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    This 3-credit course introduces quantitative modeling and problem solving techniques. Students will learn to apply algebraic, geometric, statistical, and logical concepts to real-world problems. Key topics include Polya's four-step problem solving process, quantitative relationships, sets and operations, networks, counting and probabilities, decision making, personal finance, and additional topics. Assessment is based on quizzes, exams, homework, and projects. The course aims to develop students' inquiry, modeling, and decision-making skills.

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    LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK


    DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

    MAT107 — MATHEMATICS AND THE MODERN WORLD

    3 credits, 3 hours
    Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099, MAT096

    Catalog Description:
    This course introduces selected topics and techniques in mathematics that help solve quantitative
    problems arising in applications addressed in other fields of study. For each topic studied, the emphasis
    will be placed first on the mathematical model and then on some significant applications. Inquiry into
    the applications will motivate problem-solving exercises requiring constructs from areas like algebra,
    geometry, probability and statistics, computer science, sets and logic.

    Purposes and Goals: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
    1. Use the four-step problem solving process to analyze non-routine problem situations and
    identify/test potential solutions.
    2. Model quantitative relationships in a situation using algebraic equations or inequalities.
    3. Identify the set that results from a series of set operations.
    4. Use counting functions to solve counting problems and calculate probabilities.
    5. Use inquiry and problem-solving skills to make decisions.
    6. Solve network problems requiring a shortest path or minimum spanning tree.
    7. Solve simple problems related to personal finance.

    Instructional Objectives: The instructor is expected to:


    1. Familiarize students with the four-step problem solving process: Inquiry and contextual
    understanding; modeling and solution planning; solution generation and selection; feasibility and
    reasonableness testing.
    2. Enable students to represent quantitative relationships using algebraic language.
    3. Introduce students to sets and set operations.
    4. Provide students with the skills to solve counting problems and calculate probabilities.
    5. Provide students with the inquiry and problem solving skills to make decisions, even when some
    quantitative factors are uncertain
    6. Introduce Graphs and Networks.
    7. Explain investing options and compound and simple interest.

    Attendance:
    Students are expected to attend all class meetings. Students are also responsible for demonstrating
    engagement in on-line homework activities. Students are held responsible for all notes, announcements,
    and materials whether or not they have attended the class. Students should consult the college catalog to
    find out the terms and conditions under which a WU, an Incomplete, or an F grade may be given by the
    instructor.

    Textbooks:
    Title: Thinking Mathematically (7th edition)
    Author: Robert Blitzer
    Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

    Title: Models for Decision-Making, OER, https://academicworks.cuny.edu/lg_oers/61/

    Evaluation:
    Quizzes, Midterm Exam, 40%
    Homework, Projects 30%
    Final Examination 30%

    Topic(s) Text Readings


    Polya’s Four-Step Process for Problem Solving
    Section 1.3 and Handouts
    Quantitative Modeling
    Sets and Set Operations Chapter 2
    Algebraic Models Sections 6.1 - 6.3, 7.1, 8.1
    Network Models Sections 14.1, 14.2, 14.4
    Counting, Probabilities and Expected Values Sections 11.1 – 11.4, 11.8
    OER: “Models for
    Decision Models
    Decision-Making”
    Midterm Exam
    Spreadsheets for Modeling and Computation Handouts
    Number Systems, Logic and the Math of Sections 4.1 - 4.3,
    Computers 3.1 - 3.4
    Personal Finance Sections 8.2 – 8.5
    Simulation Handouts
    Additional Topics TBD

    Final Exam Administered During Final Exam Week

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