Course Syllabus

Course Description

Math 0701 surveys a variety of mathematical topics useful in the workplace and everyday life. The study of these topics also aims to prepare students for success in future quantitative and math related courses. Topics include: numeracy with an emphasis on estimation, fluency with different ways to represent quantities and to evaluate expressions; rates, ratios, and proportions; percentages; basic algebra, solution of equations; applied geometry, data interpretation using graphs, tables and statistics

  

Course Learning Goals & Related Assessments

	Course Learning Goals	Assessment or Learning Activities
1.	Represent a number in different ways and solve problems involving percentages, ratios, rates, or proportions.	Classwork, quizzes, and assignments
2.	Write expressions and equations using mathematical notations and symbols and evaluate expressions and formulas.	Quizzes, assignments, and exam
3.	Use different representations for functions, to translate from one representation to another, and to use such representations to solve problems;	Classwork, assignments
4.	Interpret and make decisions in basic financial problems often presented to consumers. Organize data, express them using graphs; use basics statistics to answer questions, draw conclusions, and make predictions.	Classwork, quizzes, assignments, and exam
5.	Understand and apply basic geometry to characterize objects in 2 and 3 dimensions.	Classwork, quizzes, assignments, and exam

 

Course Materials

The book is free.  Each topic covered has its own module in Canvas. The appropriate sections relevant to each topic will be posted in its module on Canvas.  Corresponding videos, slides, and notes are also posted each module for the students’ use.

   

Course Technology Requirements

This course requires the use of Canvas, including access to materials and assignment submission. Some videos posted via Canvas will require the use of speakers. The instructor may utilize web-conferencing tools to deliver synchronous material. In order to participate in synchronous sessions (should they exist), you should have a computer, a webcam, headphones, and a microphone.

This course requires the use of Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). To access these materials, please login to TUportal and look for the Microsoft Download link under TUapplications within the My Portal tab.

Students should check their Temple email daily for course updates. 

All students are required to comply with Temple University’s Computer and Network Security Policy.

     

Course Communications

To facilitate communication, the university requires you to have an e-mail account ending in @temple.edu.

During the semester, I will generally respond to emails within 24 hours of receiving them during the week and with 48 hours on weekends.

Grading Scale

A Range	B Range	C Range	D Range	F Range
A  94 - 100	B+ 87 - 89	C+ 77 - 79	D+ 67 - 69	F 0 - 59
A- 90 - 93	B  84 - 86	C  74 - 76	D  64 - 66
	B- 80 - 83	C- 70 - 73	D- 60 - 63

  

Weighting Details

• 4 Tests: 50% (12.5% each)
• 11 Homework Assignments: 20% (one will drop)
• Attendance/participation/In Class Activities: 5%
• Final Exam: 25%

Total = 100%

Assignment Descriptions

Tests:             

• Test 1 (Chapters 1 to 6)
• Test 2 (Chapters 7 to 9)
• Test 3 (Chapters 10 and 11)

Homework assignments: These will be assigned on CANVAS. There will be no extensions. You will have to submit it on time. Due dates will be announced on Canvas.

Attendance, Participation, and In-Class Activities: Attendance, participation, and in-class activities count for 5% of the grade.

Attendance: Every week there is a Weekly grade that initially is 100 points. If a student is more than five minutes late for class until fifteen minutes, 25 points are deducted from their weekly grade. If a student either comes after the first fifteen minutes of class or they do not come to a class at all, 50 points are deducted for each class missed. Only for medical justified absences may the student keep the grade for class attendance.

Participation & In-class Activities: We will dedicate the second part of each class to practicing problem solving. If you attend class and participate in problem solving, you will receive credit for this assignment. If you miss class, these in-class activities must be completed at home.

Make Ups: If an emergency arises and you cannot attend an exam, you should contact me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to alert me to the situation so that we can make other arrangements. DOCUMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY IS REQUIRED and any make-up exam must be taken WITHIN TWO DAYS of the exam date. No make ups will be given once the graded tests are returned. Some absences are excused such as illness or death in family, given that documentation (with a contact phone number) is provided. If there is another reason for the absence, the situation will be evaluated by the professor on a case-by-case basis.

Note: Some students have travel plans around the end of every semester. If you are in this category of students, please plan ahead. Under any circumstance, students will not be allowed to reschedule any exam, especially the final exam, because of travel/ work plans.

Calculators: CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Cheating:   You are not permitted to commit plagiarism or academic cheating. The definitions of plagiarism and academic cheating are given in the Temple University Undergraduate Bulletin, Academic Honesty. Upon the finding of a violation of the Code of Conduct the University Disciplinary Committee or Hearing Officer may recommend any of the following sanctions, alone or in combination:

1. Academic Sanction.
2. Withdrawal of Student Social Privileges.
3. Alternative Sanctions.

General Policies

All University policies (http://policies.temple.edu/) are upheld.

