Mathematics (MATH) |
202 Fenton, 541-346-4705
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| MATH 105Z + Dis >4 |
0.00 cr. |
| An exploration of present-day applications of mathematics focused on developing numeracy. Major topics include quantitative reasoning and problem-solving strategies, probability and statistics, and financial mathematics; these topics are to be weighted approximately equally. This course emphasizes mathematical literacy and communication, relevant everyday applications, and the appropriate use of current technology. Previously MATH 105. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Kleshcheva E |
Office:
333F Tykeson Hall
Phone:
(541) 346-0220
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CRN |
Avail |
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Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
+ Dis |
23434 |
1 |
30 |
0900-0950 |
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240 TYKE |
Kleshcheva E |
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Associated Sections |
Lecture |
23433 |
2 |
148 |
1000-1120 |
mw |
110 FEN |
Kleshcheva E |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| January 5: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| January 11: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 11: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 12: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| January 12: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| January 13: |
Add this course |
| January 13: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| January 19: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 19: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 26: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| January 26: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| February 2: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 2: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 23: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| February 23: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| The course currently uses a custom edition of "Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey" by Johnson and Mowry. The full edition may be purchased and used in class, but students should know that the full edition may not match up well with the content and questions in the current text. This course will cover topics from Chapters 5, 7, 8, and 10.
The course begins with a development of deductive reasoning and validity of arguments. The reasoning skills are built as the topics move into basic set knowledge and operations. These ideas of set properties are expanded as counting (combinatorics) is covered in many settings. Combinatorics comes in extremely handy for counting the number of ways certain events will occur, which leads right into the next topic - probability. Probability starts with basic knowledge and builds into ideas like conditional probability, expected value, independence, and may include some applications into medical testing. Once the idea of chance is explored, statistics look at probability distributions - mainly focusing on the normal distribution and applications of it. There are some extensions into inferential statistics with margin of error and possibly confidence intervals and/or introductory hypothesis testing.
These topics fit in nicely with extensions into gambling probabilities and links to casino games. Looking at statistics on expected value and variance may help illustrate why it is possible to win at casinos, but highly unlikely in most games (the profit made by casinos is a major reason they are so beautiful). The logic is a theme throughout and formulas and memorization are not emphasized; the goal of the course is to begin to think and reason mathematically in many areas. Algebra and algebraic properties are extremely helpful and it is strongly advised that students have recently taken Math 095 Intermediate Algebra or an equivalent. A readiness quiz may be given the first week to determine your knowledge of the prerequisites and your math preparedness for the course.
This course is in the Math 105Z-106-107 sequence, and will fulfill the Bachelor of Science requirements (or possibly science group requirements), but the courses are not built upon one another and may be taken out of order. Math 106 is strongly encouraged to be taken after Math 105Z because of the finance implications. |
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