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This document provides information about the MATH125 Math for Liberal Arts Majors course. The instructor's contact information is listed, along with office hours and response times. The course examines mathematical concepts and problem solving techniques relevant to non-technical fields through weekly assignments, discussions, exams, and a textbook. Students are expected to work independently and communicate regularly with the instructor online. Netiquette and academic integrity policies are also outlined.

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This document provides information about the MATH125 Math for Liberal Arts Majors course. The instructor's contact information is listed, along with office hours and response times. The course examines mathematical concepts and problem solving techniques relevant to non-technical fields through weekly assignments, discussions, exams, and a textbook. Students are expected to work independently and communicate regularly with the instructor online. Netiquette and academic integrity policies are also outlined.

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MATH125, Math for Liberal Arts Majors

Instructor Contact Info

Instructor: Shirley V
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (256) 539-3775 (Central Time)
Fax (256) 539-3775
Office Hours: Please feel free to call anytime and leave a message, and I will return the call
either by phone or by email as soon as I can. However, I am online much more frequently and email to
my [email protected] address will usually get a quicker response. I will answer your email or
return your phone call within 24 hours.

Course Overview

MATH125 Math for Liberal Arts Majors is a distance learning course designed to help students achieve a
greater understanding of the mathematical concepts and problem solving techniques important for a
liberal arts college degree.

This course examines various mathematical concepts and problem solving techniques and provides
mathematical functional literacy for those majoring in non-technical subject areas such as intelligence,
military history, economics, and management. It covers a variety of mathematical concepts and
techniques relevant to non-technical applications and explores contemporary mathematical concepts
such as mathematical thinking; logic; number theory and real numbers; the metric system; introduction to
equations, inequalities, problem solving, functions, graphs, transformations, geometry, mathematical
systems and matrices and sophisticated counting; as well as an introduction to probability and statistics.

Required Reading
The textbook for this course is Bello, Britton and Kaul, Topics in Contemporary Mathematics (9th ed.).
Houghton Mifflin; New York (2008) ISBN 0-618-77524-2

Websites that will be helpful with course material:

http://www.netcast.usf.edu/Public/announce/COAS/Math/Bello/FiniteMath/BelloFiniteMath.htm

http://college.cengage.com/mathematics/bello/topics/9e/resources/ssm.html
.

Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.

A basic knowledge of algebra is required to be successful in this class.


Learning Community Overview

This mathematics course, delivered via distance learning, will enable students to complete
academic work in a flexible manner, completely online. Course materials and access to an online
learning management system will be made available to each student. Assigned faculty will
support the students throughout this sixteen-week course.

The nature of an online course requires a significant amount of independent work. The student will be
provided with structure, resources, guidance and instructor experience for learning the course material.
The student, however, is responsible for managing time, completing assignments on time, completing the
readings, and making inquiries as needed to complete the course effectively. This is a 16-week course,
which means the material must be learned in a relatively short period. This requires dedication and
diligence on the part of the student.

It is important for the student to check email, the Discussion Boards and Announcements for each
week’s work. Additional readings, internet-work and assignments will be posted online at the
beginning of each week of the course. Assignment due dates will be posted with assignment
directions. All assignments will have due dates of a week or more, therefore, no extensions or
last-minute exceptions are anticipated. The student is expected to complete all work on time.
Online assignments are due by 11:59 PM Eastern time on the last day of each course week (i.e.,
Sunday) This includes Discussion Board questions and activities, examinations, and individual
assignments submitted for review or grading by the instructor.

The University requires that each student contact their instructor at least weekly during the semester,
which in this course will be necessary to complete all assignments. Due to the busy student schedules,
all work and discussions are asynchronous, meaning students are not required to be online at a specific
time with the instructor or other students. Instead, students may post comments or questions on the
discussion board as they are available each week. Students may, of course, interact with the professor or
other students via the chat room at any time or with the professor during office hours.

Netiquette & Discussion Expectations


Online universities promote the advance of knowledge through positive and constructive debate--both
inside and outside the classroom. Discussions on the Internet, however, can occasionally degenerate into
needless insults and “flaming.” Such activity and the loss of good manners are not acceptable in a
university setting--basic academic rules of good behavior and proper “Netiquette” must persist.
Remember that you are in a place for the fun and excitement of learning that does not include descent to
personal attacks, or student attempts to stifle the discussion of others. Be sure to keep all discussions
constructive and helpful.

 Technology Limitations: While you should feel free to explore the full-range of creative
composition in your formal papers, keep e-mail layouts simple. The Educator classroom may not
fully support MIME or HTML encoded messages, which means that bold face, italics, underlining,
special mathematical symbols such as √, and a variety of color-coding or other visual effects will
not translate in your e-mail messages.

 Humor Note: Despite the best of intentions, jokes and--especially--satire can easily get lost or
taken seriously. If you feel the need for humor, you may wish to add “emoticons” to help alert your
readers: ;-), : ), J

Course Goals and Assignments


The main objective of this course is to improve student knowledge and skills in a wide variety of
mathematical areas. The objectives are:
- Solving problems by using estimation, graph interpretation, sets, and logic
- Solving application problems by using algebraic concepts
- Representing real life data by using functions and relations
- Solving systems of linear equations by using matrices
- Using probability techniques to determine the likelihood or chance that an event will occur
- Organizing, reporting, and analyzing data with the use of statistical tools

Assessment
Assessment Instruments Points Possible % of Final Grade
Homework Assignments (12 HW assignment quizzes 40 40%
@ 3 points each; 1 @ 4 points each)
Chapter Exams (5 exams @ 4 points each exam) 20 20%
Class Participation (15 monthly discussion boards 15 15%
@1 points each board)
Mid Term Examination (Chapters 1-7) 5 5%
Final Examination (Chapters 1-13) 20 20%
TOTAL 100 Points 100%

For each month of the course, separate "Chapter Discussion Boards" will be opened. Use this area to:

- discuss how the math concepts we are studying can be used in real life,
- discuss how the math problems we are studying this week are solved,
- ask about homework or practice problems that are giving you difficulty ,
- respond to other students who are having difficulties by help with the assignment.

You are required to submit at least two substantial posts per week for each assignment that is assigned
to receive full participation credit. Each board will remain open until the end of the assignment period. All
posts must be made prior to midnight on the assignment due date (check weekly announcements to
ensure that you post your two discussion board posts each week).

Late Assignment Policy


Homework should be completed each week, but the assignments are open until the final chapter in the
homework set is complete. The due date is the latest date that the homework can be submitted. One
point per day will be deducted for each day the homework is late for a maximum of 10 days after which
late homework will not be accepted.

Plagiarism
The most frequently observed form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism. Plagiarism is the adoption or
incorporation of another’s ideas without proper attribution of the source.  Refer to your APUS policies (a
link is provided in the classroom) regarding definitions, examples, and punishment for plagiarism .

ADA and Students with Disabilities


This institution complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act,
and state and local requirements regarding students with disabilities. In compliance with federal and state
regulations, reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified students with disabilities.

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