Math 114 Syllabus

Math and Human Society

Course Information

Course: Math 114, Section 10, Math and Human Society

Instructor:  William “Andy” Case

Office:  211 Walker Hall

Phone: 831-5163

Time: 12:30-1:45 T TH

Place: 205 Young Hall

Textbook: Math and Human Society, Johnson, Mowry, Smith, Stoszkow, Bradshaw

                  Pathways to Success, Smith

Webpage: www.radford.edu/~wacase

Email: wacase@radford.edu

Office Hours:  9:00-9:50 M-F: 10:00-10:50 M-TH

Grading Policy:  Students final grade will be determined from five in class tests, one cumulative final exam, student projects, and homework assignments.  Your final grade will be determined as follows.

 5 In class tests (70 points each)   ------------  350 points

 Final Exam (150 points) --------------------   150 points

*Daily Grade   ------------------------------   150 points

  Total Points  -------------------------------   650 points

* Daily Grade will be determined from student projects, Homework, and any computer assignments that will be taken up during the semester.

Grading Scale

90% - 100% A

80% - 89%   B

70%- 79%    C

60% - 69%   D

0% - 59%     F

Attendance policy:    Class attendance is expected and strongly recommended.   Attendance will be taken every class meeting by passing an attendance sheet around for students to sign.  Keep in mind that your performance on tests could be affected by poor class attendance.  Make up exams and quizzes will be given only with the
instructor’s permission.

Core Math Exam

All students in math 114 are required to take the Radford University Core Math Exam.  In order to receive credit in math 114 students must pass the Core Math Exam by the end of the semester.  This exam will be administered on line in a Radford computer lab with proper security.  The location of the computer lab will be announced later in the semester.

Calculators

Students will need a scientific calculator to complete some assignments and quizzes.  Students will be able to use a scientific calculator on the final exam, but not on the Core Math Exam  

Final Exam

All sections of math 114 will take a common final exam that will be made by the math department.  All sections of math 114 will take the final exam at the same time and date.  The location, time and date of the final exam will be announced at a later time.

Course Objective

Topics covered include logic, argument fallacy; scale and magnitude; spherical geometry: statistical reasoning: mathematical modeling for growth and decay, finance and forecasting: game theory and voting systems: principles of computation.

Radford University Honor Code:  By accepting admission to Radford University, each student makes a commitment to understand, support, and abide by the University Honor Code without compromise or exception. Violations of this academic integrity will not be tolerated. Refer to your Student Handbook for details. Each of these classes will be conducted in strict observance of the Honor Code.

Assignments