Republic of the Philippines

ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Cabagan Campus

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Course Syllabus
First Semester, School Year 2018- 2019

GE 3 Math in the Modern World 3 UNITS 3 HRS/WK

Course Number Course Title Credit Unit/s Hours per week

VISION INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES

ISU Expected Graduate Attributes
The Isabela State University as a leading, vibrant comprehensive
and research university in the country and the ASEAN region. Skilled Communicator (SC)
 Recognizes and values communication as a tool for conveying and
MISSION interacting with others, and fostering their own learning.
Inquiry-focused and Knowledgeable (IFK)
The Isabela State University is committed to develop highly-trained  Creates new knowledge and understanding through the process of
and globally competent professionals; generate innovative and cutting- research and inquiry
edge knowledge and technologies for people empowerment and  Demonstrates comprehensive theoretical and technical concepts
sustainable development; engage in viable resource generation programs; related to their field of specialization with relevant connections to
and maintain and enhance stronger partnerships under good governance industry, professional and regional knowledge.
to advance the interests of national and international communities. Competent and Productive Professional (CPP)
 Initiates and innovates better ways of doing things
QUALITY POLICY  Promotes quality and productivity
Collaborative and Effective Leader (CEL)
The Isabela State University endeavors to be a lead university in  Works in collaboration with others and manages group functioning
instruction, research, extension and resource generation through to meet common goal.
continuous improvement of services. Lifelong Learner (LL)
 Acquires new skills and adapts to rapid changes in professional and
personal environments

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 GOALS OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION PROGRAM OUTCOMES

In line with the Isabela State University’s vision and mission, the The graduates of the Bachelor of Secondary Education program must be
able to:
College of Education is tasked to develop professional educators and train
future teachers who are competent, caring, confident and would 1. possess wide range of theoretical and practical skills of an effective
contribute to the development of the community through education by: delivery instruction;
2. perform the necessary competencies needed in the different learning
1. enhancing the qualification of educators for academic and areas in the secondary school;
professional development equipped with advanced training and 3. conduct research of instruction;
educational innovations as well as research and extension 4. undertake actual training in community development through
capabilities; and extension activities;
5. apply appropriate innovative and alternative teaching approaches
2. preparing and developing highly qualified basic education teachers 6. practice the professional and ethical requirements of the teaching
and skilled technologies through quality and well-rounded pre- profession;
service training in both academic and vocational for diverse 7. demonstrate desirable Filipino value as a foundation for social
communities of learners. citizenship participation.

Course Description

This course deals with the nature of mathematics, appreciation of its practical, intellectual, and aesthetic dimensions, and applications of
mathematical tools in daily life.

The course begins with an introduction to the nature of mathematics as an exploration of patterns in nature and the environment as well
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 set of formulas but as a source of aesthetics in patterns of nature, for example, and a rich language in
itself governed by logic and reasoning.

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 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.

Prerequisite/s : None
Course Plan
Graduate Program
Teaching Learning Assessment Assessment
Attribute Outcomes Intended Learning Outcomes Learning Content
Activities Activities Tasks Tools
s
SC, PO1, State the vision and mission Vision and Mission of the Discussion Sharing of Recitation Rubric for
CEL, PO2 of the University, quality University ideas Recitation
policy, institutional outcomes Quality Policy Brainstormi Quiz
and goals of the College. Institutional Outcomes ng
Goals of the College

SC, IFK, PO1, Section 1: The Nature Video Film viewing Short Rubrics for
LL PO2, 1. Identify patterns in of Mathematics Presentatio Response/Oral Essay Writing,
PO5 nature and 1A. Mathematics in n Pair-sharing Recitation Synthesis paper
regularities in the our World
world - Patterns and Lecture Journal Essay Writing
2. Articulate importance numbers in Nature Discussion writing
of Mathematics in and the world: Synthesis Paper
one’s life Snowflake and PowerPoint Pattern
3. Argue about the honeycomb, tiger’s Presentatio Exploration
nature of stripes and hyena’s n
mathematics what it spots, the
is, how it is sunflower, the snail
expressed, shell, flower petals,
represented, and the world’s
used population, the
4. Express appreciation weather, etc.

