Otis College of Art and Design

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Syllabus for Math for Artists & Designers

Math 136 E

ACADEMIC TERM: Spring 2018

MEETING INFORMATION:

Class meeting days and times: Wednesdays 8:15am –11:00am

INSTRUCTOR & DEPARTMENT:

Instructor: Michael Morozov

Adjunct Assistant Professor

○ M.S. in Mathematics

○ M.S. in Physics

○ M.A. in Education

Office: Liberal Arts and Sciences. Room 315

LAS PHONE NUMBER: 310-846-2588

INSTRUCTOR MAILBOX: LAS Office, Room

OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays 11:00am – 11:30am

LAS office or by appointment.

E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

[email protected]
The best way to contact me is via email. I am online most
days and evenings of the week and on weekends and
respond to course email regularly. Please allow 24 hours for
me to get back to you once you have emailed me.

Course Description: "Through the themes of creativity, diversity, sustainability, social

responsibility, and identity, the Liberal Arts curriculum cultivates an understanding of
context and culture, a persistent self-reflective stance, a willingness to rethink traditional
categories, and an opportunity to explore newly evolving realities, questioning the obvious
and reaffirming that which is of enduring value. Through the power of articulate expression
and skilled critical evaluation, you can enrich your understanding, appreciation, respect,

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awe, and pleasure at the incredibly diverse record of human creativity and the immense
vista of imagination that preceded you and shaped the world you inherit."

I would like all of you to be actively engaged in thinking and discussing how these themes
relate to what you are studying in Liberal Studies as well as in your studio classes. They are
there to guide you, to prompt discussion, to help you see the connections between larger
ideas—which is really what themes are—and specific material. This course identifies and
explains how course material relates to LAS themes of creativity, diversity, identity, social
responsibility and sustainability.

This course explores the connections between math and art in two and three dimensions.
The class includes an exploration of ratios, rates, proportions, percentages, Escher’s work,
tiling the plane, fractals, perspective, and the golden ratio. It also covers topics in analytical
geometry and trigonometry, graphing equations and geometric constructions.

This course is designed to give students an appreciation of the relationship between

mathematics and art. There is an emphasis on algebraic manipulation and on applications
of the topics covered to the design field.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of Math 136 students will be able to:

 Describe the relationship between percent , fraction, and decimal

 Apply the concept of percent for markups and markdowns
 Express percent as a decimal or fraction
 Write basic percent equations
 Calculate simple interest and maturity value of a simple interest loan
 Calculate the amount of commission
 Calculate the sales tax
 Describe the relationship between American and metric systems of
measurements
 Solve problems on conversions between two systems of measurements
 Explain why the base 10 is the most important parameter of a metric system
 Demonstrate the importance of a scientific notation in solving problems
 Demonstrate the relationship between ordered pairs and points in the system
of coordinates
 Explain the importance of range and domain of basic functions
 Produce and interpret graphs of basic functions
 Solve equations and inequalities, both algebraically and graphically, and
 Solving and model applied problems

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  Calculate the values of functions
 Identify intercepts from the graph
 Explain the behavior of functions
 Identify the type of the functions
 Describe families of basic functions
 Analyze linear functions and describe their range and domain
 Demonstrate graphing techniques
 Apply the fundamental concept of functions - slope in graphing functions
 Describe properties of points, lines, planes and angles
 Solve problems involving circles, polygons and curves
 Apply formulas for finding areas and perimeters of plain figures
 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem in solving triangles
 Analyze and solve right triangles by using the language of trigonometry
 Explain the strategies used in solving problems on trigonometric functions
 Identify and analyze properties of space figures
 Compute volumes and surface areas of solids
 Perform classical geometric constructions by using only the ruler and straight
edge
 Explain the Golden Ratio concept in math, art, and nature

Course learning outcomes do reflect what students are doing in the class.

All course learning outcomes are aligning with the large variety of specific demonstrable
and measureable class assignments.

During class hours all students will be engaged in variety of learning activities which are
very effective in creating a strong basis for achieving course leaning outcomes.

The short list of class learning activities will include:

Warm-up exercises

Maintaining your skills exercises

State your understanding exercises

Applying the concept exercises

Discussing the concept exercises

Extending the concept exercises

Learning important terms and formulas

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Studying tips discussion

Critical thinking challenges

Group and a student-led discussion

Within-class presentations

Working on group projects

Skills tests

Analysis of work submitted

Problems of the week

Lab activities
Tests and exams

In order to identify student’s progress the valuable data will be collected. All information
will be gathered by count or observation through informal (teacher’s observations) and
formal (preplanned and systematic) testing of students’ progress.

