MAT120: Assessment and Coordination

Information for Instructors
  • In an effort to enhance commonality among all instructors in multiple-section courses and comply with assessment, each section of this course will adhere to the following criteria.
  • Look over the information below for your course(s).
  • Be sure to fill out and return the Course Coordinator Form to the assessment coordinator before the end of the first week of classes.
  • The assessment coordinator for Fall 2009 is Carryn Bellomo.

Your Syllabus Should Contain
Your syllabus must contain the following per university guidelines (more information may be found on the provost website):
  • Name and number of the course
  • Name of the faculty member
  • Faculty member’s e-mail address
  • Faculty member’s office location
  • Faculty member’s office telephone number
  • If appropriate, teaching assistant’s e-mail, office, and telephone
  • Office hours for faculty member and, if appropriate, teaching assistant
  • Learning outcomes for the course (see below)
  • Required and/or recommended books and materials (see below)
  • Required reading assignments, including those on reserve
  • In-class and out-of-class assignments and due dates, if known
  • Relative weight of assignments or description of rubric to be used in calculating semester grade
  • Date, time, and location of final examination, if known

Policies to be contained wholly within the syllabus and/or by web link:

  • Academic Misconduct
  • Copyright
  • Disability Resource Center (DRC)
  • Religious Holidays Policy
  • Tutoring
  • UNLV Writing Center
  • Any other class specific policies

Course Material and Important Information
Course Title: Fundamentals of College Mathematics
Course Description: Real numbers; consumer mathematics; variation; functions, relations, and graphs; geometry of measurement; probability and statistics; sets and logic. Broad in scope course, emphasizes applications.  3 Credits.
Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics at the level of algebra and above, and a satisfactory score on the SAT/ACT or Math Placement Test.
NOTE: If you find a student has not satisfied the prerequisites for this course, contact the front office IMMEDIATELY for their removal.  We do not waive prerequisites for ANY students.
Learning Outcomes: The following learning outcomes are the MINIMUM set of objectives for the course.  These objectives will be measured.  While there may be more information covered in the course, make sure these outcomes are listed on your syllabus along with the topical outline.
  • Set Theory
    • Determine what constitutes a set, and identify elements of that set.
    • Determine the relationships between sets and elements of sets using the concepts of union and intersection.
  • Consumer Math and Financial Management
    • Calculate the cost of an item that has been marked up or down.
    • Calculate the percent increase/decrease of a change in quantity.
    • Use financial formulas such as compound interest or the monthly payment formula to answer financial investment and payment questions.
  • Geometry
    • Find missing angles using properties such as supplementary and complementary angles.
    • Determine triangle dimensions and angles by relating similar triangles and applying the Pythagorean theorem.
    • Determine the perimeter and area of various shapes.
    • Use trigonometry to determine missing sides and angles of triangles.
  • Statistics
    • Construct a group frequency distribution and histogram using a given data set.
    • Determine the mean, median, mode and standard deviation of a given data set.
Required Text: "Thinking Mathematically" (custom edition), by Blitzer, Pearson Publishing
Additional Materials
(optional):
  • Solutions Manual
  • Scientific Calculator
Topical Outline:
  • Set Theory
  • Consumer Math and Financial Management
  • Geometry
  • Counting Methods
  • Statistics
Final Exam: Each instructor will make up their own final exam.  It must contain a minimum set of questions.  You must contact the assessment coordinator for information on these questions.  Please submit a copy of your final exam to the assessment coordinator for approval by the second-to-last week of classes.