Policy on Attendance and Participation: Temple Rome’s attendance policy ensures student engagement, learning consistency, and academic success by establishing clear attendance expectations and procedures.  Attendance is critical for understanding course material, participating in discussions, and achieving educational goals. 

You are required to attend all scheduled classes, on-site excursions, studio, and laboratory sessions.  

Students are expected to be present at the start of all required sessions. Regular and punctual class attendance is necessary; participation and improvement are evaluated (enter in any weighting for attendance but note that attendance and participation are to be separated).  

Absences are disruptive to the teaching and learning environment, especially absences from a course meeting involving an on-site excursion. Even if you have been to class visit sites before, or are studying them in other courses, you are expected to attend. 

If you must miss class due to unforeseen circumstances, it is your responsibility to inform your instructor as soon as possible, in advance of a class meeting, of any absence. Students are permitted up to three unexcused absences per semester for class meeting two or more times per week; students are permitted two unexcused absences for class meeting once a week. More than two absences (class meeting once a week) or three absences per course meeting at least twice a week may result in a grade reduction or failure of the course. 

Students who anticipate missing more than three classes should contact Temple Rome Associate Dean Mary Conran (mary.conran@temple.edu) to discuss the circumstances. Absences may be excused for the following reasons, with supporting documentation: family emergencies, religious observances, formal request to participate in official university activities, legal obligations, serious illnesses or injuries. Students requiring medical assistance, or other personal issues which impact their class attendance, should reach out to the student life team Maura Zerella (maura.zerella@temple.edu ). 

Temple respects the rights of students to observe religious holidays. If you plan to observe any religious holidays that affects your attendance or interfere with fulfilling any course requirement, alternative arrangement can be offered by informing your instructor of the date(s) of your religious holiday(s) at least two weeks in advance the anticipated absence.  

Participation is (express the weighted value, not just “heavily”) weighted in this course, in class and on-site. Students are evaluated on their contributions to class discussions and demonstration that they are integrating class readings with weekly topics and site visits.

Email: To facilitate communication, TUR requires you to have an e-mail account ending in @temple.edu. During the semester, faculty try to return your email within two business days unless they are away, or the university is closed for holidays. E-mails sent after noon on Fridays are not returned until Monday; please plan; accordingly, do not wait until the last minute to ask questions about assignments.  

Incomplete: A student is eligible for a grade of “Incomplete” only if he/she: 1) has completed most of the work at a passing level, 2) is unable to complete the work for a serious reason beyond his or her control, and 3) please note updated university policy requires the student work with faculty to file a signed contract outlining the work to be completed and the timeframe (max 60 days).  See http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=02.10.13. 

Withdrawal from the Course: If a student wishes to withdraw from a course, it is the student’s responsibility to meet the deadline for the last day to withdraw within the current semester. Please consult the Student Affairs office for further information regarding add/drop and refer to the University policy on withdrawals (http://policies.temple.edu/PDF/337.pdf). Please note that a withdrawal is different from a drop in that it stays on your academic transcript, and you remain responsible for all course costs and fees. 

Statement on Academic Rights and Responsibilities: Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy #03.70.02), which can be accessed at http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02 

Disability Disclosure Statement: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a documented disability should plan, before coming to Temple Rome, through Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at Temple University or through their home institution.  

Students requesting accommodations should meet with the instructor as soon as possible after the start of classes to discuss their needs and to provide documentation from DRS. Accommodations are not retroactive. Discussion about disability or accommodation are confidential.   

Academic Honesty: According to the University Code of Conduct, students must not commit, attempt to commit, aid, encourage, facilitate, or solicit the commission of academic dishonesty and impropriety including plagiarism, academic cheating, and selling lecture notes or other information provided by an instructor without the instructor’s authorization.  

Violations may result in failing the assignment and/or failing the course, and/or other sanctions as enumerated in the University Code of Conduct, which can be accessed at http://policies.temple.edu/PDF/294.pdf. 

Statement on the use of generative AI in this course: The use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc.) does not represent your individual work and are therefore subject to the academic policy guidelines.  Please note, in this course learner are not permitted to use any form of in this class ; therefore, any authorized use of AI tools for work in this class may be considered a violation of Temple University’s Academic Honesty policy and Student Conduct Code.  

The use of unauthorized AI tools will result in a failing grade of zero for the assignment. Two documented cases of using unauthorized AI tools in a course will result in failing grade for the course. 

Examples of unauthorized use of AI tools include, but are not limited by your faculty to the following activities:  

• Writing a draft of a writing assignment.  

