Wednesday, 8-8:50 am
The student will study arithmetic concepts, including the four operations of real numbers, percents, and percent change. Computations and applications will be stressed. This course is designed to prepare students for MATH 0985.
Appropriate assessment score - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Critical Thinking
Faculty Contact Information
First 8 weeks: MW 11am-12pm, TTh 1-2pm
Second 8 weeks: MTWTh 11am-12pm
I will be available in my office during these times, no appointment necessary. You will need to make an appointment outside of those times.
Embedded tutor: Heidi Ostrowski
Email: hostrowski@kcc.edu
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- 1. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide real numbers.
- 2. Round whole numbers and decimals.
- 3. Write equivalent numerals for percents, fractions, and decimals.
- 4. Compute with percents.
- 5. Calculate percent change.
- 6. Solve applications problems involving real numbers and percents.
- Types of real numbers and rounding
- Integers and their operations
- Rational numbers (fractions) and their operations
- Decimals and their operations
- Percent representations and calculations
No materials are needed.
This course will be evaluated by performance on attendance and homework. This course will be reinforcing the skills needed to be successful in MATH0984.
- Attendance = 25% of grade
- Homework = 75% of grade
Grading Scale:
| Percentage | Final Grade |
|---|---|
90-100% | A |
80-89% | B |
70-79% | C |
60-69% | D |
0-59% | F |
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected and is recorded daily. As with any class, attendance is vital to success. It is understood that conflicts arise forcing students to miss class from time to time. If a student must miss class, the student is responsible for the material covered during the missed period. There will be no extensions of deadlines. If a student is more than 5 minutes late to class or leaves more than 5 minutes before the end of class, the student will receive a tardy. A tardy receives an 80% for the attendance grade that day. If a student misses more than half the class, the student will receive an absence which is a 0% for that day.
Tutoring Policy: There is a tutor assigned to this course. If your grade drops below a 75% in this course and/or the Math Lit course, you will be required to meet with the tutor outside of class. This will also be a part of your attendance grade.
Homework: Homework will be assigned and completed using handouts. It will be done on paper and handed in. It will focus both on skills and application. A point will be deducted for each class the written assignment is late. You will be allowed to work with others on these assignments. To be successful in this course, you will need to work with other students in the class.
Calculator Usage Policy: Calculators will be allowed throughout the course but work must be shone when working with fractions.
Cell Phones and All Electronic Devises (including laptop computers): Please turn off (or silence/put on vibrate) all cell phones and remove headphones before class begins. I would like you to be present and participate in class. If you receive a phone call that you must take, please step out of the classroom.
Along with teaching study skills, the topics in MATH0984 will be reinforced.
Schedule – list of topics covered in MATH0984
| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Review fractions and percents, Venn diagrams, graphing points, line graphs |
| 2 | Ratios and proportions (scaling), experimental probability, mean, pie and bar graphs |
| 3 | Review |
| 4 | Unit 1 Test, scatterplots, converting units |
| 5 | Percent change, algebraic terminology, arithmetic and geometric sequences, linear and exponential change |
| 6 | Linear and exponential change, perimeter and area, review |
| 7 | Unit 2 Test, weighted means, median, mode, exponent rules |
| 8 | Adding like terms, order of operations, commutative, associative and distributive properties |
| 9 | Simplifying algebraic expressions, using operations correctly, review |
| 10 | Unit 3 Test, verifying solutions, writing and solving one step equations |
| 11 | Solving linear equations numerically and algebraically, proportions (cross products), Pythagorean Theorem |
| 12 | Theoretical probability, volume and surface area, review |
| 13 | Unit 4 Test, correlation, trendlines, slope |
| 14 | Slope-intercept form, linear functions and graphs, exponential functions and graphs |
| 15 | Solving non-linear equations, review |
| 16 | Unit 5 Test, final exam review |
College Policies, Resources and Supports
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|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.