OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

CAS-143-18-01

COURSE SYLLABUS

MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

COLLEGE CAS COURSE DESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT MATHEMATICS AND The course deals with the nature of mathematics, appreciation of its practical, intellectual and aesthetic dimension and
application of mathematical tools in daily life.
PHYSICS
COURSE CODE MATM 111 The course begins with an introduction to the nature of mathematics as an exploration of patterns (in nature and the environment)
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Mathematics in the and as an application of inductive and deductive reasoning. By exploring these topics, the students are encouraged to go beyond the
Modern World typical understanding of mathematics as merely a set of formulas but as a source of aesthetics in patterns of nature, for example, and
PRE-REQUISITE (S) NONE rich language itself (and or 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
CREDIT UNIT (S) 3 units
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.

COURSE OUTCOMES
After successful completion of Mathematics in the Modern World, the students should already have:

CONTACT HOURS 1. The knowledge of the nature of Mathematics, how it is expressed, represented and used.
Lecture: 3 Hrs 2. Use different types of reasoning to justify statements and arguments made about mathematics and mathematical concepts.
PER SESSION:
3. Discuss the language and symbols of mathematics and to use a variety of statistical tools to process and manage numerical data.
4. Analyze codes and coding scheme used for identification, privacy and security purposes and Use mathematics in other areas
such as finance, voting, health, and medicine, business, environment, arts and design and recreation.
5. Appreciate the nature and uses of mathematics in everyday life and affirm honesty and integrity in the application of
mathematics to various human endeavors.

COURSE COVERAGE - PRELIM

WEEK UNIT OUTCOMES (UO) COURSE CONTENT

o Explain coherently the mission and vision of the Our Lady of Fatima University o OLFU Mission and Vision
o Relate effectively the mission and vision of OLFU to their respective field of study o OLFU Rules and Regulations Based on the Student Handbook.
o Suggest objective policies to be observed in the classroom in consonance with the rules
1 and regulations in the OLFU Student Handbook
I. The Nature of Mathematics
o Identify patterns in nature and regularities, in the world. o Nature of Mathematics
o Articulate the importance of mathematics in one’s life
o Argue about the nature of mathematics, what it is, how it is expressed, presented and I. The Nature of Mathematics
used o Pattern and Numbers in Nature and the World.
2
o Express appreciation for mathematics as human endeavor o Fibonacci Sequence
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o Discuss the language, symbols and conventions of mathematics o Mathematical language and symbols syntax and rules.
o Explain the nature of mathematics as a language o Characteristics of Mathematical language.
o Perform operations on mathematical expressions completely. o Expression vs sentences
3 o Acknowledge that mathematics is a useful language. o Conventions in the mathematical language
o Four Basic Concepts : sets, function, relations, binary operation.
o Elementary logic: connectives, quantifiers, negation, variables
o Formality
o Use different types of reasoning to justify statements and arguments made about o Problem Solving And Reasoning
mathematics and mathematics and mathematical concepts. o Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
o Write clear and logical proofs. o Intuition, proof and certainty
o Solve problems involving patterns and recreational problems following the Polya’s four o Polya’s 4-steps in Problem Solving
4 steps
o Problem Solving strategies
o Organize one’s methods and approaches for proving and solving problems. o Mathematical Problems involving Patterns
o Recreational Problems using mathematics
o Use a variety of statistical tools to process and manage numerical data. II. Mathematics as a Tool (part 1)
o Data Management
5 o Data: Gathering and Organizing, representing and interpreting
o Measure of Central Tendency
6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
COURSE COVERAGE - MIDTERM
o Use the methods of linear regression and correlations to predict the value of a variable o Measures of Dispersion: Range, standard deviation and variance
given of a variable given conditions o Measures of Relative Position
7 o Advocate the use of statistical data in making important decisions o Quartile
o Percentiles
o Quartiles and
o Probabilities and Normal Distribution
8 o Linear Regression and Correlation
o Use coding schemes to encode and decode different types of information for I. Mathematics as a Tool (part 2)
identification, privacy and security purposes.
Codes
9 o Exemplify honesty and integrity when using codes for security purposes. o Binary Codes
o Integers in Computer
o Logic and Computer Addition

o Text data
10 o Errors and error correction
o Error detecting codes
 o Repetition and Hamming Codes
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12 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
COURSE COVERAGE - FINALS
13 o Use mathematical concepts and tools in other areas such as in other areas such as voting, Linear Programming
logic finance, networks and system.
o Linear Inequalities
14 o Geometry of Linear Programming
o Simplex method
15 Apportionment and Voting
o Introduction to Apportionment
o Introduction to Voting
16 o Weighted Voting Systems
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The Mathematics of Graphs
o Graphs and Euler circuits
17 o Weighted graphs
o Euler’s Formula
o Graph coloring
18 FINAL EXAMINATION
GRADING SYSTEM
The final grade of the student is interpreted as shown on the table below:
Final Grade = 20% prelims + 20% midterms + 20% finals + 35% performance task + 5% term paper

Attendance: Per Section 1551 of CHED’s Manual of Regulation for Private Educational Institution, a student who has incurred absences more than twenty percent
(20%) of the total number of school days shall not be given credit to the course regardless of class standing. For further provisions of the said policy, please refer to the OLFU
Student Handbook.

PREPARED BY: ENDORSED BY: APPROVED BY:

MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS DEPARTMENT MR. MELANIO S. NIPAS, JR., MAEd ERNESTO LEUTERIO. MA Ed.
CHAIR, MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS DEPARTMENT Dean, CAS
Date ____________ Date ____________ Date ____________

TEXTBOOK/S
Garcia, Ciriaco M., Malang, Paulino P., Mangaran, Armele J., Valderama, Julius S. and Jeffrey T. Mendoza. (2012). Business Mathematics. Bulacan:
St. Andrew Publishing House.
REFERENCES (BOOKS/ONLINE WEBSITES/JOURNALS)
1. McKeague, Charles P. (2013). St. Brookes/Cole
2. Barnett, Rich and Christopher Thomas. (2012). Schaum’s Outline of Geometry, (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
3. Legaspi, Gemma S. et.al. (2012). Worktext in Basic Mathematics. Malabon City. Jimczyville Publications.