COURSE SYLLABUS

GECC 103 - Mathematics in the Modern World

First Semester, School Year 2023 - 2024

Part I
PHILOSOPHY Total human development with appropriate competencies

VISION A globally competitive university

MISSION Provides high quality instruction, research and extension

GOAL To lead in transforming human resources into productive self-reliant

citizens and responsible leaders

Graduate DMMMSU aims to produce highly competent, specialized and globally

Attributes competitive professionals. This is operationalized into graduate
attributes that should be attained by the time students will graduate
from the university.

1. Professionally competent

Exemplify the competencies and values required of their

profession

2. Committed and responsible leader

Demonstrate professional, social, and ethical responsibility

consistent with their roles as local and global citizens

3. Effective communicator and collaborator

Communicate effectively and work in multi-disciplinary teams

4. Critical thinker and innovator

Use relevant information and research drawn facts in rendering

sound decisions and developing insights for new knowledge

5. Reflective lifelong learner

Engage in lifelong learning for continuous professional growth

and development

6. Responsible environment steward

Manage a sustainable environment and promote peace and

prosperity for mankind

Core Values SERVICE: Service to our stakeholders

PRODUCTIVITY: Productivity with passion for work

EXCELLENCE: Excellence in our programs through scholarly

undertakings

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COMMITMENT: Commitment in delivering our mandates

INNOVATIVENESS: Innovation towards attaining operative systems,

breakthroughs, and milestone

ADVOCACY: Advocacy in transforming lives

LEADERSHIP: Leadership for transformation, Empowerment, and

sustainable development

Program The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in English should be

Outcomes able to:

a. possess broad knowledge of language and literature for effective

learning;

b. use English as a glocal language in a multilingual context as it

applies to the teaching of language and literature;

c. acquire extensive reading background in language, literature,

and allied fields;

d. demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication;

e. shows competence in employing innovative language and

literature teaching approaches, methodologies, and strategies;

f. use technology in facilitating language learning and teaching;

g. inspire students and colleagues to lead relevant and

transformative changes to improve learning and teaching
language and literature; and

h. display skills and abilities to be a reflective and research-

oriented language and literature teacher. (C.M.O. no. 75, series
2017)

The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in Filipino should be

able to:

a. nagpapamalas ng mataas na antas ng kaalaman sa pagtuturo ng

wika at panitikang Filipino;

b. nagpapakita ng malawak at malalim na pag-unawa at kaalaman

sa ugnayan ng wika, kultura, at lipunan;

c. nakagagamit ng iba't ibang kasanayan at kaalaman sa proseso ng

pagtuturo-pagkatuto;

d. nagtataglay ng kaalaman hinggil sa usapin ng kultural at

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linggwistikong dibersidad ng bansa;

e. nakapagdidisenyo ng malikhain, inobatibo, at integratibong mga

alternatibong dulog sa pagtuturo at pagkatuto; at

f. nakagagawa ng pananaliksik ukol sa ikauunlad ng wikang Filipino

bilang wikang panturo. (C.M.O. no. 75, series 2017)

The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in Mathematics

should be able to:

a. exhibit competence in mathematical concepts and procedures;

b. exhibit proficiency in relating mathematics to other curricular

areas;

c. manifest meaningful and comprehensive pedagogical content

knowledge (PCK) of mathematics;

d. demonstrate competence in designing, constructing and utilizing

different forms of assessment in mathematics;

e. demonstrate proficiency in problem-solving by solving and

creating routine and non-routine problems with different levels
of complexity;

f. use effectively appropriate approaches, methods, and

techniques in teaching mathematics including technological
tools; and

g. appreciate mathematics as an opportunity for creative work,

moments of enlightenment, discovery and gaining insights of the
world. (C.M.O. no. 75, series 2017)

The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in Science should be

able to:

a. demonstrate deep understanding of scientific concepts and

principles;

b. apply scientific inquiry in teaching and learning;

c. utilize effective science teaching and assessment methods; and

d. manifest meaningful and comprehensive pedagogical content

knowledge (PCK) of the science. (C.M.O. no. 75, series 2017)

The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) major in Social Studies

