Faculty

MATH-1332 Contemporary Mathematics

Kristopher Marcus

Credit Spring 2026

Section(s)

MATH-1332-010 (17645)
LEC TuTh 11:05am - 12:25pm RRC RRC8 8210.00

Course Requirements

MATH 1332 Grade Components

Tests: 64% (each test = 16%)
Finance Project: 16%
Textbook Homework: 20%

What will we do in this class?

Tests: 4 Exams
Homework: Problems from the textbook
Support Work: Problems from worksheets
Finance Project: Spreadsheet-based project, Comparative Class Summary, Google Form Follow-Up

Readings

This is a First Day™ class. The cost of required course materials, including an online version of the textbook and software access, has been added to your tuition and fees bill.

Textbook: Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach, 7th Edition by Bennett & Briggs. Pearson Publishing (MyLab software) ISBN: 9781429215213

Course Subjects

An approximate daily schedule with test, is as follows. This schedule is subject to change:

1A: Living in the Media Age

10A: Fundamentals of Geometry

10B: Problem Solving with Geometry

2A: Working with Units

2B: Problem Solving with Units

3A: Uses of Percentages

3B: Putting Numbers in Perspective

3D: Index Numbers

3E: How Numbers Can Deceive

4A: Taking Control of your Finances

4B: The Power of Compounding

4C: Savings Plans and Investments

4D: Loan Payments, Credite Cards, etc.

4E: Income Taxes

7A: Fundamentals of Probability

7B: Combining Probabilities

7C: The Law of Large Numbers

7D: Assessing Risk

5A: Fundamentals of Statistics

5B: Should You Believe a Statistical Study

5C: Statistical Tables and Graphs

5D: Graphics in the Media

5E: Correlation and Causality

6A: Characterizing Data

6B: Measures of Variation

6D: Statistical Inference

NOTE: If changes occur, the assigned homework will reflect any changes in Blackboard accordingly

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

MATH 1332 Course Objectives

Increase/improve your quantitative literacy.
Provide you with an opportunity to experience mathematics as an intellectual exercise and a way of thinking.
Provide you with an opportunity to appreciate the visual and intellectual beauty of mathematics.

MATH 1332 Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, a student should be able to:

Apply the language and notation of sets.
Determine the validity of an argument or statement and provide mathematical evidence.
Solve problems in mathematics of finance.
Demonstrate fundamental probability/counting techniques and apply those techniques to solve problems.
Interpret and analyze various representations of data.
Demonstrate the ability to choose and analyze mathematical models to solve problems from real-world settings, including, but not limited to, personal finance, health literacy, and civic engagement.
Understand that mathematics is an evolving discipline, interrelated with human culture, and understand its connections to other disciplines.

General Education Competencies

Communication Skills: Develop, interpret, and express ideas and information through written, oral and visual communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.
Critical Thinking Skills: Gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Apply mathematical, logical and scientific principles and methods through the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.