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 for mathematics as a - The Fibonacci
human endeavor sequences
- Organizing patterns
and regularities in
the world
- Predicting the
behavior of nature
of nature and
phenomena in the
world
- Controlling nature
and occurrences in
the world for our
own ends
- Applications of
mathematics in the
world
SC, IFK, PO1, 1. Discuss the language, 1B. Mathematical Lecture Film viewing Writing Exercises Use of Numerical
LL PO2, symbols, and Language and Discussion Scores
PO7 conventions of Symbols Individual or Quiz Rubric for Essay
mathematics - Characteristics of small group Writing and
2. Explain the nature of mathematical exercises Essay Writing Compilation
mathematics as a language: Precise,
language concise, powerful Games Compilation
3. Perform operation on - Expressions vs.
mathematical sentences (Compiling of
expressions correctly - Conventions in the mathematical
4. Acknowledge that mathematical symbols and
mathematics is a language notations and
useful language - Four basic concepts: their meanings)
sets, functions,
relations, binary
operations
- Elementary logic:
connectives,
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 quantifiers,
negation, variables
- Formality
SC, CEL, PO1 1. Use Different types of 1C. Problem Reading Problem Set Rubric for
LL PO2, reasoning to justify Solving and Lecture Proofs Problem Solving
PO5 statements and Reasoning Discussion Writing Proofs and
arguments made - Inductive and Small Group Performance
about mathematics deductive reasoning Problem Quiz Task
and mathematical - Intuition, proof, and Solving
concepts certainty Performance
2. Write clear and logical - Polya’s 4-steps in Task
proofs Problem Solving
3. Solve problems - Mathematical
involving patterns and problems involving
recreational problems patterns
following Polya’s four - Recreational
steps problems using
4. Organize one’s mathematics
methods and
approaches for
proving and solving
problems
Preliminary Examination – 1.5 hours
SC, IFK, PO3, 1. Use a variety SECTION 2: Lecture Use of Quiz Use of Numerical
CPP, LL PO5, statistical tools to MATHEMATICS AS A Discussion Statistical Scores
process and manage TOOL Software Group Activity
numerical data (Manipulation of
2. Use the methods of 2A. Data Statistical
linear progression and Management Software)
correlations to predict - Data gathering and
the value of a variable organizing data;
given certain representing data
conditions using graphs and
charts; interpreting
3. Advocate the use of organized data
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 statistical data in - Measures of Central
making important Tendency: Mean,
decisions Median, Mode,
Weighted Mean
- Measures of
Dispersion: Range,
Standard deviation
and Variance
- Measures of
Relative Position: z-
scores, percentiles,
quartiles, and box-
and-whiskers plots
- Probabilities and
Normal distributions
- Linear Regression
and Correlation:
Least-Squares Line,
Linear Correlation
Coefficient

Mid-Term Examination – 1.5 hours

SC, IFK, PO1, Apply geometric concepts, 2B. Geometric Lecture Small group Quiz Use of Numerical
CPP, PO2 especially isometries in Designs Discussion sharing of Scores
CEL, LL PO3, describing and creating - Recognizing and indigenous Class Exhibit of
PO5, designs analyzing geometric designs Indigenous Rubric for Class
PO7 shapes Designs Exhibit
Contribute to the enrichment - Transformations Crafting of
of the Filipino culture and - Patterns and own
arts using concepts in Diagrams Indigenous
geometry - Design, Arts, & Designs
Culture
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 from the list
depending on
student’s program
needs:

Use of Numerical
2C. Codes Lecture Hands-on Quiz Scores
Use coding schemes to - Binary Codes Discussion activities
encode and decode different - Integers in Moving Exam
types of information for computers Demonstra Reading and
identification, privacy, and - Logic and computer tion /or Decoding
security purposes addition Codes
- Text data
Exemplify honesty and - Errors and error
integrity when using codes correction
for security purposes - Repetition and
Hamming codes
Use of Numerical
Scores
2D. Linear Lecture Computer Quiz
Use linear programming Programming Discussion Simulation of
techniques to formulate and - Linear Inequalities Procedures Moving Exam
solve optimizations problems - Geometry of Linear
Programming
Advocate the use of linear - Simplex Method Use of Numerical
programming techniques in Scores
real life situations
2E. The Lecture Calculator Quiz Rubric for
Mathematics of Discussion and Performance
Apply mathematical Finance Computer Performance Task
concepts/procedures to - Simple and Seminar- Simulation of Task
mathematical finance compound interest Workshop Procedures
- Credit cards and (Invite
Advocate the use of consumer loans Speaker to