• Impersonating you in classroom contexts, such as by using the tool to compose discussion board prompts assigned to you or content that you put into a Zoom chat.  

• Writing entire sentences, paragraphs, or papers to complete class assignments. 
  

Respect and Equity: Temple Rome is committed to promoting inclusion and the affirmation of diversity in all forms.  Our faculty and staff place a high value on the dignity and worth of all people. In this spirit, we strive to foster a supportive community in which our learners can grow and learn.   

Learners are encouraged to participate, speak up, and express their viewpoints in a manner that is in keeping with the principles we seek to maintain as a learning community: mutual respect, appreciation of differences, kindness, and compassion.     

Continuity of Instruction in Event of Emergency: TUR will make Students aware of university closures due to weather or other emergency situations and follow all additional university-wide emergency instruction. TUR will notify Students of closures or emergencies via sms, an email to their Temple student address and/or Facebook. 

Names and Pronouns: Please tell the professor your pronoun or name if it is different from that provided on the Temple University-generated registration system.  

Basic Needs: Any Temple Rome student who encounters difficulty affording groceries or accessing sufficient food to eat every day and believes this may affect their performance in the program, is urged to contact the Student Life team (maura.zerella@temple.edu). Your outreach to TUR staff is kept confidential but enables TUR to guide you to appropriate resources. 

  

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Course Schedule

Week	Class Meeting	Topic	Assignment
1	Sep. 9	Class presentation and Placement Test CH 1:  Whole Numbers	Review Canvas site and course syllabus, get access to the textbook, review Table of Contents, check math level. Before class Read: Chapter 1  After class: work on homework
	Sep. 11	CH 1:  Large Numbers / Arithmetic Place Value	Before class: Review CH1 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: Complete and submit HMW 1
2	Sep. 16	CH 2: Evaluating Expressions Factoring Numbers	Before class: Review CH2 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on homework
	Sep. 18	CH 2: Prime Factoring and LCM	Before class: Review CH2 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: Complete and submit HMW 2
3	Sep. 23	CH 3: Integers and Equations	Before class: Review CH3 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on homework
	Sep. 25	CH 3:  Integers and Equations	Before class: Review CH3 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 3
4	Sep. 30	TEST 1 (Chapters 1-3)	Before class: Review CHAPTERS 1,2,3  After class: start reading CH 4
	Oct. 2	CH 4: Fractions (add, sub, mult, div)	Before class: Read CH 4 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on homework
5	Oct. 7	CH 4: Equations with Fractions and Decimals. Square Roots.	Before class: Review CH 4 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 4
	Oct. 9	CH 5: Decimals (add, sub, mul, div)	Before class: Read CH 5 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on homework
6	Oct. 14	CH 5: Applications with decimals	Before class: Review CH 5 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 5
	Oct. 16	TEST 2 (Chapters 4-5)
7	Oct. 21	CH 6: Percents, taxes, discounts	Before class: Read CH 6 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on HMW
	Oct. 23	CH 6: Simple interest and proportions	Before class: Review CH 6 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 6
8	Oct. 28 & 30	No Class, Fall Break
9	Nov. 4	CH 7: Real Numbers	Before class: Review CH 7 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on HMW
	Nov. 6	CH 7: Real Numbers	Before class: Review CH 7 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 7
10	Nov. 11	CH 8: Solving Linear Equations	Before class: Read CH 8 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on HMW
	Nov. 13	CH 8: Solving Linear Equations + Review for Test 3	Before class: Review CH 8 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 8
11	Nov. 18	TEST 3 (Chapters 6-7-8)	Before class: Review CH 6-7-8 (Book, Videos, Slides)
	Nov. 20	NO IN-PERSON CLASS   ONLINE DISCUSSION	Before class: Read CH 9 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on homework
12	Nov. 25	CH 9: Problem Solving, Geometry (Angles, Triangles), Pythagoream Theorem.	Before class: Review CH 9 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 9
	Nov. 27	CH 9: Length, Area and Volume of Rectangles, Triangles, Spheres	Before class: Review CH 9 (Book, Videos, Slides) and finish homework
13	Dec. 2	CH 10: Polynomials, Integer exponent and Scientific Notation	Before class: Review CH 10 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 10
	Dec. 4	CH 11: Introduction to Functions and their Graphs	Before class: Read CH 11 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: work on homework
14	Dec. 9	CH 11: Intercepts and slope of a line	Before class: Review CH 11 (Book, Videos, Slides) After class: complete and submit HMW 11
	Dec. 11	TEST 4 (Chapters 9-10-11)	After class: Review CH 1-11 FOR FINAL
15	Dec. 16th	CUMULATIVE FINAL (all chapters)	12:00 - 2:00PM  CLASSROOM 6