FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE JACKSONVILLE
MGF 1107: Mathematics for Liberal Arts II
A16 Fall Term 2003 (20041)
Reference: 181012

Instructor: Ronald H. Moore
Title: Mathematics Professor
Office: C 132A
South Campus
11901 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32246
Phone: 646-2077
Fax:
Home Page: http://web.fccj.org/~rmoore/
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Email: [email protected]
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Office Hours: M 12:45pm - 1:45pm
3:30pm - 4:30pm
T 1:00pm - 3:00pm
W 12:45pm - 1:45pm
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Th 1:00pm - 3:00pm
F 8:00am - 10:00am
S
or by appointment.
Tentative Schedule: Tentative Schedule

Instructor Contact Information:

You may contact me by:

  1. Stopping by my office during my posted office hours
  2. Calling me in my office
      If I am not in leave a message. I will try to return your call as quickly as I can. Please include the following information:
    • Name
    • Time and Date
    • Course, Campus, and Class meeting time/days
    • Phone number where you can be reached
  3. Email
      I will try to respond within 24 hours during the week or no later than Monday if email is sent on the week-end. Please include the following information:
    • Name
    • Course, Campus, and Class meeting time/days
    • Please use page and problem numbers if requesting help.
  4. Catching me in the Learning Center, FCCJ Library, UNF Library, or other campus locations.
  5. Yahoo! messenger
      If I do not reply, assume that I am away from the computer.

General Information:

Catalog Course Description:

MGF 1107 Mathematics for Liberal Arts II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MAT 1033 with a grade of "C" or better or satisfactory score on the placement test. This course is designed for students who plan to major in fields that do not require an in-depth study of mathematics. The major topics introduced in this course are financial mathematics, exponential growth and decay, numbers and number systems, and elementary number theory. Additional topics include graph theory, modular arithmetic, voting techniques, elementary topology, and non-Euclidean geometry. Fractal geometry may be introduced. It is strongly suggested that students who plan to take MGF 1106 and MGF 1107 complete MGF 1106 first. Three contact hours. (CBE) A.A., A.S., A.A.S.

Course Outline:

  1. Financial Mathematics
    1. Percent
    2. Simple Interest
    3. Compound Interest
    4. Installment Loans
    5. Annuities
  2. Exponential Growth and Decay
    1. Depreciation
    2. Population Growth
    3. Radio-active Decay
    4. Mathematical Models
  3. Numbers and Number Systems
    1. Additive, Multiplicatives, and Cipher Systems of Numbers
    2. Place-Value or Positional-Value Number Systems
    3. Other Bases
    4. Computation in Other Bases
    5. Early Computational Bases
  4. Elementary Number Theory
    1. Number Theory
    2. Real Number Systems
    3. Sequences
      1. Arithmetic
      2. Geometric
      3. Fibonacci
  5. Additional Topics Such as Those Listed Below
    1. Graph Theory
    2. Modular Arithmetic
    3. Voting Techniques
    4. Elementary Topology
    5. Non-Euclidean Geometry
    6. Fractal Geometry

Learning Materials Needed:

Required Materials:

Supplies Needed:

Helpful Supplies:

Course Grading System:

Grading Scale:

Grade Percent Points
A 90% - 100% 540 - 600
B 80% - 89% 480 - 539
C 70% - 79% 420 - 479
D 60% - 69% 360 - 419
F Fail
W Withdrawal

W, FN, and I Grade Policy:

W Grade:
A student may withdraw without academic penalty at Florida Community College from any course up to the last withdrawal date published for each session. The student will be permitted only two withdrawals or "NP" grades per course. Upon the third attempt, the student will not be permitted to withdraw and will receive an "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" grade for the course.
  • If you must withdraw, do so officially and save your paperwork.
FN Grade:
If The student may miss no more than 10% (3 classes). He or she will receive a grade of "FN" (failure for non-attendance), which may affect your financial aid. The "FN" grade may be given immediately after the withdrawal deadline.
I Grade:
This grade of "incomplete" is given at the discretion of the instructor when the student has completed at least 75% of the course. The student must have a valid excuse with documentation and consult with the instructor before an "I" grade will be assigned. The instructor shall prescribe in a written agreement with the student the remaining course work required and a time limit for completion and removal of the "I" grade. All work must be completed within the first eight weeks of the subsequent term, unless the instructor agrees to a longer timeframe (not to exceed one year). Failure to complete the course within the time limit will result in an automatic F. The instructor may choose not to grant the request.

Weighting of the components of the course:

Grade Weights:
Homework 100
Test 1 100
Test 2 100
Test 3 100
Test 4 100
Final 100
Total 600

Grade Calculation:

I will take the top ten homework and quiz scores and add these together along with the test grades. This total is then divided by six and rounded.

