throughout the week in Corinth, so if the options above do not work email me for more information!
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
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Week
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Topic
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1.1 Problem Solving: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
1.2 Problem Solving: Estimation, Graphs, and Mathematical Models
1.3 Problem Solving: Problem Solving
4.2 Problem Solving: Number Bases in Positional Systems
2.1 Sets: Basic Set Concepts
2.2 Sets: Subsets
2.3 Sets: Venn Diagrams & Set Operations
2.4 Sets: Venn Diagrams & Set Operations with Three Sets
2.5 Sets: Survey Problems
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8.1 Finance: Percent, Sales Tax, and Discounts
8.2 Finance: Income Tax
8.3 Finance: Simple Interest
8.4 Finance: Compound Interest
8.5 Finance: Annuities, Methods of Saving, and Investments
8.6 Finance: Cars
8.7 Finance: The Cost of Home Ownership
8.8 Finance: Credit Cards
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Test 1 (Ch.1,4,2) must be taken in Week 2: July 22-25
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3.1 Logic: Statements, Negations, and Quantified Statements
3.2 Logic: Compound Statements and Connectives
3.3 Logic: Truth Tables for Negations, Conjunctions, and Disjunctions
3.4 Logic: Truth Tables for the Conditional and Biconditional
3.5 Logic: Equivalent Statements and Variations of Conditional Statements
3.6 Logic: Negations of Conditional Statements and De Morgan’s Laws
3.7 Logic: Arguments and Truth Table
3.8 Logic: Arguments and Euler Diagrams
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Test 2 (Ch.8) must be taken in Week 3: July 29-August 1
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11.1 Counting and Probability: The Fundamental Counting Principle
11.2 Counting and Probability: Permutations
11.3 Counting and Probability: Combinations
11.4 Counting and Probability: Fundamentals of Probability
11.5 Counting and Probability: Probability with Counting Techniques
11.6 Counting and Probability: Events Involving Not and Or; Odds
11.7 Counting and Probability: Events Involving And; Conditional
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Test 3 (Ch.3) must be taken in Week 4: August 5-8
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12.1 Statistics: Sampling, Frequency Distribution, and Graphs
12.2 Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency
12.3 Statistics: Measures of Dispersion
12.6 Statistics: Scatter Plots, Correlation, and Regression Lines
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Test 4 (Ch.11,12) must be taken in Week 5: August 12-15
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See “Weekly Checklists” in Canvas for more information!
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member. Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences. The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Last day to withdraw from a Summer II course with a “W” is Saturday, August 3rd, 2019.
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GAINESVILLE –
1403 (Library)
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CORINTH –
186
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FLOWER MOUND –
2nd floor in MSU
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By request only
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Monday – Thursday
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Monday – Thursday
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9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-498-6207.
North Central Texas College is committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112). http://www.nctc.edu/catalog/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.html
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________
o Communication
x Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & Culture
o Creative Arts
o American History
o Government/Political Science
o Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)
x Critical Thinking
x Communication
x Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
o Personal Responsibility
o Social Responsibility
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
x Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- Zero on the assignment
- Failing grade for the course
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Name of Chair :
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Dr. Elizabeth Howell
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Office Location:
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Corinth 236
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Telephone Number:
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940.498.6209
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E-mail Address:
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ehowell@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Sara Flusche
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Office Location:
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Gainesville 1306
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Telephone Number:
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940.668.3351
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E-mail Address:
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sflusche@nctc.edu
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Tobacco-Free Campus: NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.
Campus Carry: Effective August 1, 2017, a license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/police/campus-carry.html.