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 mathematics in making - Stocks, bonds, and talk about
sound financial decisions mutual funds financial
- Home ownership stability)

Use of Numerical
Scores
2F. Apportionment
Apply mathematical and Voting
concepts/procedures to - Introduction to Lecture Role-playing Quiz
voting schemes Apportionment Discussion
- Introduction to
Propose a voting scheme for Voting Demonstra
the election in the Philippines - Weighted Voting tion
Systems
Use of Numerical
Scores
2G. Logic
Use logic to justify - Logic statement and
statements and to create quantifiers
proofs - Truth tables and Lecture Proof Quiz
tautologies Discussion Writing and
Advocate the use of logic in - Conditional, Critiquing Problem Set
solving real life problems Biconditional and
related statements
- Symbolic arguments Use of Numerical
- Arguments and Scores
Euler diagrams
Rubric for mini-
2H. The research paper
Apply concepts/procedures in Mathematics of
graph theory to real life Graphs Lecture Hands-on Quiz
problems - Graphs and Euler Discussion activities
circuits (Drawing, Worksheets
Advocate the use of graphs - Weighted graphs labeling,

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 in real life situations - Euler’s formula coloring of Mini-research Use of Numerical
- Graph coloring graphs) paper Scores

2I.Mathematical
Systems
Apply concepts/procedures in - Modular Arithmetic
modular arithmetic and group - Applications Lecture Proof writing Quiz
theory to real life problems - Group Theory Discussion
Problem Problem Set
Advocate the use of Solving
mathematical systems in real
life situations

Final-Term Examination – 1.5 hours

Course Requirements:

1. Students are expected to take midterm and final examinations as scheduled.

2. Students should comply all written works and performance tasks.

Grading Scheme Final Grade = Tentative Grade x 0.625 + 37.5

Prelims/Long Exams 20%
Midterm Exam 25% Grade Equivalent
Final Exam 25%
Other Requirements 30% 98-100 1.00 86-88 2.00 75-76 3.00
(Quizzes, Homework, Problem Sets, Performance Tasks, 95-97 1.25 83-58 2.25 74 and below 5.00 (Failed)
Class Participation, Attendance, etc.) 92-94 1.50 80-82 2.50 Incomplete Inc
Total 100% 89-91 1.75 77-79 2.75

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Required Resources:

[1] Adam, J.A. (2009). A Mathematical Nature Walk. New: Jersey: Princeton University Press.
[2] Adam, J.A. (2003). Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in Natural World. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
[3] Aufmann, R.N., Lockwood, J.S., Nation, R.D., & Clegg, D.K. (2010). Mathematical Excursions (2nd ed.). Australia: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.
[4] BBC Universe Documentary. The Great Math Mystery. 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiH7lMGW60A .
[5] Bluman, A.G. (2017). Elementary statistics: a step by step approach (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
[6] Burns, Carol JVF. (2016, April 4). The Language of Mathematics. One Mathematical Cat, Please!. Retrieved from
http://www.onemathematicalcat.org/cat_book.htm.
[7] Burns, Carol JVF. (nd). The Language and Grammar of Mathematics. Retrieved from
http://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/gowers/gowers_I_2.pdf .
[8] Cristobal, Vila. “Nature by Numbers.” March 5, 2000, https://vimeo.com/9953368.
[9] Dougherty, Michael. (n.d.). Mathematical Logic and Sets. Retrieved from http://faculty.swosu.edu/michael.dougherty/book/chapter01.pdf .
[10] For all practical purposes: Mathematical literacy in todays world . (2009). New York: Freeman.
[11] Hersh, R. (1999). What is Mathematics Really? Oxford University Press
[12] Hiller, F., & Lieberman, G. (2014). Introduction to Operations Research (10th ed). New York: McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
[13] Jamison, R.E. (2000). Learning the language of Mathematics . Language and Learning across the Disciplines, 4(1), 45-54. Retrieved from
https://wac.colostate.edu/llad/v4n1/jamison.pdf .
[14] Moser Chen (2012). A Student’s Guide to Coding and Information Theory . Cambridge University Press.
[15] NobleStudentFilms. Is Math a Language?. 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-fXwJjcAg&t=44s.
[16] Stewart, I. (2005). Natures Numbers. New York: Basic Books.
[17] Vistro-Yu, C. (2015). Math We Use. Ateneo de Manila University Press.

