Liberal Arts Mathematics

MAT 105
Spring 2020
Instructor Information:
Name: Anastasiya Campbell
Email address:anastasiya.campbell@arizonachristian.edu
Office location: 2000 Administration Faculty offices – cubicles in the middle of the space
Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 1pm – 2pm, or by appointment

Course meeting days:

Section 1 – MW 11:30am – 12:45pm, 2700 Snell Room 27T
Section 2 – TTh 2:30pm – 3:45pm, 2700 Snell Room 26T
Section 3 – MW 10:00am – 11:15am, 2700 Snell Room 27T
Section 4 – TTh 11:30am – 12:45pm, 2300 Students Success Center Room 120C

Course Description: This course is taken by undergraduates not majoring in mathematics which
satisfies a course requirement for graduation. It is intended to cohere well with students' liberal
arts interests. The course explores applications with logic, proportions and variations, financial
literacy, functions, and probability and statistics.

Prerequisites: None

Course Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course the student should be
able to understand and apply problem solving processes, evaluate truth statements, apply
proportions and variation in real world situations, recognize the role of mathematics in personal
finances and model numerical situations with functions to make predictions and decisions.

Text:
Discovering Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach
Author: Richard Auffman
Publisher: Cengage
Edition: 1st edition
ISBN: 0-357-02261-0
Rent for $35 from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Mathematics-Quantitative-
Reasoning-Approach/dp/0357022610

Homework: You will be given homework problems each class. The homework will not be
collected or graded. However, solving these problems is essential for keeping up with the class.
Moreover, quizzes and exams will be of the same spirit as the homework and many times will
contain identical problems. You are expected to work on all the assigned problems before you
come to the next lecture.

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Quizzes: There will be 11 pop-quizzes. Quizzes are worth 10 points each. Your lowest quiz
score will be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be given, even with excused absences.

Activities/Projects: There will be a few graded activies/projects through-out the course, some
may be group efforts others will be invidivial. Activies and projects will be explained and
presented when assigned.

Exams: There will be 3 exams (100 points each). No make-up exams will be given. You may
replace the lowest exam with the final exam score if the final is higher. Exception can be made
by instructor only on case-to-case bases.

Final: A cumulative final exam (100 points) will be given during finals week. Failure to take the
final exam will ensure a failing grade.

Grades Grading Scale Grade

% Points
A 90% - 100% 4 points
B 80% - 89% 3 points
C 70% - 79% 2 points
D 60% - 69% 1 point
F Below 60 0 points

EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS

Conduct: At ACU, students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is respectful and honoring to God,
professors, and fellow students. Choosing to disrespect others and the values of this University by cheating,
fabricating, or plagiarizing, dishonors the student, his or her classmates, the University, and God. The practical
consequences of such conduct are outlined in the Student Handbook.

Behavior: ACU’s expectation is that students will be engaged in respectful behavior in the classroom. The vast
majority of your classmates will engage in respectful behavior. Respectful behavior reflects students being engaged
and attentive and participating in the entire class period.

Attendance: The ACU faculty and staff are committed to your success as a student. Studies have proven that class
attendance is essential for academic success. Thus students are expected to be present and on time for all lectures,
exams, and laboratories. Students are required to be present for the entire class period unless other arrangements
have been made with the instructor. For an excused absence for personal reasons, students must provide their
instructor with a valid reason that is acceptable to the instructor.

ACU grants students the privilege to be excused from lectures, exams, and laboratories in order to participate in
official University activities such as athletic events, rehearsals, and performances. Students are required to inform
their instructors prior to all absences of the dates they will be gone for University sanctioned activities. Note that an
excused absence does not excuse the student from completing assignments missed because of the absence.
Instructors will provide students with an equitable way to make up all missed assignments, quizzes, labs or
examinations. Instructors will not penalize students for absences excused by this policy. Students should contact the
Compliance Coordinator for Athletics or the Director of Academic Services for the proctoring of assignments and
tests.