Instructional Methods (Methods of Teaching):

This course will combine instructor lectures and demonstrations, multi-media, seminar
style discussions, examples and demonstrations of various solving techniques, students’
presentations, class assignments, group work. , CD/DVD lecture presentations, and
computer-generated material.

Prerequisites: None

Academic Textbook & Materials: Reader for Math 136, online materials.

Calculators: Scientific calculators will be used for selected topics. Also a scientific
calculator may be used on the exams. Cell phones or any other devices are not permitted.

Course Requirements: Students are required to do for this course: reading, reflection
papers, presentations, lab activities, exams, and team assignments.

Expected Hours for Successful Completion of Course:

I would encourage you to make every effort to stay current with the course schedule and
turn in your assignments in a timely manner. Don't fall behind! (Or if you do happen to
fall behind, then get caught up quickly!). While the course assignments are interesting,
enjoyable, and rewarding, this course requires a substantial amount of work on a
regular basis.

One unit generates three hours of coursework:

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 3 unit course = 3 hour class, 6 hours of homework each week

Learning ePortfolio Requirement: At minimum, the department requires students in every

course to upload two reflections – one at the beginning and one at the end of the semester in
addition to a signature assignment that represents the work they have done in your course.

Certain assignments will require you post responses in your Learning ePortfolio online in
O-Space. A Learning ePortfolio is a student curated platform where you can thoughtfully
select and arrange different media (called artifacts) from documents like papers or projects
or reflective writing, to images, videos and music. These artifacts are the work, projects
and/or assignments from your studio and Liberal Arts and Sciences courses. They tell your
OTIS story.

At the end of four years, you will be able to go back and review this collected material in
your required Senior Capstone course and evaluate your education at Otis. Consequently, it
is important to upload regularly and avoid deleting assignments. At the end of the semester
you will “Submit” your Learning ePortfolio work for the course.

More information as well as helpful resources can be found under the “Help” section in
your Learning ePortfolio as well as online:
http://www.otis.edu/academics/liberal_arts_and_sciences/learning_portfolios.html

Information Literacy:

Information Literacy is the ability to know when there is a need for information; to be able
to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that appropriate
information for the problem at hand as well as knowledge creation.

The Library is available to assist students through the research process. Tutorials as well
as helpful resources can be found online through the Library Website:

http://www.otis.edu/life_otis/library/information_literacy/index.html

Otis Attendance Policy:

Attendance is critical to learning and academic success; students are therefore expected to
attend all class meetings. During Fall and Spring semesters, students who incur more than
two absences in a course that meets once per week, will fail the course, barring exceptional
circumstances as determined by the Chair.

Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to: death in the family, serious
medical conditions, hospitalization, observance of religious holidays, and some approved
disability accommodations. Students wishing to claim exceptional circumstances must
provide the Chair with appropriate documentation. At the Chair’s discretion, numerous
absences due to exceptional circumstances may warrant course withdrawal or failure.
Three tardies (including arriving late or leaving early) equal one absence.

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Two Consecutive Absences. Students who miss two consecutive class meetings at any
time during the course of the semester must be immediately reported to the Department,
which will then notify the Registration Office to follow up. If a student with two consecutive
absences has left Otis, the College is required by the federal government to return federal
financial aid within a very limited window. Failure to comply could jeopardize our ability to
award financial aid to future students.

Medical documentation does not excuse a student from having multiple absences.
However, should a student bring forth medical documents during the appeal process, the
documentation is taken into consideration towards the student’s allowance to remain in
the class.
Late Paperwork Policy: Homework will be collected every week.
Please sign, staple and present all assignments in your folder.

If you are unable to attend class you are allowed to submit your homework to your faculty
in advance or not later than one day after class meeting.

No late homework will be accepted and graded.

Students who miss a test are assigned a grade of zero for that test. No make-ups will be
given for tests/quizzes, midterm and final exams.

Students are responsible for getting class notes and assignments for any missed classes.
(Do not email instructor asking for information.)

Criteria of Evaluation/Grading Breakdown: Grades are determined by accumulation of

points on homework, quizzes, tests, projects, and feedback with point or percentage values
for each.

Grades will be based on a total of 1,000 points distributed as follows:

Midterm Exam 150 points 15%

Cumulative Final Exam 250 points 25%

Tests (4) 200 points 20%

Homework 100 points 10%

Learning ePortfolio 50 points 5%

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 Laboratory Activity (2) 150 points 15%

Reflection Paper (Parts 1-4) 100 points 10%

Reflection Paper (Parts I-IV):

Writing is an important aspect of students’ learning.

