Department of Mathematics/Computer Science/Information Technology

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Course Outline for

Course Information/ Semester

Title College Preparatory Mathematics
Credit Hours 0 Credits – 3 Contact Hours
Number MAT 001
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Semester/Term Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019
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Course Description

MAT 001: College Preparatory Mathematics

Prerequisite: None
Catalog Description: A non-credit course required of students not meeting the entrance requirements in mathematics. The course covers whole numbers and rational numbers; fundamental operations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ratio and proportion; percent; consumer and job-related problems. Hand-held calculators will be used.
Students who place into MAT001 must successfully complete this course with a grade of S before the student is eligible to take MAT002 or MAT 012.
See Course Schedule for a detailed list of topics
MAT001 satisfies SUNY General Education Learning Goals:

5. Math: Develop Math Skills
5.2. Demonstrate ability to represent mathematical info.
Students will demonstrate the ability to represent mathematical information symbolically,visually, numerically and verbally.
5.3. Demonstrates ability, employ quantitative methods
Students will demonstrate the ability to employ quantitative methods such as, arithmetic, alegebra,geometry, or statistics to solve problems.

Learning Outcomes/Objectives

General Objectives:

To provide students with the arithmetic skills necessary to function in everyday life.
To prepare all MAT 001 students to also pass MAT 002, "Introduction to Algebra", or MAT 012, “Quantitative Reasoning 1” before they register for a credit course.
To acquaint all students with a scientific calculator. All students must bring a scientific calculator to class each day. It will be used during class and for all exams. (The TI 30X11S is strongly recommended.) No algebraic manipulators (such as the TI 89/TI 92) are allowed.
To use estimation skills to assist learning skills in each chapter.

Course-Specific Objectives:

1. Arithmetic Operations
Students will perform operations involving whole numbers, decimals & fractions. Order of operations will be stressed.
Learning Outcome
1.1 Operations on Numbers
Students will be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, decimal numbers and fractions.
1.2 Order of Operations
Students will exhibit appropriate use of the order of operations throughout course topics with more emphasis on fractions.
2. Proportions
Students will be able to solve a proportion by cross multiplying as well as set up and solve application problems using proportions.
Learning Outcome
2.1 Applications
Students will solve application problems by constructing and solving proportions.
2.2 Cross Multiply
Students will use the technique of cross multiplication to solve a proportion.
3. Percentages
Students will understand the meaning of percentages and how they apply to situations in real world problems. Students will also apply their
knowledge to solve percent equations, and convert percents into decimals & fractions.
Learning Outcome
3.1 Terminology
Students will understand the meaning of a percentage.
3.2 Applications
Students will write percentages as decimals in real world problems.
3.3 Conversions
Students will be able to convert percentages into fractions and decimals.
3.4 Solving Equations
Students will be able to solve percent equations.
4. Technology
Students will use a technology tool such as a scientific calculator to help them solve more complicated application problems.
Learning Outcome
4.1 Calculator
Students will use a scientific calculator to help them solve morecomplicated application problems.
5. Estimation
Students will use rounding techniques to help them estimate answers.
Learning Outcome
5.1 Rounding
Students will be able to round off numbers to various place values.
5.2 Estimation
Students will use estimation techniques to verify the results of theirsolutions.

Instructional Method

This course is taught using a variety of instructional methods including lecture, class discussion, and small group work when applicable.

Textbooks and Materials

Required textbook: Basic College Mathematics by Bittinger, 13th Ed. Published by Pearson with MyLab Access Code.

Electronic references:
Other: instructors may optionally recommend supplementary materials such as: publisher provided worksheets available through MyMathLab, Khan Academy videos etc. As the supplementary manuals and other aids are optional, course work may not be assigned directly from them. Additional resources can be found at

Student Responsibilities/Course Policies

Instructors need to complete the following for their specific policies.

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for a student To be eligible for both attempts at the exit exams, students must conform to the attendance policy established and announced by the instructor at the start of the semester and they must maintain a minimum average of 70% on their in-class evaluations. students not meeting BOTH OF these requirements are not eligible to take either attempt at the exit exam.
Students not maintaining the minimum eligibility requirements in the course should be required to attend the Math Success Center on a regular basis and/or to use approved online resources outside of the classroom until their performance in the course improves.
Faculty teaching developmental math classes will be required to use the Early Warning System.
Academic Dishonesty & Plagiarism

Academic dishonesty, which includes plagiarism and cheating, will result in some form of disciplinary action that may lead to suspension or expulsion under the rules of the Student Code of Conduct. Cheating can take many forms including but not limited to copying from anotherstudent on an examination, using improper forms of assistance, or receiving unauthorized aid when preparing an independent item of work to be submitted for a grade, be it in written, verbal or electronic form. Anyone who assists or conspires to assist another in an act of plagiarism or anyother form of academic dishonesty may also be subject to disciplinary action.

