NORTHERN QUEZON COLLEGE INCORPORATED

Brgy. Comon Infanta, Quezon

MATHEMATICS IN MODERN WORLD
SY 2018-2019
COLLEGE VISION
NQCI envisions to be a center of quality education for the formation of integrally-developed leaders for God, country and the world.

COLLEGE MISSION
To provide access to quality education at an affordable cost;
Offer programs responsive to the needs of the people, society and the world;
Integrate moral and spiritual values in all programs of the college; and
Instill the spirit of cooperativism in the school and community programs.

NQCI OUTCOMES OF SIGNIFICANCE

A. SHS At NQCI, we are preparing our SHS Graduates to be Exemplary, and Empowered Lifelong Learners who are regarded by peers, classmates, and
teachers as: A1. INNOVATORS; A2. ILLUSTRIOUS scholars; A3. INCORRUPTIBLE learners; A4. INFLUENTIAL leaders; A5. IMPLEMENTERS
of quality ideas.
B. BEED At NQCI, we are preparing our Graduates to be Exemplary, and Empowered Primary School Educators who are regarded by both colleagues
and students as: B1.INNOVATORS; B2. ILLUSTRIOUS scholars; B3. INCORRUPTIBLE leaders; B4. INFLUENTIAL educators; B5.
IMPLEMENTERS of quality education.
C. BSED At NQCI, we are preparing our Graduates to be Exemplary, and Empowered Secondary School Educators who are regarded by both colleagues
and students as: C1. INNOVATORS; C2. ILLUSTRIOUS scholars; C3. INCORRUPTIBLE leaders; C4. INFLUENTIAL educators, C5.
IMPLEMENTERS of quality education.
D. BSBA At NQCI, we are preparing our Graduates to be Exemplary, and Empowered Business Administrators who are regarded by both colleagues and
clients as: D1. INNOVATORS; D2. ILLUSTRIOUS scholars; D3. INCORRUPTIBLE leaders; D4. INFLUENTIAL business administrators; D5.
IMPLEMENTERS of quality services.
E. MAED At NQCI, we are preparing our Graduates to be Exemplary, and Empowered Educational Leaders who are regarded by both colleagues and
students as: E1. INNOVATORS; E2. ILLUSTRIOUS scholars; E3. INCORRUPTIBLE leaders; E4. INFLUENTIAL educators; E5.
IMPLEMENTERS of quality education.

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 COURSE CODE :

COURSE NAME : Mathematics in Modern World

COURSE DESCRIPTION : This course explores the nature of mathematics, appreciation of its practical and aesthetic dimensions, and application of various
mathematical tools in the 21st century. It also exposes students to quantitative reasoning and decision-making in everyday life.
Furthermore, the course aims to equip students with functional mathematical literacy needed to be able to respond with the demands of
the modern world.

UNITS : 3

CONTACT HOURS : 4 hours per week

PRE-REQUISITE : None

COURSE OUTCOMES : Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:

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, voting, health and medicine, business, environment, arts and design, and recreation.
7. Appreciate the nature and uses of mathematics in everyday life.
8. Affirm honesty and integrity in the application of mathematics to various human endeavors.

REFERENCES : Aufmann, R.,Lockwood, J.,Nation, R., Clegg, D., and Epp, S. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern World. Manila. Rex Publishing.

Hafstrom, J. (2013).Basic Concepts in Modern Mathematics.USA. Dover Publications.

Tannenbaum, P. (2013).Excursions in Modern Mathematics (8th Edition).New York. Pearson Publications.

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 OBE ALIGNED SYLLABUS- BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
INTENDED LEARNING ASSESSMENT
LEARNING EXPERIENCES TIMETABLE REFERENCES
OUTCOMES TASKS
Learning
Content Learning Strategies Formative Duration Learning Resources
Competencies
 Motivational Activity:
1. Identify patterns in Journal writing and
nature and regularities Nature of class discussion Answer 15 item Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
in the world and give Mathematics answering the practice exercises in p. 1-22)
the next term using following questions; solving and identifying
(Mathematics in 1.What is
the given pattern patterns Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
our world) Mathematics?
and/or the Fibonacci (Students must get at Weeks 1 Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
Sequence 2. Where is least 75% of the Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
Mathematics? questions correctly) Free online lessons and videos:
3. What role does Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
mathematics play in your
world?