Writing a reflective paper in mathematics is a great educational tool in better

understanding and learning mathematical concepts, situations and problems.

Reflective writing is essential in making connections between your previous and new
learning, monitoring your own learning progress and set learning goals.

Also writing will help you to become more organize and skillful in describing your internal
thoughts and understanding new perspectives.

Part I: Why do so many students have such misconceptions about mathematics?

Part II: Write your personal math autobiography.

Part III: What you expect to get out of this course and what challenges you anticipate.

Part IV: Write an essay about your experiences in learning mathematics throughout entire
semester. How confident you feel about particular knowledge you gained and your ability to apply
it.

Instructions: 2.5-3 pages long, double-spaced.

Signature Assignments:

A "signature assignment" is an assignment that best displays the knowledge or skills

essential to the objectives of a course and is an evidence of accomplishment.

It is important for students to produce a signature assignment to be included in the e-

portfolio. The e-portfolios provide a place for students to collect artifacts demonstrating
their mastery of each of the college's learning outcomes, and the reflective writing samples
explain students' learning processes.

The reflective writing is helping to engage students into the practice of thinking of why and
how they're learn and demonstrate a real-world application of disciplinary knowledge.

Learning outcomes include acquiring substantive disciplinary knowledge in a field of

choice, communicating effectively, developing quantitative literacy, thinking critically, and
developing the knowledge and skills.

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Submission of your Learning ePortfolio work for the course.

Your Signature Assignment represents the learning achieved in the course and is not an
exam.

When we will approach final week please post a few of your Signature Assignments in your
Learning ePortfolios .

Signature Assignments:
http://www.otis.edu/o-space-help/signature-assignments#sthash.tiQtYZ81.dpuf

Step-By-Step Instructions for How to Submit e-Portfolio Coursework to Instructor:

http://www.otis.edu/o-space-help/student-submission-
video#submit%20through%20ePortfolio

Netiquette* (Internet + Etiquette):

- refers to your appropriate online behavior

Watch the video below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dRoclqDJh0

For more information, go to the "Core Rules of Netiquette."

http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

* Note: This connects to issues of "Plagiarism" as well.

Otis Grade Scale:

A 4.0 95 – 100

A- 3.7 90 – 94

B+ 3.3 86 – 89

B 3.0 82 – 85

B- 2.7 78 – 81

C+ 2.3 74 – 77

C 2.0 70 – 73

C- 1.7 67 – 69

D 1.0 60 – 66

F 0.0 0 – 59

Plagiarism: Plagiarism occurs when a person deliberately uses another person’s concepts,
language, images, music, or other original (not common knowledge) material without

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acknowledging the source and/or making substantial modifications. While referencing or
appropriating may be part of a studio or Liberal Arts and Sciences assignment, it is the
student’s ethical responsibility to acknowledge and/or modify the original material

Specific examples of plagiarism include:

 Submitting someone else’s work in whole or part (including copying directly from a
source without documentation and/or alteration, or turning in studio work that is
not your own).
 Having someone else produce, revise, or substantially alter all or part of a written
paper or studio assignment.
 Cutting and pasting any textual or image-based work from the internet without
proper documentation or clarification of sources.
 Failure to cite sources.
Proper citations in MLA style and a Works Cited page must accompany all
papers. You can find citation information through the Library website.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.html
 Using the writing, editing, or creative services of another person who quantitatively
and/or qualitatively revises the paper and/or studio work significantly.
An editor often fixes the paper without the writer learning how to do it him/herself.
Sometimes the editor changes so much of the paper that it is no longer the student
writer’s work and thus plagiarized. A trained tutor helps the writer to learn how to
revise the papers and eventually not need the tutor’s assistance.
Instances of alleged plagiarism are reported to the Academic Integrity Committee
for review. For a complete description of the Academic Integrity Committee
process, please got to:
http://www.otis.edu/academic-misconduct-coplaint
Tutoring: The Student Learning Center (SLC) seeks to provide Otis' diverse student
population with the support tools they need in order to grow as individuals, scholars, and
artists. Support is offered by peer writing consultants and tutors to assist students in
improving their academic performance.

More information online.