Plagiarism is a particular type of academic dishonesty that involves taking the words, phrases or ideas of another person and presenting them as one's own. This can include using whole papers and paragraphs or even sentences or phrases. Plagiarized work may also involve statistics, lab

assignments, art work, graphics, photographs, computer programs and other materials. The sources of plagiarized materials include but are not limited to books, magazines, encyclopedias or journals; electronic retrieval sources such as materials on the Internet; other individuals; or paper writing services.

A student may be judged guilty of plagiarism if the student:

(a) Submits as one's own an assignment produced by another, in whole or in part.

(b) Submits the exact words of another, paraphrases the words of another or presents statistics, lab assignments, art work, graphics, photographs, computer programs and other materials without attributing the work to the source, suggesting that this work is the student's own.

Allegations of student plagiarism and academic dishonesty will be dealt with by the appropriate academic department personnel. It is the policy of Nassau Community College that, at the discretion of the faculty member, serious acts will be reported in writing to the Office of the Dean of Students, where such records will be kept for a period of five years beyond the student's last semester of attendance at the College. These records will remain internal to the College and will not be used in any evaluation made for an outside individual or agency unless there is a disciplinaryaction determined by a formal ruling under the Student Code of Conduct, in which case only those records pertaining to the disciplinary action may apply. A student whose alleged action is reported to the Office of the Dean of Students will be notified by that office and will have the rightto submit a letter of denial or explanation. The Dean will use his/her discretion in determining whether the alleged violation(s) could warrant disciplinary action under the Student Code of Conduct. In that case the procedures governing the Code of Conduct will be initiated.

Copyright statement: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires the College to address unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing.
Thus, the College strictly prohibits the users of its networks from engaging in unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing. Anyone who engages in such illegal file sharing is violating the United States Copyright law, and may be subject to criminal and civil penalties. Under federal law, a person found to have infringed upon a copyrighted work may be liable for actual damages and lost profits attributable to the infringement, and statutory damages of up to $150,000. The copyright owner also has the right to permanently enjoin an infringer from further infringing activities, and the infringing copies and equipment used in the infringement can be impounded and destroyed. If a copyright owner elected to bring a civil lawsuit against the copyright infringer and ultimately prevailed in the claim, the infringer may also become liable to the copyright owner for their attorney's fees and court costs. Finally, criminal penalties may be assessed against the infringer and could include jail time, depending upon the severity of the violation. Students should be aware that unauthorized or illegal use of College computers (such as engaging in illegal file sharing and distribution of copyrighted materials), is an infraction of the Student Code of Conduct and may subject them to disciplinary measures. To explore legal alternatives to unauthorized downloading, please consult the following website:

Course Resources

Web sites
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allows students to complete homework, practice applications, publisher provided videos and powerpoint slides, instructor resources such as worksheets
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Labs and learning centers: MATH CENTER REQUIREMENT
As part of this course, students should avail themselves of further study and/or educational assistance that is available in the Mathematics Center in B-l30, the Math Success Center in B-116, and the Math Anxiety Center in B-l26. These activities and the use of the resources provided are deemed an integral part of the course, and will help the student master necessary knowledge and skills.
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Assessments and Grading Methods

