Course Syllabus
 
 
                 Term: Spring 2016
 
        Course Number: MATH 106 R 001
 
         Course Title: General Mathematics
 
         Credit Hours: 4
 
       Class Location: RITC 107
 
        Meeting Times: T R - 01:00 PM to 02:45 PM
 
           Instructor: Cogdill, Cory
 

 
Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1.	Use mathematical formulas and graphs to model data and solve real world problems

2.	Use Venn Diagrams and tables to represent and interpret data

3.	Learn the most used Greek letters and their meaning in the context of statistics

4.	Graph and understand linear equations and inequalities in one variable

5.	Understand percent, sales tax, discounts, income tax and interest formulas.

6.	Understand commonly used length, volume, area, weight and temperature measurements in both English and metric systems.

7. 	Use basic geometric formulas including area, surface area, volume, circumference and perimeter.  Use of Pythagorean Theorem to find an unknown side of a right triangle.

8.  	Perform calculations using the Permutation and Combination rules and Conditional Probability

9. 	Find measures of center (Mean, Median, Mode) as well as variation in data and how this relates to the “Normal Distribution” curve

 
Required Materials:
Thinking Mathematically 6th edition by Robert Blitzer with MathXL

ISBN-10:   0133941264 (from ENMU-R bookstore)
ISBN-10:   0321867327 (without MathXL)*

*If not purchased through the bookstore you will need a 6 month subscription to MathXL in addition to the textbook