MATH 1100 (Mathematics in The Modern World) First Semester AY 2020-2021
MATH 1100 (Mathematics in The Modern World) First Semester AY 2020-2021
MATH 1100 (Mathematics in The Modern World) First Semester AY 2020-2021
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course deals with nature of mathematics, appreciation of its practical, intellectual, and aesthetic
dimensions, and application of mathematical tools in daily life.
This course begins with an introduction to the nature of mathematics as an exploration of patterns (in
nature and the environment) and as an application of inductive and deductive reasoning. By exploring
these topics, students are encouraged to go beyond the typical understanding of mathematics as
merely a set of formulas but as a source of aesthetic in patterns of nature, for example, and a rich
language in itself (and of science) governed by logic and reasoning.
The course then proceeds to survey ways in which mathematics provides a tool for understanding and
dealing with various aspects of present-day living, such as managing personal finances, making social
choices, appreciating geometric designs, understanding codes used in data transmission and security,
and dividing limited resources fairly. These aspects will provide opportunities for actually doing
mathematics in a broad range of exercises that bring out the various dimensions of mathematics as a
way of knowing, and test the students’ understanding and capacity. (CMO No.20, series of 2013).
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COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE MATERIAS
[1] Stewart, Ian (1995). Nature’s numbers: the unreal reality of mathematics. Basicbooks, A Division
of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
[2] Aufmann, R., Lockwood, J., Nation, R., & Clegg, D. K. (2012). Mathematical excursions. Nelson
Education.
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COURSE REQUIRMENTS (average grade of 40% to pass the course)
Problem Sets/Assignments – 20%
Quizzes – 30%
Exam – 50%
There will be 4 quizzes during the entire semester that will serve as a summative assessment. The
schedule and coverage of each quiz are summarized below:
An exam is offered every 3-4 weeks to assess the student’s mastery of the 3-4 weeks content. The
exams will be posted in the Google Classroom at the exam dates indicated below. Once posted, the
students is expected to complete the exam, scan it (for problem solving part), and submit it
in pdf format to the submission bin posted at the Classroom. The exam is open-notes type of
exam. The student must complete the exam alone, but he can use the course materials and references.
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