Math 0324 NCBO for Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences
LSC-CyFair Math Department
Catalog Description
Credit Hours: 3
Total Contact Hours: 48 ( Lab: 3 )
Math 0324 is a non-course based option covering objectives students will need to be successful in Mathematics for Business and Social Science, MATH 1324
ACGM CIP Code: 3201045419
Student Learning Outcomes
- Solve and apply systems of equations and inequalities using graphing, substitution, and elimination to real world applications.
- Plot and read graphs of the Cartesian Coordinate system.
- Solve and graph linear equations, including applying these and rates of change/slope to real world problems.
- Simplify expressions, including linear, radical, rational, and exponential expressions.
- Convert between logarithmic and exponential expressions.
- Identify and apply quadratic, radical, and rational equations to real world applications using methods including factoring and quadratic formula.
Prerequisites
MATH 0308 or Placement by testing;
Corequisite: MATH 1324
Required Materials for Students
Textbook:
Lial, Greenwell and Ritchey; Finite Mathematics & Calculus with Applications, 11th ed.
Required:
ISBN for digital copies of MyMathLab access codes: 9780137376872
*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 0324 | MATH 1324 | |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Order of operations, Properties of real numbers, Combining like terms, Distributive property | Solutions of Linear Systems by Echelon & Gauss-Jordan Methods Sections 2.1, 2.2 |
| Week 2 | Solving linear equations, Equations of lines | Addition, Subtraction & Multiplication of Matrices Sections 2.3, 2.4 |
| Week 3 | Solving systems of linear equations algebraically, Solving linear inequalities | Graphing Linear Inequalities & Solving Linear Programming Problems Graphically Sections 3.1, 3.2 |
| Week 4 | Solving systems of linear inequalities | Applications of Linear Programming, EXAM Section 3.4 |
| Week 5 | Applications of linear functions | Slack Variables, Pivots & Maximization Sections 4.1, 4.2 |
| Week 6 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 4 material | Maximization (Continued), Minimization Sections 4.2, 4.3 |
| Week 7 | POSSIBLE MIDTERM EXAM Percents, Decimals & Fractions |
Simple & Compound Interest, Future Value of an Annuity Sections 5.1, 5.2 |
| Week 8 | Properties of exponents, Scientific notation | Present Value of an Annuity, Amortization, EXAM Section 5.3 |
| Week 9 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 7 material | Sets, Venn Diagrams Sections 7.1, 7.2 |
| Week 10 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 7 material | Probability (Introduction & Basics) Sections 7.3, 7.4 |
| Week 11 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 7/8 material | Conditional Probability, Multiplication Principle, Permutations, Combinations Sections 7.5, 8.1, 8.2 |
| Week 12 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 8 material | Probability Applications of Counting, Binomial Probability Sections 8.3, 8.4 |
| Week 13 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 8 material | Probability Distributions, Expected Value Section 8.5 |
| Week 14 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 10 material | EXAM, Quadratic Functions Section 10.2 |
| Week 15 | Support time for MATH 1324 Chapter 10 material | Polynomial & Rational Functions Section 10.3 |
| Week 16 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM |