Tannenbaum

Math 1010 - Fort Campbell
Mathematical Thought & Practice

56 & 56E, Spring I 2010
Mondays and Wednesdays 4:45-7:15 PM
Austin Peay Building at Ft Campbell, Room 203
56E Lab: MW 7:30 - 9:20 PM in Room 102

Course Information

Course Description:

Developed specifically for students outside of scientific career paths, this nontraditional mathematics course offers a unique approach to math through applications. This course involves a substantial amount of self-learning and group activities, including two group projects. Technology use will be extensive, including CourseCompass/MyMathLab for online homework and quizzes, e-mail, Desire2Learn (D2L), MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The course will consist of two modules (each spanning about half of the semester):

  1. Politics - Part 1: Social Choice in Tannenbaum's Excursions in Modern Mathematics, 7th Edition

  2. Graph Theory - Part 2: Management Science in Tannenbaum's Excursions in Modern Mathematics, 7th Edition

Course Objectives:

This course should help students:

  1. Learn how to learn both independently and collectively from peers rather than passive learning
  2. Develop skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical analysis
  3. Develop the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics
  4. Develop ability in writing, reading, listening and speaking about mathematics
  5. Learn, enjoy, and apply some basic concepts of elementary mathematics
  6. Appreciate and feel comfortable with mathematics

Prerequisites and Co-requisites:

Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry or the equivalent

Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements

Required Textbook:

Excursions in Modern Mathematics, 7th edition, by Peter Tannenbaum.  Pearson/Addison Wesley.  The textbook is available either:

  1. From the Austin Peay Bookstore for $157.25, which includes the hard copy of the book and CourseCompass access

  2. Directly from CourseCompass/MyMathLab for $70.00 (see below for Course ID), which does not include a hard copy of the book but does include an electronic (online) copy of the book, and CourseCompass access. 

Required Supplementary Materials:

  • i>clicker - Register your i>clicker here (http://apsu.edu/smythe/iclickerRegistration.htm) using your D2L username.
  • MyMathLab in CourseCompass (Course ID = smyth15719), which you already have if you did options 1 or 2 above for the textbook.  Note that if you purchase your text somewhere other than the APSU bookstore or from MyMathLab, you will have to purchase the MyMathLab access separately.
  • Scientific calculator with pi, square root, y^x, x^2 and factorial (!) functions (e.g., any calculator in the TI-30 series or beyond)

Required E-Section Lab Materials:

If you are also in the lab portion of the course, Section 56E, which meets from 7:30 to 9 PM, then you will also need access to the lab CourseCompass shell:  Course ID = sanders81175. 

 

Instructor Information

Ellen Smyth
Instructor
Mathematics Department
Austin Peay State University at Ft Campbell
P.O. Box 4626
Clarksville, TN  37044
APSU at FC Building 203, Room 106
Phone:  (931) 221-1443
Fax:  (931) 221-6354
Email:  smythe@apsu.edu
Website:  apsu.edu/smythe
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday  1-4
  Tuesday and Thursday   By Appointment

Assessment and Grading

Your grade will be based Option 2, the option the class collectively chose.  Please consult the paper homework assignment list for the list of specific problems, and consult the schedule in the next section for specific deadline dates.

Option 1

%

Online HW

10

Online Quizzes

10

Class Activities

15

Paper HW

15

Group Projects

10

Midterm Exam

20

Final Exam

20

Total

100

Option 2

%

Online HW

15

Online Quizzes

10

Class Activities

15

Paper HW

10

Group Projects

10

Midterm Exam

20

Final Exam

20

Total

100

Option 3

%

Online HW

10

Online Quizzes

15

Class Activities

10

Paper HW

15

Group Projects

10

Midterm Exam

20

Final Exam

20

Total

100

A

90%-100%

B

80%-89.9%

C

70%-79.9%

D

60%-69.9%

F

<60%

Schedule
Day Date Material Covered
Monday Jan 11 Syllabus, CourseCompass Intro, Grade Weighting Election, Chapter 1
Wednesday Jan 13 Groups and Group Project, Chapters 1 & 2
Wednesday Jan 20 Chapter 2
Monday Jan 25 Chapter 3
Wednesday Jan 27 Chapter 4, Computer Lab Apportionment Project
Monday Feb 1 Group Presentations, Mini-Excursion 1 and Review
Wednesday Feb 3 Midterm Exam, Politics Paper Homework Collected
Monday Feb 8 Chapter 5
Wednesday Feb 10 Chapter 6
Wednesday Feb 17 Chapter 7
Monday Feb 22 Chapter 8
Wednesday Feb 24 Mini-Excursion 2
Monday Mar 1 Group Presentations, Review
Wednesday Mar 3 Final Exam, Graph Theory Paper Homework Collected

Online homework, paper homework, and online quizzes should be completed before each class as we complete the chapter. Exact due dates for the online homework and quizzes can be found on CourseCompass.

Assignments

Throughout the course, you will have:

  1. Paper Homework, Collected Twice - The assigned paper homework (including textbook problems and midterm and final reviews) will be collected for a grade at the midterm and final exams.
  2. Nine Online Homework Assignments - Nine assignments covering an orientation to CourseCompass and each chapter must be completed through MyMathLab in CourseCompass.
  3. Eight Online Quizzes - One quiz for each chapter.  The quiz questions will most closely resemble questions in the online homework.
  4. Two Group Projects - One project for the politics half and one for the group theory half will be completed in groups and presented to the class at the end of each half of the course.
  5. Classroom and i>clicker Activities - The course will be filled with i>clicker exercises and individual and group activities that will often be collected for a grade.
  6. Midterm and Final Exams - The midterm exam will cover the politics half of the course, and the final exam will be approximately two hours in length covering everything.

Course Ground Rules

This course could be more demanding and time consuming than other courses. You should expect to dedicate at the very least 12 to 18 hours a week to this course, outside of class and lab time.  Block out six to nine hours between each class meeting to do your homework for the course. 

Students are responsible for learning the technical aspects in this course, including how to navigate MyMathLab, i>clickers, MS Office, and Desire2Learn.  Students are expected to seek help for technical problems immediately.   

Students are expected to complete all assignments on time. If an assignment is one day late, then only half credit will be given. If an assignment is more than one day late, no credit will be given.

Missed project presentations cannot be redone. Extraordinary circumstances may allow the date or time of the presentation to be changed.

Minors, any non-student under the age of 18, accompanying staff, faculty, students, or visitors on campus are not permitted in the classroom.

All work must be completed by the enrolled student, though some collaboration is allowed on homework, classroom activities, and of course group projects. Collaboration of any kind is not allowed during quizzes and exams and will be considered cheating, resulting in an F for the entire course.

If a group project contains plagiarized material, then every student in the group may fail the entire course. It is the responsibility of each group member to make sure no material in the project has been plagiarized. 

Expected Class Conduct
  1. Be nice and respectful.
  2. Avoid being out of your seat during class.
  3. Avoid private conversations or any other distractions.
  4. If a cell phone rings, that phone gets answered by the instructor.

Students With Disabilities

Austin Peay State University abides by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education "solely by reason of a handicap." Disabilities covered by law include, but are not limited to, learning disabilities and hearing, sight, or mobility impairments. If you have a documented disability that may have some impact on your work in this class and for which you may require reasonable accommodations, communicate with me or Disabilities Services in Clement 140, 221-6230 or 221-6278 (V/TTY), so that such reasonable accommodations may be arranged.

Syllabus Changes

The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes either in class or by email.