This course meets the Liberal Education Goal Area 4 requirement. Other courses which meet this requirement include STAT 103, 219, and 239 and MATH 106, 112, 113, 115, 201, 211, 221 and 222. MATH 103 is an appropriate class for many majors. However, students majoring in business, elementary education, special education, child and family studies, most sciences, engineering, computer science, mathematics, and statistics as well as many pre-professional programs need to take a different math course. Students with those majors should not be enrolled in MATH 103. MATH 103 will not prepare students for college algebra, precalculus, or calculus. Students may enroll in this class upon earning a satisfactory score on a mathematics placement test, a grade of C- or better in MATH 070, or concurrent enrollment in MATH 063.
Development of problem solving and decision making strategies using mathematical tools from arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. Skills to communicate and defend solutions and decisions.
Dr. Shiju Zhang: szhang@stcloudstate.edu
This course will be completely online and delivered asynchronously. This means that all teaching materials and course work, including assignments, quizzes, and exams, are online.
There will be no in-office assistance. Students can get help from the instructor through the Zoom link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/6499950400 (Passcode: 3.14). When help is needed, students are suggested to make an appointment with the instructor.
Fifteen quizzes (10 points each) plus one final exam (50 points)
A = 90%; B = 80%; C = 70 %; D= 60%; F = below 60%
No Makeup of any quiz or the final exam will be given, except there is a legitimate excuse.
Check for due dates on each Friday and prepare to submit required work at least 12 hours ahead of the due time.
Do not be hesitant to ask the instructor any question you have.
Use our tutoring service here: @https://www.stcloudstate.edu/cose/resources/tutoring/iself-332.aspx
Violations of academic integrity of any type by a student provide grounds for disciplinary action by the instructor, the college, or the university. I generally have a zero-tolerance policy for cheating, and all violations will result in substantial penalties.
Textbook: Excursions in Modern Mathematics 9th edition (9780134468372) by Peter Tannenbaum
A new textbook or a subscription to the e-book is accompanied with an access code. To use you access ID, go to https://mlm.pearson.com/enrollment/zhang40495. For those who have an access ID, I have created a practice quiz for each covered chapter in MyMathLab. These quizzes will be graded but will not count toward your final grade. The PPT lecture notes and videos can both be found under “Multimedia Library”. There are apps under “Tools for Success” for you to understand concepts.
| Week | Chapter | Due Date (All on Monday except final exam) | Quiz Coverage |
| 1 | Chapter 14 (Census…) | 8/29 | Chapter 14 (Census…) |
| 2 | Chapter 15 (Graphs…) | 9/5 | Chapter 15 (Graphs…) |
| 3 | Chapter 16 (Probabilities…) | 9/12 | Chapter 16 (Probabilities…) |
| 4 | Chapter 17 (Normality) | 9/19 | Chapter 17 (Normality) |
| 5 | Chapter 1 (Elections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) | 9/26 | Chapter 1 (Elections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) |
| 6 | Chapter 2 (Power 2.1) | 10/3 | Chapter 2 (Power 2.1) |
| 7 | Chapter 3 (Sharing 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5) | 10/10 | Chapter 3 (Sharing 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5) |
| 8 | Chapter 4 (Apportionment 4.1, 4.2) | 10/17 | Chapter 4 (Apportionment 4.1, 4.2) |
| 9 | Chapter 5 (Euler Paths & Circuits) | 10/24 | Chapter 5 (Euler Paths & Circuits) |
| 10 | Chapter 6 (Touring 6.1, 6.2) | 10/31 | Chapter 6 (Touring 6.1, 6.2) |
| 11 | Chapter 8 (Scheduling 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) | 11/7 | Chapter 8 (Scheduling 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) |
| 12 | Chapter 9 (Growth) | 11/14 | Chapter 9 (Growth) |
| 13 | Chapter 9 (Growth) | 11/21 | Chapter 9 (Growth) |
| 14 | None | None | |
| 15 | Chapter 10 (Money) | 12/5 | Chapter 10 (Money) |
| 16 | Chapter 10 (Money) | 12/12 | Chapter 10 (Money) |
| 17 | Final Exam | 12/15 | Everything covered (Final) |