Faculty teaching developmental math classes will be required to use the Early Warning System.
all faculty should administer a minimum of three in-class exams each semester. Additional exams and quizzes may be given at the instructor’s discretion. These dated grades must be recorded by the instructor on the hard copy class roster. All students should receive frequent feedback as to their performance during the semester.
Grades: Students must pass one of the exit exams (either Accuplacer or Quizmaster)in order to receive a grade of S [Satisfactory] for the course. If the student doesn’t pass either of the exit exams, or if their class average is below 70%, the student will receive a grade of U [Unsatisfactory] and mustrepeat MAT 001 next semester. After successfully completing MAT 001, the student may enroll in either MAT 002 or MAT 012 for next semester. There are two other possible finalgrades for remedial courses: W [official withdrawal] and UU [unofficial withdrawal].If a student stops attending a remedial course before the 10th week of the semester,the student shall be treated as an unofficial withdrawal and theinstructor mustassign the grade of UU, which carries the same penalty as a U.(new policy as offall 2012.) A student cannot receive a grade of I [incomplete] in this class. No creditwill be given for this class. Any 3 W’s, UU’s or U’s (in any combination) willresult in dismissal from the college.
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Students are expected to attend all classes. Absences due to illness or for other serious reasons may be excused at the discretion of the instructor. Students are advised that absences in excess of 10% of the total class meetings may result being dropped from the course. Some departments may have additional attendance guidelines and related grading policies. The instructor shall detail the specific attendance policy for his/her class. Students are responsible for all course work missed. Students receiving Veterans Administration educational benefits are reminded of their legal obligation to withdraw officially and to notify the VA Certifying Officials in the Office of the Registrar if there are any changes in enrollment.
Provide a clear explanation of evaluation, including a clear statement on the assessment process and measurements. Be explicit! Include format, number, weight for quizzes and exam, descriptions of papers and projects as well as how they will be assessed and the overall grading scale and standards. Frequent evaluation of student work is required and students should receive feedback in a timely manner.

Americans with Disabilities Statement & Non-Discrimination Statement

“If you have a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability that may have an impact on your ability to carry out the assigned coursework, I urge you to contact the staff at the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD), Building U, (516)572-7241, TTY (516)572-7617. The counselors at CSD will review your concerns and determine to what reasonable accommodations you are entitled as covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All information and documentation pertaining to personal disabilities will be kept confidential.”

Course Schedule and Important Dates

Lectures Sections Topics

2 1.6, 1.7, 1.9OPERATIONS ON THE WHOLE NUMBERS

Rounding and estimating, inequalities, solving equations and problems, order of operations

32.1-2.7 FRACTIONAL NOTATION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

Factorization, divisibility, fractions, multiplication, simplifying, division

23.1-3.7 FRACTIONAL NOTATION, ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

LCM, addition and subtraction, mixed numerals (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with mixed numeral), order of operation (not 3.7b complex fractions)

24.1-4.7DECIMAL NOTATION

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals, fraction and decimal conversion, estimating and problem solving

35.1-5.5RATIO AND PROPORTION

Ratio, rates, proportions, problem solving, similar triangles

36.1-6.7PERCENT NOTATION

Percent notation, percent to fraction conversion, solving problems using equations, sales tax, commission, discount, interest

18.2 GEOMETRY AND MEASURES

Metric system – linear measure

310.1-10.5REAL NUMBERS

Real numbers, absolute value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of signed numbers, division by zero, order of operations

311.1-11.4ALGEBRA: SOLVING EQUATIONS AND PROBLEMS

Evaluating expressions, combining like terms, simplifying expressions (omit factoring), solving linear equations

Week / Section / Topic / Assignment
1 / 1.6,1.7,1.9 / Whole Number Operations / Homework/Quiz1
2 / 2.1-2.5 / Introduction to Fractions / Homework/Quiz 2
3 / 2.6-2.7 / Simplifying Fractions
Test #1 Chapter 1 and 2 / Homework
Test #1
4 / 3.1-3.3
3.4-3.7 / Mixed Numerals and Review operations of Fractions Introduction to Addition/Subtraction of Fractions / Homework/Quiz3
5 / 4.1-4.4
4.5-4.7 / Operations with Decimals
Finish Operations with Decimals and Problem Solving / Homework/Quiz4
6 / 5.1-5.3 / Test #2 Chapter 3 and 4
Introduce Ratios, Rates, Proportions / Test #2
Homework
7 / 5.4-5.5
6.1-6.3 / Problem Solving and Similar Triangles with Ratios
Introduction to Percent / Homework/Quiz5
8 / 6.4-6.7 / Problem Solving with Percent / Homework/Quiz6
9 / 8.2 / Review of Chapter 5 and 6
Unit Conversions / Homework/Quiz7
10 / 10.1-10.2 / Test #3 Chapter 5, 6, 8
Real Numbers, Absolute Value, Addition of Real numbers / Test # 3
Homework
11 / 10.3-10.5 / Operations with Real Numbers / Homework/Quiz8
12 / 11.1-11.2 / Introduction to Algebra with Real Numbers / Homework/Quiz9
13 / 11.3-11.4 / Problem Solving with Real Numbers and Review
Test # 4 Chapter 10 and 11 (11.5-11.6 optional) / Homework
Test # 4
14 / Review and First Attempt of Final Exam / Accuplacer
15 / Review and Second Attempt of Final Exam / QuizMaster

Approved for Fall 2018