 Show and discuss

pictures that show
patterns in nature
(snowflake,
honeycomb, tiger’s
stripe, etc)
 Lecture Fibonacci
Sequence
 Individual guided
practice in identifying
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 and solving for the next
term

 Define and teach the

following; variables,
universal, conditional
and existential
Rewrite 10 statements Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
statement
using variables and/or p. 23-29)
 Lecture on how to
mathematical
2. Rewrite math word write sentences using
statements Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
problems in variables Mathematical variables, universal,
Week 2 Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
and in mathematical Language and conditional and
(Students must get at Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
statements Symbol existential statements
least 75% of the Free online lessons and videos:
 Individual guided
questions correctly) Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
practice in writing
statement
 Group game/activity in
rewriting statements

 lecture mathematical
Solve for the elements Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
symbols and notations
of 15 set p. 29-38)
and their meanings
notations/Cartesian
 Teach and show
3. solve for the Mathematical product Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
examples on how to
elements in a set, and Language and Weeks 3 Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
solve for the elements
Cartesian product, Symbol (Students must get at Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
in set, Cartesian
least 75% of the Free online lessons and videos:
product
questions correctly) Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
 Group task on solving
for the elements in a

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 set and Cartesian
product

 Define and teach

functions and relations Answer 10 practice Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
 Teach on how to use exercises on functions p. 39-54)
and draw arrow and relations
4. solve and define Mathematical diagram of relations Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
relations and functions Language and  Lecture functions using (Students must get at Week 4 Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
Symbol “function machine” least 75% of the Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
 Individual guided questions correctly) Free online lessons and videos:
practice on functions Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
and relations

PRELIMINARY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: (Week 5, 20%) Written Assessment on nature of mathematics and mathematical language and symbol

(ILO 1-4)

Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,

Solve 10 problems
5. Use different types of p. 56-68)
using inductive and
reasoning to justify  Define the following;
deductive reasoning
statements and inductive reasoning, Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
Problem Solving Weeks5- 6
arguments made about deductive reasoning, Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
(Students must get at
mathematics and conjecture, Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
least 75% of the
mathematical concepts counterexamples, logic Free online lessons and videos:
questions correctly)
Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
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  Lecture on inductive
and deductive
reasoning
 Teach and show
examples on how to
use inductive and
deductive reasoning to
solve an application
and to establish
conjecture
 Individual Guided
practice on inductive
and deductive
reasoning
 Group Task: Solving
“KenKen Puzzle”

 Define sequence
 Show examples on
how to find the next
Solve 15 problems Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
term on a sequence
6. solve problems involving patterns and p. 69-80)
 Lecture and show
involving patterns and 15 problems using
examples on solving
recreational problems Polya’s strategy Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
word problems using
following Polya’s four – Problem Solving Week 7 Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
Polya’s strategy
step problem-solving (Students must get at Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
 Individual guided
strategy least 75% of the Free online lessons and videos:
practice on solving
questions correctly) Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
pattern problems and
mathematical
problems following
Polya’s strategy

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  Group Task: solve
problems following
Polya’s strategy.
(Show and discuss in
front of the class)

 Lecture the concepts

in measures of central
tendency, dispersion,
relative position and Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
normal distributions p. )
 Teach the concepts
Solve 20 statistic
7. use variety of solving manually Graphing Calculator
Mathematics as a problems
statistical tools to and/or using graphing
Tool
process and manage calculator Week 8-9 Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
(Students must get at
numerical data Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
(Statistics) least 75% of the
 Individual guided Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
questions correctly)
practice on measuring Free online lessons and videos:
central tendency, Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
dispersion, relative
positions and normal
distribution

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  Lecture concepts on
linear regression and
correlations
 Teach the concepts
Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
solving manually Given 5 different data,
p. )
and/or using graphing predict the value of a
calculator variable using the
8. use the methods of Graphing Calculator
Mathematics as a  Individual guided methods of linear
linear regression and
Tool practice on using the regression and
correlations to predict Week 10-11 Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
methods of linear correlations
the value of a variable Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
(Statistics) regression and
given certain condition Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
correlations (Students must get at
Free online lessons and videos:
 Group Task: project least 75% of the
Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
proposal for a questions correctly)
quantitative study

VALIDATION SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: (week 11, 20%) Written Assessment on Problem Solving and Statistics (ILO 5-8)