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Students who are not able to attend the class must communicate with the professor before the beginning of class that
day. Otherwise, the student will receive an unexcused absence and be unable to make up assignments missed for that
class period.

Cell Phones and Electronic Devices: While cell phones and electronic devices are common and useful tools which
many people use every day, studies have shown that they can be distracting and disruptive in a classroom
environment. For that reason, it is the policy of ACU that all cell phones and electronic devices should be put away
during class time unless the instructor directs you to utilize them. The practical consequences of not abiding by the
ACU policy are outlined in the Student Handbook.

Study Time: Most University courses require that students spend a significant amount of time outside of class in
individual study time. A guideline is to spend 2 – 3 hours per week for every credit hour. This means that in a 3 credit
course 6 – 9 hours of outside study per week would be expected at a minimum. The actual in-class meeting time is short
in University courses because it is expected that students will work independently outside of class in order to meet the
course requirements.

Accommodation and Special Needs: Your instructor is willing to make any reasonable adaptations for limitations due
to any disability, including a learning disability, in keeping with ACU policies and the Student Handbook. Any student
with documented certifiable special needs should contact the office of the Director of Academic Services on campus, and
they will inform your instructor of the proper accommodations you require. If you have a special need, even on a
temporary basis, it is your responsibility to contact this office as soon as possible to disclose your disability information
and discuss your accommodation needs. Students are required to make their requests in writing using the
Accommodation Request and Documentation Form and document their disability in accordance with ACU policies and
procedures. Documentation of the disability must be current (not older than 1 year) and provided by a qualified health
care professional such as a diagnosing or current physician, psychiatrist or psychologist. It must comply with the
requirements for documentation outlined on the Accommodation Request and Documentation Form. Accommodations
are not retroactive. ACU reserves the right to verify all professional documentation and determine a reasonable
accommodation for any disability, including learning disability. Please see the Student Handbook for current detailed
information regarding accommodation and special needs.

Retention of Examinations and Assignments: Instructors will retain copies of student examinations and assignments
not returned to students for one semester in case of a dispute between a faculty member and a student in assigning or
recording a grade. After that time, instructors may discard course materials in a manner that preserves student
confidentiality. Students must be present for all finals during the final exam week (May 4-7).

E-mail Policy: Students are issued an official Arizona Christian University student email address when they are
admitted to the University. These addresses all have the same form:
firstname.lastname@arizonachristian.edu.
This is the only electronic mailing address recognized by the University. Students are responsible for all official
University communications, including attachments, transmitted to this address. ACU faculty and staff are not
responsible for forwarding emails to personal email accounts that are not assigned by the University.  Students are
required to check their ACU email on a daily basis.

Business Office Freeze: All financial aid documents and balances are due one week before classes begin each
semester. Students who have not addressed their account balances with the Business Office may be placed on the
Business Office Freeze. Students on the Business Office Freeze list:
 May not attend any classes
 May not make up missed work or exams while on the freeze
 May not participate in athletic practice or games while on the freeze.
 May not be able to navigate their MyACU portal except to make payments to Arizona Christian University

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Withdrawal:
January 21, 2020, Last day to withdraw unrestricted
January 31, 2020, Last day to withdraw with a “W”

Tuition Refund Policy:

Withdraw prior to or on January 21, 2020 100% Tuition Credit
Withdraw after January 21st 0% Tuition Credit

Finals Schedule:
Last day of regular class is April 29, 2020
Academic Symposium Event – April 30, 2020 (required attendance)

Academic Symposium: Academic Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2020, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
All students are required to attend the event. All students not enrolled in a 490 class will be given an assignment
pertaining to the Academic Symposium. The assignment is to be completed for participation. The attendance at the
Academic Symposium will count as regular classroom attendance.

 All 490 students are required to be presenters in the event. The Academic Symposium will replace all class
meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2020. 

 Assignments for all students not enrolled in a “490” class will be communicated by mid-semester.

Final exam week is Monday, May 4th to Thursday, May 7th

Students must be present for all final exams.
Disclaimer note: This syllabus is subject to modification. The instructor will communicate with students about any
changes.

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