MAT 117300 Information

Distance Education @ Union County College
Online Course Information

Course Information

An Introduction to Math Ideas
MAT 117 300
Summer I 2010
3 credit hours
Start date: 05-24-10
End date: 07-01-10

This course is designed for liberal arts and education majors. Its goal is to give students an appreciation of the beauty and utility of mathematics, and to give them a better idea of what mathematics is and where it can be applied. Topics include Number Theory, Set Theory, Counting Methods and Probability, and Statistics.

Instructor Information

	Prof. Cynthia Roemer email: roemer@ucc.edu voice: 908-497-4385
	More course information:
	http://faculty.ucc.edu/math-roemer

Special Information

Testing Information:

Graded Homework Assignments via Online Publisher Site, access provided with textbook purchase. Graded Instructor Problem Sets to be submitted in ANGEL. Class discussions. PowerPoint project applying math content to a topic of interest. Proctored Final Exam.

Textbook(s):

Mathematical Ideas, DVD, & MyMathLab-Miller, Heeren, & Hornsby-Addison Wesley Publisher Expanded 11th Edition, with MyMathLab. May be purchased at the bookstore, including MML, or at http://www.mypearsonstore.com, or elsewhere but may require MML as a separate purchase.

Course Materials (including special hardware or software):

Text
DVD
MyMathLab Online Component (not MAC compatible)
Internet Access
Internet Explorer Preferred Browser
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe Reader
Access to a Scanner

Students are expected to be technologically proficient. Navigating in ANGEL and the publisher software is essential. Use of Adobe Reader and Microsoft software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required. Access to a scanner to submit certain assignments electronically is required.