State Mandate:

Students have only three attempts per college credit course including the original grade, repeat grades, and withdrawals at any point in the semester. If applicable, the first two attempts (all grades count as an attempt, including audit, IW, AW, W, NP, F and D) will be at the regular tuition rate. Only drops submitted by the advertised deadline date (during the first week of a term) will not count as being enrolled. A student will be permitted a maximum of two withdrawals per college credit course. A student may withdraw without academic penalty from any course by the withdrawal deadline for the semester. The third time a student enrolls in a course he/she must pay the full cost of instruction, which is equivalent to the out-of-state tuition (approximately four times the regular tuition). Also, the student will not be permitted to withdraw and will receive a grade for that course. A student cannot repeat a course when a grade of A, B or C has been earned.

Academic Dishonesty:

Students found cheating on quizzes, tests, or exams will receive a grade of F in the course and procedures for expulsion from the college will be followed. Cheating includes (among other things) copying another individual's work (or allowing someone to copy your work), using unauthorized references (cheat sheets or programmed information) on a quiz, test, or exam, or allowing another individual to take a quiz, test, or exam for you. For the full college policy, visit:
http://www.fccj.edu/current/rules/dueprocessproc.html

Course Requirements:

Homework and Quizzes:

Homework will be assigned at the end of every section in the textbook (see the assignment sheet). Homework is due at the beginning of the next class session. Late homework will not be graded. Turn in the problems in bold. All homework and quiz assignments are worth 10 points. The best ten assignments will be added for the homework grade. Use the following guidelines when turning in work. Assignments that do not follow these guidelines will not be graded.
  1. Put your name in the upper right hand corner.
  2. Under your name put the course (MGF 1107).
  3. Under the course put the campus (South Campus).
  4. Under the campus put the class time (2:00).
  5. Each section should be on its own sheet.
  6. Put the section on the top line in the center.
  7. Label the problems clearly.
  8. Circle your answer.
  9. Turn in only the problems in bold type.
  10. Late homework will not be graded.

Tests:

There will be four tests and a final exam. Each test comprehensive and work 100 points each.

Final Exam:

The final exam is comprehensive and is worth 100 points.

Make-up Tests:

I will only give make-up exams in extreme cases, which must be documented. Make-up exams must be completed prior to the next test. Only one make-up will be allowed.

Guidelines for Tests:

For the test, you can have pencil, paper, graph paper, calculator, straight edge, and an eraser. You can show your work on the test or on your own paper. Use the following guidelines for turning in the test and scratch paper.
  1. Your name in the upper right hand corner of every page, including scratch paper and the test.
  2. Put you answer on the Test.
  3. Circle your answer on the scratch paper.
  4. Turn in all scratch paper.
  5. Each problem on the scratch paper must be clearly labeled.
  6. Draw a line between each problem on the scratch paper.
  7. Do not scribble out your work. Either erase or put a big X through it.
Incorrect problems that do not follow these guidelines might not receive partial credit.

Course Policies

Electronic Devices

All cellular or digital phones and pagers are to be turned off during the class.

Class Structure

Since class time is valuable, I try to be as efficient as I can so that the students can get as much benefit as possible. So most of the classes will be structured as follows:
  1. Roll is taken.
  2. Papers handed back.
  3. Answer questions (priority given on most recent material) 5 to 15 minutes.
  4. New material.

If you are late and missed the roll call or did not get your papers back, wait until after class to:

  1. turn in homework.
      If you do not turn your homework in on the due date then it will not be graded.
  2. notify me of your attendance.
      If you do not notify me of your attendance, then you will be counted as absent.
  3. get homework back.

I encourage questions and will answer as many as class time permits, but I also expect the students to refrain from excess talking during the class.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend every class, to be on time, and to stay for the entire class session. If a student is absent, it is his or her responsibility to:

  1. get the class notes from a fellow student.
  2. complete the required homework which will be due.
  3. get any needed help on the missed information from either
    • the Learning Center
      OR
    • the instructor (outside of class time).
The student may miss no more than 10% (3 classes). After which he or she will receive a grade of FN (failure for non-attendance), which may affect your financial aid.

If you are late and missed the roll call then get with the instructor outside of class so that your attendance can be recorded, else it will count as an absence. Three tardies and/or early departures will count as one absence.

If you must leave early, please sit in a location that will not disrupt class when you leave.

Additional Information

Children on Campus Policy

No children under age 16 will be allowed in instructional areas and no unsupervised children in non-instructional areas during scheduled classes or while testing.

Ronald H. Moore
Professor of Mathmatics
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
[email protected]
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