Math 0232 NCBO for Mathematics for Liberal Arts
LSC-CyFair Math Department
Catalog Description
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 32 ( Lab: 2 )
MATH 0232 is a non-course-based option covering objectives students will need to be successful in Mathematics for Liberal Arts, MATH 1332.
ACGM CIP Code: 3201045319
Corequisite: MATH 1332
Student Learning Outcomes
- Define, represent and perform operations on rational numbers including the correct implementation of rules of order or operation.
- Perform operations using the Commutative, Associative, Distributive, and Identity Properties of Addition and Multiplication.
- Solve problems that require rates, ratios, and percentages.
- Simplify expressions using definitions and laws of integer exponents.
- Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable and compound inequalities in one variable.
- Define the Cartesian Plane and plot points.
- Find the slope and x- and y- intercepts and write the equation of a linear relation.
- Evaluate radical and rational expressions.
- Model, interpret, and justify mathematical ideas and concepts using graphical representations.
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Prerequisites
MATH 0306 or Placement by testing for non-algebraic path.
Required Materials for Students
Textbook: Blitzer; Thinking Mathematically, 8th ed.; Pearson
- Hard copies of MyMathLab access codes, ISBN: 9780137551224
- Loose leaf text + free MyMathLab access, ISBN: 9780137551262
MATH 1332 TEST 3:
CHAPTER 8, PERSONAL FINANCE
| MATH 0232 | DATES | MATH 1332 |
|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO MATH FOR LIBERAL ARTS COREQUISITE MODEL |
WEEK 1 Day 1 |
2.1 BASIC SET CONCEPTS |
| 5.1 NUMBER THEORY: PRIME AND COMPOSITE NUMBERS (BEGINNING) | Day 2 | 2.2 SUBSETS |
| NO CLASS: LABOR DAY in Fall | WEEK 2 Day 1 |
NO CLASS: LABOR DAY |
| 5.1 NUMBER THEORY: PRIME AND COMPOSITE NUMBERS (CONCLUSION) 5.2 THE INTEGERS AND ORDER OF OPERATION (BEGINNING) |
Day 2 | 2.3 VENN DIAGRAMS AND SET OPERATIONS |
| 5.2 THE INTEGERS AND ORDER OF OPERATIONS (CONCLUSION) | WEEK 3 Day 1 |
2.4 SET OPERATIONS AND VENN DIAGRAMS WITH THREE SETS |
| 5.3 THE RATIONAL NUMBERS (BEGINNING) | Day 2 | 2.5 SURVEY PROBLEMS |
| REVIEW FOR MATH 1332 TEST 1 (CHAPTER 2) | WEEK 4 Day 1 |
3.1 STATEMENTS, NEGATIONS AND QUANTIFIED STATEMENTS |
| MATH 1332 TEST 1: CHAPTER 2, SET THEORY | Day 2 | 3.2 COMPOUND STATEMENTS AND CONNECTIVES (BEGINNING) |
| 5.3 THE RATIONAL NUMBERS (CONCLUSION) 5.6 EXPONENTS AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (BEGINNING) |
WEEK 5 Day 1 |
3.2 COMPOUND STATEMENTES AND CONNECTIVES (CONCLUSION) |
| 5.6 EXPONENTS AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (CONCLUSION) | Day 2 | 3.3 TRUTH TABLES FOR NEGATION, CONJUNCTION AND DISJUNCTION |
| 6.1 ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS AND FORMULAS | WEEK 6 Day 1 |
3.4 TRUTH TABLES FOR THE CONDITIONAL AND BICONDITIONAL |
| 6.2 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE | Day 2 | 3.5 EQUIVALENT STATEMENTS AND VARIATIONS OF CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS |
| 6.3 APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS (BEGINNING) | WEEK 7 Day 1 |
3.6 NEGATIONS OF CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND DEMORGAN’S LAWS |
| 6.3 APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS(CONCLUSION) | Day 2 | 3.7 ARGUMENTS AND TRUTH TABLES |
| REVIEW FOR MATH 1332 TEST 2 (CHAPTER 3) | WEEK 8 Day 1 |
8.1 PERCENT, SALES TAX AND DISCOUNTS |
| MATH 1332 TEST 2: CHAPTER 3, LOGIC |
Day 2 | 8.2 INCOME TAX |
| REVIEW FOR MATH 0232 MIDTERM (CHAPTERS 5 AND 6) | WEEK 9 Day 1 |
8.3 SIMPLE INTEREST |
| MATH 0232 MIDTERM: CHAPTER 5, NUMBER THEORY AND THE REAL NUMBER SYSTEM CHAPTER 6, ALGEBRA: EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES |
Day 2 | 8.4 COMPOUND INTEREST |
| 7.1 GRAPHING AND FUNCTIONS (BEGINNING) | WEEK 10 Day 1 |
8.5 ANNUITIES, METHODS OF SAVING AND INVESTMENTS |
| 7.1 GRAPHING AND FUNCTIONS (CONCLUSION) | Day 2 | 8.6 CARS |
| REVIEW FOR MATH 1332 TEST 3 (CHAPTER 8) | WEEK 11 Day 1 |
11.1 THE FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE |
| MATH 1332 TEST 3: CHAPTER 8, PERSONAL FINANCE | Day 2 | 11.2 PERMUTATIONS |
| 7.2 LINEAR FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS (BEGINNING) | WEEK 12 Day 1 |
11.3 COMBINATIONS |
| 7.2 LINEAR FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS (CONCLUSION) | Day 2 | 11.4 FUNDAMENTALS OF PROBABILITY |
| 12.1 SAMPLING, FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS AND GRAPHS (BEGINNING) | WEEK 13 Day 1 |
11.5 PROBABILITY WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE, PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS |
| 12.1 SAMPLING, FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS AND GRAPHS (CONCLUSION) | Day 2 | 11.6 EVENTS INVOLVING NOT AND OR ,ODDS |
| 12.2 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY | WEEK 14 Day 1 |
11.7 EVENTS INVOLVING AND, CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY |
| 12.3 MEASURES OF DISPERSION | Day 2 | 1.2 ESTIMATION, GRAPHS AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS |
| REVIEW FOR MATH 0232 FINAL EXAM |
WEEK 15 |
REVIEW FOR MATH 1332 TEST 4 |
| REVIEW FOR MATH 0232 FINAL EXAM | Day 2 | REVIEW FOR MATH 1332 TEST 4 |
| MATH 0232 FINAL EXAM: CHAPTER 7, ALGEBRA: GRAPHS, FUNCTIONS AND LINEAR SYSTEMS CHAPTER 12: STATISTICS |
WEEK 16 According to Final Exam Schedules |
MATH 1332 TEST 4: CHAPTER 11, COUNTING METHODS AND PROBABILITY THEORY CHAPTER 1: PROBLEM SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING |