1st Sem/AY 2022-2023

COURSE CODE: GEC104

COURSE TITLE: MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
CREDIT UNITS: 3
CONTACT HOURS: 54 HOURS DEPARTMENT:CCS
TIME ALLOTMENT
(IN HOURS) SIGNATURE
SUBJECT AREA DEMONSTRATION/ REMARKS WITH DATE
WITH DATE
LECTURE PRACTICAL
EXERCISES
TOPICS FOR PRELIM PERIOD
I. Orientation 0.5hr Delivered
1.1 Expectations August 22, 2022
1.2. Hercor College Vision and Mission
1.3. Requirements of the Course
1.4. Grading System
(Oral Questioning) 0.5hr
II. Introduction to the subject 0.5hr Delivered
(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr August 22, 2022
III. Chapter 1: Mathematics in our World 3 hrs Delivered
August 22-31, 2022
A. Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the
world
(Oral questioning) 1hr
B. Sequence and Series
(Oral questioning) 0.5hr
(Quiz) 0.5hr
*Fibonacci Sequence
(Oral questioning) 0.5hr
(Seat work) 0.5hr
* Solving Series and Sequence Problem
(Board work) 0.5hr
(Board presentation of group) 1.5hr
IV. Chapter 2: Mathematical Languages and 3hrs Delivered
Symbols September 5-26, 2022

A. Variables
* Dependent Variable
* Independent Variable

(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr

(Board work) 0.5 hr
B. Sets
* Type of Sets
* Basic Operations in Sets
1 hr
(Seat Work)
1 hr
(Quiz)
C. Relations and Functions
(Board Work 0.5 hr
(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
Prelim Exam 1 hr Delivered
September 30, 2022
SUBTOTAL (PRELIM) 18 hrs
TOPICS FOR MIDTERM PERIOD
V. Problem Solving and Reasoning 1.5 hrs Delivered
A. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning October 3-5, 2022
(Oral Questioning) 1 hr
 (Board Presentation of Group) 1 hr
(Quiz) 0.5 hr

B. Polya’s Four Step Strategy 2 hrs Delivered

(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr October 10-13, 2022
(Seat Work) 0.5 hr
(Board presentation of group) 0.5 hr

VI.Statistics 4 hrs Delivered

A. Measures of Central Tendency October 17, 2022-
• Mean November 23, 2022
• Median
• Mode
(Oral Questioning)
0.5 hr
(Seat Work)
0.5 hr
(Board Presentation Of Group) 0.5 hr
B. Measures of Dispersion
• Rage
• Standard Deviation
• Variance
(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
(Seat Work) 0.5 hr
(Board Presentation Of Group) 0.5 hr
B. Measures of Position of Grouped and
Ungrouped Data
• Quartiles
• Deciles
• Percentiles
(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
(Seat Work) 0.5 hr
(Board Presentation Of Group Activity) 0.5 hr
(Quiz) 1 hr

Midterm Exam 1 hr Delivered

November 25, 2022
SUBTOTAL (MIDTERM) 18 hrs
TOPICS FOR FINAL PERIOD
VIII. Logic 8 hrs Delivered
A. Statement and Quantifiers November 28, 2022-
* Negations January 20, 2023
(Oral Questioning)
0.5 hr
(Seat Work) 1 hr
B. Truth Tables and Equivalent Statements
* Truth Table
* Equivalent Statements
(Seat Work) 0.5 hr
(Board Presentation Of Group Activity) 1 hr
C. Conditional and Biconditional Statements
* The Conditional
* Tautology
(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
(Board Work) 0.5 hr
* Negation of Conditional
* The Biconditional
 (Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
(Board Work) 1 hr

D. Symbolic Arguments 0.5 hr

(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
(Board Work)

E. Analyzing Arguments with Euler’s Diagrams

* Logical Arguments 0.5 hr
1 hr
(Oral Questioning)
(Board Work)

F. Analyzing Arguments with Truth Tables

* Testing the validity of an Argument with a
Truth Table 0.5 hr
(Oral Questioning) 0.5 hr
(Board Work)
Final Exam 1 hr Delivered
January 23, 2023
SUBTOTAL (FINAL) 18 hrs

Time Allotted for Course Delivery 22.5

Time Allotted for Assessment 31.5
Sub-Total 54 hrs
Total 54 hrs

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