CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY

Manila * Makati * Malolos

SYLLABUS ON MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

Course Number : COMA11 Course Descriptive Title : Mathematics in the Modern World
No of Units : Lec: 3 No of Hours : 54 Lec: 3 Lab:
Pre-requisites :

Course Description: The course begins with an introduction to the nature of mathematics as an exploration of patterns (in nature and the environment) and 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 a bunch of formulas but as a source of aesthetics in patterns of nature, for example, and a rich language in itself (and of science) governed by logic and
reasoning.

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.

Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the students/participants would 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. Determine a variety of appropriate statistical tools to process and manage numerical data;
5. Apply mathematics in other areas such as finance and business, codes and coding schemes, voting, health & medicine, environment, arts and design, and
recreation;
6. Appreciate the nature and uses of mathematics in everyday life; and
7. Affirm honesty and integrity in the application of mathematics to various human endeavor.

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1. Identify patterns in Chapter 1: Mathematics in our Video Watching PowerPoint
nature and World 5 Short response essay to the
regularities in the Pair sharing or small group sharing hours Videos video clip
world. Core Idea: Mathematics is a
useful way to think about nature Whole Class Discussion, Readings Vignette
2. Articulate importance and our world.
of mathematics in  Patterns and Numbers in Reflection and Journal writing Online Discussion Forum
one’s life Nature and the World: the
snowflake and
3. Argue about the honeycomb; tiger’s
nature of stripes and hyena’s
mathematics, what spots; the sunflower; the
is, how it is snail’s shell, flower
expressed, petals, world’s population,
represented, and the weather, etc.
used.  The Fibonacci Sequence
 Mathematics helps
4. Express appreciation organize patterns and
for mathematics as a regularities in the world.
human endeavor  Mathematics helps
predict the behavior of
nature and phenomena in
the world
 Mathematics helps
control nature and
occurrences in the world
for our own ends.
 Mathematics has
numerous applications in
the world making it
indispensable.

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1. Discuss the Chapter 2: Math as a Individual and small group PowerPoint Writing exercise sets,
language, symbols Language exercises including games, 5 Quiz, Assignments, Board
and conventions of hours Videos work, small group discussion
mathematics Core Idea: Like any language, Whole class discussions on English
mathematics has its own and Mathematical language Readings
2. Explain the nature of symbols, syntax and rules
mathematics as a  Characteristics of Compilation of mathematics symbol
language mathematical language: and notations and their meanings
precise, concise, powerful
3. Perform operations  Expressions vs
on mathematical sentences
expressions correctly  Conventions in the
mathematical language
4. Acknowledge that  Four basic concepts:
mathematics is a sets, functions, relations,
useful language binary operations
 Elementary logic,
connectives, quantifiers,
negation, variables
 Formality
1. Use different types of Chapter 3: Problem Solving Reading and writing proofs PowerPoint Take-home Problem set
reasoning to justify and Reasoning 6
statements and Small-group problem solving hours Videos Quiz
arguments made  Inductive and Deductive
about mathematics Reasoning Whole class discussions of key Readings Recitation
and mathematical problems and solutions
concepts  Intuition, proof and Recreational Problem Set
certainty
2. Write clear and
logical proofs  Polya’s 4-steps in
Problem Solving
3. Solve problems
involving patterns  Problem Solving
and recreational strategies
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problems following
Polya’s four steps  Mathematical Problems
Organize one’s involving Patterns
methods and
approaches for  Recreational Problems
proving and solving using mathematics
problems

1. Use a variety of Chapter 4: Mathematics as a Lectures PowerPoint Quiz

statistical Tool 10
tools to process and (Data Management) Work with appropriate statistical hours. Videos Recitation
manage numerical software, like Excel
data. Core idea. Statistical tools Class discussions Readings Pair discussion on examining
derived from mathematics are information from various
2. Use the methods of useful in processing and Project/Research proposal sources such as
linear regression and managing numerical data in newspapers, etc.
correlations to order to describe a phenomenon
predict the value of a and predict values. Group project proposal for a
variable given certain quantitative study
conditions.  Review
Descriptive Statistics,
3. Advocate the use of Normal Distribution,
statistical data in Hypothesis
making important Testing, Regression and
decision. Correlation
Chi-Square
 Planning or Conducting
an Experiment or Study
 Critical examination of
information from various
sources such as
newspapers, etc.
 Use technology that are
available to students.
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1. Use of the types Chapter 5: Data Analysis and 6 PowerPoint
of data analysis Presentation Hours Individual and group
Videos evaluation on the contribution
2. Analyze the Core idea: Processed data are Group discussion on the analysis to the completion of the
results of the to be analyzed and presented to and presentation of the gathered Readings research
processed data have its meaning data
Journals Written and oral research
3. Apply the  Types of data analysis Writing of the analysis presentation
appropriate  Modes of data
method of data presentation Presentation of the research output
presentation
1. Use coding schemes Chapter 6: Codes and Modular Role playing PowerPoint Quiz
to encode and Arithmetic 5
decode different Lectures hours Videos Long test
types of information  Binary codes .
for identification,  Integers in computers Written exercises Readings Standards/Basis for Grading:
privacy and security  Logic and computer Numerical scores
addition Computer exercises Art materials
2. Exemplify honesty  Text data
and integrity when  Errors and error
using codes for correction
security purposes  Error detecting codes
 Repetition and Hamming
Codes

Mathematical Systems

 Modular Arithmetic

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1. Compute for the Chapter 7: Apportionment Role playing Quizzes
absolute and relative and Voting 6 PowerPoint Recitation Seatwork
unfairness of an Lectures hours Drill
apportionment.  Introduction and types of Videos
Apportionment Written exercises Standard basis for grading:
2. Differentiate between  Absolute and Relative Readings Numerical scores
different methods of Unfairness of Computer exercises
voting. Apportionment
 Introduction to Voting
3. Support the use of  Kinds/Methods of Voting
mathematics in  Weighted Voting Systems
various aspects and
endeavors in life
1. Support the use of Chapter 8: The Mathematics Quizzes, Assignments,
mathematics in of Finance Lecture method, 8 PowerPoint Chapter Tests
various aspects and Group discussion method hours Promotional Material with
endeavors  Simple Interest Active participation of students in Videos discount/discount card
 Exact and Approximate class discussion
2. Demonstrate an Time Involve students in real-life problem Readings
understanding of  Exact and Ordinary solving
different Interest Use projects to increase meaning
terminologies.  Finding the Present Value and motivation
 Simple Discount Classroom strategies using visual
3. Calculate simple and  Compounded Interest processing
compound interest, Lecture/Discussion
 Finding the compound
simple discount amount Board work
Seat work
 Finding the present value
4. Compare simple Group work
 Credit Cards and
interest rate from Role Playing
Consumer Loans
simple discount rate. CAI
 Stocks, Bonds and
5. Analyze and solve Mutual Funds
problems of simple  Home Ownership
interest and
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discount.

6. Differentiate:
Exact interest from
ordinary Interest.
Simple interest note
from bank discount
note.

Course Requirements:
A group Vlog will be prepared by the students. The group will choose one(1) chapter for the Vlog

Grading Scheme:
2/3 Class Participation and 1/3 Periodic Exam

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Prepared by: Date: Approved by: Date:

Faculty of the Mathematics Department June 9, 2018 (Sgd.) DR. ERNA V. YABUT June 9, 2018
Dean/Head

Revised June 9, 2018

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