MATH FOR LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS 2 MGF 1107 Spring 2016
| section: 5578 | MWF 10 | LIT 127 | 3 credits |
Prerequisite: none
Text: Using and Understanding Mathematics (6th ed.) by Bennett and Briggs
You will also need a scientific calculator; graphing or phone calculators are NOT allowed.
This course is designed to serve non-science and non-business majors in fulfilling their Gordon Rule mathematics requirement. This course demonstrates the beauty and utility of mathematics. Topics include: financial management, linear and exponential modeling, mathematics in the arts, voting and apportionment
Assessment: Three tests plus a Final Exam (24 points each). Your best three tests/exam and best four of five worksheets (7 points each) will compose your final grade(NO MAKE-UPS). Alternate assessment will not be administered.
| CALENDAR | 1/6-8: 3A | 1/11-15: 3B, 3C, 3D |
| 1/20-22: 3E | 1/25-29: 4B, 4C, WS1 | 2/1-5: 4C, 4D |
| 2/8-12: review, T1, 8A | 2/15-19: 8B, 8C, 8D | 2/22-26: 9A, 9B, WS2, 9C |
| 3/7-11: 10A, 10B, 10C | 3/14-18: review, T2, 11A | 3/21-25: 11B, 11C, 12A |
| 3/28-4/1: 12A, WS3, 12B | 4/4-8: 12C, WS4 | 4/11-15: review, T3 |
| 4/18-20: WS5, review | 4/26 (Tues): Final Exam | 12:30 – 1:30pm LIT 127 |
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory and will be checked several times during the semester. Please obtain any missed notes from another student.
Grade: Adjustments made for recording errors only, within a week of the assessment, during office hours.
| total points | grade | total points | grade |
| 90 – 100 | A | 77 – 79 | B- |
| 87 – 89 | A- | 73 – 76 | C+ |
| 83 – 86 | B+ | 68 – 72 | C |
| 80 – 82 | B | 60 – 67 | D |
Instructor: Donna McCracken LIT 370 352-294-2320 donnalee@ufl.edu Mondays (1:55-2:45pm) Wednesdays (9:35-10:25am) Fridays (3:00-3:50pm) https://people.clas.ufl.edu/donnalee
Academic Honesty: “We, the members of the University of Florida Community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code.”
Online course evaluation: Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in this course based on 10 criteria. These evaluations are conducted online at https://evaluations.ufl.edu
Students with disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to me, during office hours.