Course Description:  This course covers the development of the real number system and its sub-systems as well as properties of numbers, numeration systems, set theory, logic, modular and clock arithmetic, algebraic concepts, number theory, and problem solving. In this course you will gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental concepts of mathematics so that you can explain them to others.

Prerequisites:  Students should have minimum ALEKS math placement assessment score of 35; minimum 22 ACT mathematics sub score; or minimum 520 SAT mathematics sub score;  or MATH 00022 with a minimum grade of C. Failure to meet these pre-requisites may result in being de-registered from this class. Students cannot earn credit toward a degree for both this course and MATH 14001. 

Syllabus:  Click here  for an online copy of the syllabus.

Schedule:  Click here for an online copy of the tentative schedule.

Graded Homework Assignments:

• Homework Guidelines

Supplemental Materials: Here are some supplemental materials that you might find useful. They are PDF (portable document format) files, so to view them you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC.   If there is some material which you would like to see added to this section, please email me at bosikiew@kent.edu

Handouts:

• Exam #1 Handouts
  

•  Sets and Set Notation (Section 2.1)
•  Set Operations (Section 2.1)
•  Statements (Topic 1)
•  Arguments (Topic 1)
  
•  Tautologies (Topic 1)

• Exam #2 Handouts
  

• Whole Number Addition and Subtraction (Section 3.1)
• Whole Number Multiplication and Division (Section 3.2)
  
• Exponents and Order of Operations (Section 3.3)
• Mental Math (Section 4.1)
• Algorithms for Whole Number Operations (Section 4.2)
• Algorithm Presentation
  
• Algorithms in Other Bases (Section 4.3)
  

• Exam #3 Handouts
  

•  Divisibility (Section 5.1)
•  GCF and LCM (Section 5.2)
• Addition and Subtraction of Integers (Section 8.1)
• Multiplication and Division of Integers (Section 8.2)
  
• Clock Arithmetic (Topic 2)
  
•  Congruence Modulo m (Topic 2)
  

• Exam #4 Handouts
  

• Discovering fractions through pattern blocks (Section 6.1)
• The set of fractions (Section 6.1)
• Fraction Addition and Subtraction (Section 6.2)
• Fraction Multiplication and Division (Section 6.3)
  
• Decimals (Section 7.1)
• Operations with Decimals (Section 7.2)
  
• Ratios and Proportions (Section 7.3)
• Ratios and Proportions Supplemental Guide
  
• Percents (Section 7.4)
• Percents Supplemental Guide

• Exam #5 Handouts
  

• Solving Systems of Equations
  
• Rational Numbers (Section 9.1)
• Real Numbers (Section 9.2)
• Radical Handout
  
• Relations and Functions (Section 2.4)
• Functions and Their Graphs (Section 9.3)
• Introduction to Problem Solving (Sections 1.1/1.2)