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
- Digital copies of MyMathLab access codes, ISBN: 9780137551224
*Please inform students that access to MyMathLab (MML) must be purchased through the bookstore website.
For students participating in the STAR Bundle, access will be automatically purchased and provided to them.
Students who are not participating in the STAR Bundle will encounter a paywall when attempting to access MyMathLab and will need to complete the purchase on their own.
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 |