Recommended Resources:

[18] Akiyama, J. & Ruiz, M.J. (2008). A Day’s Adventure in Math Wonderland. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
[19] Anderson, D.R., Sweeny, D.J., Williams, T.A., et.al. (2018). Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approach. Cengage Learning.
[20] Brechner R., Bergeman G. (2017). Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers (8th Ed.). Cengage.
[21] D'Angelo, J. & West, D. (2018). Mathematical Thinking: Problem-Solving and Proofs (Classic Version, 2nd Edition). Pearson.
[22] Gallian, J. A. (2017). Contemporary Abstract Algebra (9th ed.). Cengage Learning.
[23] Gallian, J. (2016). Resources for Abstract Algebra. Retrieved from http://www.d.umn.edu/~jgallian/
[24] Gravetter, F., & Wallnau, L. (2017). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (10th ed.). Cengage Learning.
[25] Johnson, D.B. & Mowry, T.A. (2012). Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey (7th ed.). Australia: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.
[26] Kolman, B., Busby R., Ross, S. (2018). Discrete Mathematical Structures (Classic Version, 6th Ed.). Pearson.
[27] Larson, R., Faber, B. (2014). Elementary statistics: Picturing the world. Pearson

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 [28] Polya, G., Conway, J.H. (2015). How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method. Princeton University Press.
[29] Stewart, I. (2008). Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities. USA: Basic Books.
[30] Taha, H. (2016). Operations Research: An Introduction (10th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
[31] Triola, M. F., & Lossi, L. (2017). Elementary statistics (13th ed.). United States: Pearson.

Classroom Policies:

1) Uniform and Dress code

a. students should be in proper uniform, wear school ID and appropriate shoes except during laboratory class.
b. on Wednesdays and Fridays, hip-hop dresses and get-ups are not allowed, e.g. shorts, slippers, earrings for males, spaghetti straps, et.
c. P.E. should be worn only during P.E. classes
2) Attendance, Tardiness and Absenteeism
a. minimum of 80% attendance of the total contact hours in the subject is required.
b. tardiness of 15 minutes is equivalent to one-hour period of absence.
c. a minimum of 3 consecutive absence without justifiable reason requires a promissory note from the college guidance coordinator.
d. six consecutive absences in the class means “drop” in the subject.
e. failure to take the prelim exam preceded by absences means “drop” in the subject.
f. failure to attend regular classes after taking the prelim exams means of grade of 5.00 in the subject.
3) Taking Examinations
a. cheating and copying are strictly prohibited;
b. borrowing of calculators and other exam paraphernalia is NOT allowed during exams.
c. during mid-term and final exams, only answer sheets, permits, calculators, pens, pencils and erasers are allowed on the desk; other
things should be deposited on a place designated by the teacher.
d. other policies will be imposed as deemed necessary and agreed upon between the students and the subject professor.

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 4) Other Policies
a. cellphones should be shut-off during class hours
b. chairs should be arranged before leaving the classroom.
c. vandalism is strictly prohibited and punishable.
d. no smoking within the school premises.
e. students under the influence of liquor are not allowed inside the school compound.
f. any form of deadly weapons should not be brought to school except cleaning/cutting tools during clean-up days and laboratory classes.
g. unnecessary noise to the point of creating disturbances is prohibited.
h. proper grooming should be observed.
i. other policies will be strictly imposed as contained in the student handbook.

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

Roger M. Baldesancho
Jose B. Rosario Rischelle G. Aggabao, Ph.D Boyet L. Batang, Ph.D
Jaylord P. Manaud Program Chair, BSEd College Dean
Koni Bernadette C. Tarayao

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