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should be able to:

a. utilize appropriate various sociocultural and historical materials

in explaining current issues;

b. organize communities towards self-reliance and self-sufficiency;

c. demonstrate leadership skills that will help in teaching or

training students who will empower their communities;

d. integrate local and global perspectives in teaching the principle

of the common good;

e. employ principles of sustainable development in teaching and

learning;

f. show scholarship in research and further learning; and

g. display the qualities of an innovative teacher who has mastery

of the subject matter. (C.M.O. no. 75, series 2017)

Course Credit 3 units

Course The course presents the humanistic aspects of mathematics which

Description provides the historical context and timeline that led to the present
understanding and applications of the different branches of
mathematics. (CMO no. 20, series 2013)

Contact 3 hours/week
Hours/Week

Course None
Prerequisite/s

Course At the end of the course. The students should be able to:
Outcomes
1. Discuss and argue about the nature of mathematics, what it is,
how it is expressed, represented, and used;
2. Use different types of reasoning to justify statements and
arguments made about mathematics and mathematical
concepts;
3. Discuss the language and symbols of mathematics;
4. Use a variety of statistical tools to process and manage
numerical data;
5. Analyze codes and coding schemes used for identification,
privacy, and security purposes;
6. Use mathematics in other areas such as finance;
7. Appreciate the nature and uses of mathematics in everyday
life; and,
8. Affirm honesty and integrity in the appreciation of mathematics
to various human endeavors.

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Course 1. Formative Assessments

Requirements (Quizzes/Activities/Assignments/Recitations)
2. Performance Tasks/Projects
3. Midterm/Final Examination

Grading System Class Standing = 60%

 Formative Assessments = 10%

 Quizzes/Summative Tests = 20%
 Performance Tasks/Projects = 20%

Midterm/Final Exam = 40%

Midterm Grade

= 60% Midterm C.S. + 40% Midterm Examination

Final Term Grade

= 60% Final Term C.S. + 40% Final Term Examination

Final Grade

= 40% Midterm Grade + 60% Final Term Grade

Part II
Course Outline and Timeframe

Time Frame Course Content/Subject Matter

Week 1 – 2 THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS

1. Mathematics in our World

a. Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the World
b. The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature and the World
c. The Aspects of Mathematics
d. The Functionality, Role, and Relevance of Mathematics in
Nature and the World

Week 2 – 6 2. Mathematical Language and Symbols

a. Characteristics of Mathematical Language
b. Expressions versus Sentences
c. Conventions in the Mathematical Language
d. Language of Sets, Functions, and Relations
e. Elementary Logic

Week 6 – 9 3. Problem-Solving and Reasoning

a. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
b. Intuition, Proof, and Certainty

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c. Polya’s 4-Steps in Problem Solving

d. Problem-Solving Strategies
e. Mathematical Problems involving Patterns
f. Recreational Problems Using Mathematics

Week 9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Week 10 – 13 MATHEMATICS AS A TOOL

1. Data Management
a. Basic Statistical Concepts
b. Measures of Central Tendency
c. Measures of Dispersion
d. Measure of Relative Position
e. Probabilities and Normal Distributions
f. Linear Regression and Correlation

Week 14 – 16 2. The Mathematics of Finance

a. Simple and Compound Interest
b. Credit Cards and Consumer Loans
c. Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
d. Savings and Annuities

Week 16 – 18 3. Mathematical Logic

a. Logic Statement and Quantifiers
b. Truth Tables and Tautologies
c. Conditional, Biconditional and related statements
d. Symbolic Arguments
e. Arguments and Euler Diagrams

Week 18 FINAL EXAMINATION

REFERENCES:

BOOKS:

Daligdig, R.M. (2019). Mathematics in the Modern World. Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

Earnhart, R.T. & Adina, E.M. (2022). Mathematics in the Modern World. C & E
Publishing, Inc.

Miller, C.D., Heeren, V.E., Hornsby, J., & Heeren, C. (2020). Mathematical Ideas (14th
ed.). Pearson Education, Inc.

Rodriguez, M.J.J., et al. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern World. Nieme Publishing
Hous Co. Ltd.

ONLINE REFERENCES:

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Hathaway, D. (2021, September 21). Mathematics in the modern world book free
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Prepared by:

GERRY D. ANDRADA NEIL LATRELL SEON F. GARCIA

Instructor Instructor/Professor

BEVERLY J. MENDOZA
Instructor/Professor

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Recommending Approval: Approved:

VANESSA P. CAYABYAB, PhD CEDRIC ANTHONY E. OCHOCO, PhD

Program Chair, B.S.Ed. Dean, College of Education

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