Location:
Library, room 100 E

SLC Coordinator:
Ryan Khoo ([email protected])

Disability Services: If you are a student with documented disability services (physical,
learning, or psychological) requiring reasonable academic accommodations, you must
contact Dr. Carol Branch (310.826.2554) before you need any accommodations.
Retroactive accommodations are not provided, so please be sure to make your request
early in the semester. All discussions will remain confidential.

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For more information, please visit Disability Services online.

Student Behavioral Expectations: All Otis students are expected to assist in maintaining
an environment that supports effective teaching and learning, and a culture of civility and
respect for others. Therefore, any behavior that disrupts or interferes with the functioning
of a classroom, studio, or college-sponsored off-campus venue may result in students being
asked to leave class, and where warranted, being referred for possible discipline according
to the Otis Code of conduct (as outlined in the current Student Handbook). The
consequences of disruptive behavior may also affect a student’s grade.

Cell phones, pagers, etc. must be turned to “Silent” during every class period and put
away before entering the classroom. No texting!!!

Course Schedule
Important Dates/Holidays:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Monday, January 21

Presidents’ Day Holiday Monday, February 18

Spring Break Monday, March 18 – Sunday, March 24

Last day to add a class Tuesday January 22

Last day to drop a class Tuesday January 29

Last day to withdraw from a class Friday March 29

Last day to withdraw from a class Friday November 3

Course Outline
Math 136 E

Math for Artists and Designers

I reserve the right to change or modify the lecture, reading and home assignments.

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Class I Jan.16 Percent I

Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

To read:

Pages # 2-19

To solve:

Pages # 4-6

Problems 5-85 (multiples of 5)

Pages # 13-15

Problems 5-55 (multiples of 5)

Pages # 20-22

Problems 2-22 (even)

Class II Jan.23 Percent II

Sections 8.4, 8.5

To read:

Pages # 23-31

To solve:

Pages # 27-29

Problems 3-30(multiples of 3)

Pages # 32-33

Problems 2-20(even)

Class III Jan.30 Measurements I

To read:

Pages # 49-65

To solve:
Page # 51 Exercise 5.1.1

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 Problems 1-3

Page # 52 Exercise 5.1.2

Problems 1-12

Page # 54 Exercise 5.2.1

Problems 1(a,b,c), 2(a,b,c), 2(a,b,c)

Page # 58 Exercise 5.3.1

Problems 1-2

Class IV Feb.6 Measurements II

To solve:

Page # 59 Exercise 5.3.2

Problems 1-2

Page # 61 Exercise 5.3.4

Problems 1-2

Page # 62 Exercise 5.4.1

Problems 1, 2, 4, 5

Page # 66 Readiness Check

Problems 2-8

Class V Feb.13 Basics of functions and their graphs

To read:

Pages # 67-77

To solve:

Pages # 77-78

Problems 3-36 (multiples of 3), 55-64

Class VI Feb.20 More on functions and their graphs

To read:

Page # 79-87

To solve:
Pages # 87-90

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 Problems 1-4, 17-28, 33, 41-42, 43-44

Class VII Feb.27 Linear Equations

To read:

Pages # 91-101

To solve:

Pages # 101-102

Problems 3-18 (multiples of 3), 46-58

(even), 62-72 (even)

Review for Midterm Exam

Class VIII Mar.6 Midterm Exam

Class IX Mar.13 Geometry I

To read:

Pages # 103-133

To solve:

Pages # 113-115

Problems 41, 47, 57, 59,69, 70, 77

Pages # 123-124

Problems 43-46, 51-52

Pages # 134-138

Problems 12-22 (even), 41-48, 49-50,

60-67

Class X Mar.27 Geometry II

To read:

Pages # 139-146, 158-164

To solve:

Pages # 150
Problems 41-43

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 Pages # 165-167

Problems 7-15, 45-47

Class XI Apr.3 Trigonometric functions of acute angle I

To read:

Pages # 169-178

To solve:

Page # 178

Problems 1-8, 21-24, 33-38, 45-48

To read:
Pages # 180-187

To solve:

Page # 188

Problems 1-3, 17-20, 31-32

Class XII Apr.10 Trigonometric functions of acute angle II

To read:

Pages # 189-199

To solve:

Page # 194-196

Problems 2-10 (even), 26-32, 38-40

Page # 200-202

Problems 1-4, 29-32

Class XIII Apr.17 Basic Geometric Constructions

To read:

Pages # 203-214

To solve:

Problems Handouts

Class XIV Apr.24 Golden Ratio

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 To read:

Pages # 215-226

To solve:

Problems Handouts

Review for Final Exam

Class XV May 1 Final Exam

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