 Lecture and show Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,

examples of the p. 163-226 )
Determine the validity
following: Logic
9. use logic to determine of the 15 given
Statements,
the validity of argument s
Quantifiers, Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
arguments and valid Logic Week 12-13
Conditional Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
conclusions based on (Students must get at
,Biconditional and Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
given assumptions least 75% of the
related statements Free online lessons and videos:
questions correctly)
 Lecture and show Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
examples on writing
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 symbolic arguments
and how to use
Truth tables and
Euler diagrams in
finding the validity of
an argument
 Individual Guided
practice on writing
and determining
validity of arguments
 Group Task: Use
truth tables,
symbolic forms and
Euler diagram in
determining the
validity of the given
argument. Present
in front of class.

Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,

 Motivational p. 227- 290 )
Solve 10 problems
Activity: Show
using graph theories
different illustrations
10. apply graph theories The Mathematics Week 14-15
(colorful design) of Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
in solving problems of Graphs (Students must get at
the graph theories Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
least 75% of the
 Lecture the Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
questions correctly)
concepts and Free online lessons and videos:
application of the Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
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 following: Graphs
and Euler Circuit,
Weighted Graphs,
Planarity and
Euler’s formula and
Graph Coloring
 Individual guided
practice in applying
graph theories in
solving
 Group Task on
Graph coloring

 Motivational
Activity: Clock
Arithmetic
 Define Modular
Arithmetic
Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
 Teach how to solve
Solve 10 problems p. 292- 301 )
congruence and
using modular
11. use Modular Mathematical find inverses using
arithmetic
Arithmetic in solving Systems the modular
Week 16 Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
congruence equations (Modular arithmetic
(Students must get at Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
and find inverses Arithmetic)  Individual Guided
least 75% of the Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
practice on solving
questions correctly) Free online lessons and videos:
problems using
Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org;
modular arithmetic
 Group Activity: “
Computing the Day
of the Week”

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  Motivational
Activity: Show a
video what does
cryptologist do/ or
have a secret
message and let
students decode
the message
 Show ISBN,UPC
and credit card
number samples
12. use coding schemes
to encode and decode  Lecture and show Encode/ Decode 15 Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
different types of examples on how information and p. 302- 311 )
information for Mathematical to determine determine the validity
identification, privacy, Systems validity of ISBN, of 15 ISBN, UPC and
and security purposes (Application of UPC and credit credit card numbers Week 16 Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
and determine the Modular card numbers Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
validity of an ISBN, Arithmetic) using formula for (Students must get at Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.it
UPC and Credit car the ISBN and UPC least 75% of the Free online lessons and videos:
numbers check digit and questions correctly) Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org
Luhn algorithm

 Show examples on
how to encode/
decode messages
using encryption

 Individual guided
practice on
determining
validity of ISBN,
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 UPC and credit
card numbers

 Group Task:
Encoding and
Decoding secret
message

 Define “group” and

lecture its
properties
 Lecture and show
examples of
symmetry group
and how to perform
operation of a Main Reference: Aufmann, R. (2018,
symmetry group p. 312-325)
 Lecture and show Perform an operation 5
13. perform an operation examples of symmetry and 5 copies of quaternion group
Mathematical
of a symmetry and permutation group permutation groups
Systems Week 17
permutation group and how to perform Digital libraries: Teacher Tube;
(Group Theory)
operation of a (Students must get at Youtube.com; Discovery.com;
permutation group least 75% of the Scholastic.com; kahoot.com.its
 Individual guided questions correctly) Free online lessons and videos:
practice in Slideshare.com; Khan Academy.org
performing
operation of a
symmetry and
permutation group
 Group Task:
Define“ quaternion
group”
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 RE-VALIDATION SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: (Week 18, 20%) Written Assessment on Logic, Mathematics of Graphs and Mathematical System (ILO 9-14)

CULMINATING SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: (week 19) 40% Mathematics in Modern World

GRADING SYSTEM (Weighted) : PRELIMINARY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Evidence of learning 1) = 20%

VALIDATION SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Evidence of Learning 2) = 20%
RE-VALIDATION SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Evidence of Learning 3) = 20%
CULMINATING SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Evidence of Learning 4) = 40%

100%

COURSE REQUIREMENTS : 1. Regular class attendance

2. Participation and submission of all evidences of learning to the expected standards

DATE : May, 2018

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