MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
A. COURSE EXPECTED OUTCOMES (CEO)
At the end of the course, the students would be able to:
KNOWLEDGE
1. Discuss and argue about the nature of mathematics, what 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.
SKILLS
1. Use a variety of statistical tools to process and manage numerical data.
2. Analyze codes and coding schemes used for identification, privacy, and security purposes.
3. Use mathematics in other areas such as finance, voting, health and medicine, business,
environment, arts and design, and recreation.
VALUES
1. Appreciate the nature and uses of mathematics in everyday life.
2. Affirm honesty and integrity in the application of mathematics to various human endeavors.
B. COURSE OUTLINE WITH TIME FRAME
Duration Topic
Weeks 1 to 4 (12 hrs) Section 1. The Nature of Mathematics
1. Mathematics in our World
Core Idea: Mathematics is a useful way to think about nature
and our world
a. Patterns and numbers in nature and the
World;
the snowflake and honeycomb, tiger’s
stripes and hyena’s spots; the sunflower,
the snail’s shell, flower petals, the world’s
population, the weather, etc.
b. The Fibonacci Sequence
c. Mathematics helps organize patterns and
regularities in the world
d. Mathematics helps predict the behavior of
nature and phenomena in the world
e. Mathematics helps control nature and
occurrences in the world for our own ends
f. Mathematics has numerous applications in
the
world making it indispensable.
2. Mathematical Language and Symbols
Core Idea: Like any language, mathematics has its own
symbols, syntax and rules
a. Characteristics of Mathematical Language:
Precise, Concise, Powerful
b. Expressions vs. Sentences
c. Conventions in the Mathematical Language
d. Four Basic Concepts; Sets, Functions,
Relations, Binary Operations
e. Elementary Logic; Connectives, Quantifiers,
Negation Variables
f. Formality
3. Problem Solving and Reasoning
Core idea: Mathematics is not just about numbers, much of its
problem solving and reasoning
a. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
b. Intuition, Proof, and Certainty
c. Polya’s 4-steps in Problem Solving
d. Problem Solving Strategies
Mathematical Problem Involving Patterns
e. Recreational Problems Using Mathematics
Weeks 5 to 8 (12 hrs) Section 2. Mathematics as a Tool (Part 1)
1. Data Management
Core Idea: Statistical tools derived from mathematics are
useful in processing and managing numerical data in order to
describe a phenomenon and predict values.
a. Data; Gathering and Organizing Data;
Representing Data using Graphs and
Charts; Interpreting Organized Data
b. Measures of Central Tendency; Mean;
Median;
Mode; Weighted Mean
c. Measures of Dispersion; Range; Standard
Deviation and Variance
d. Measures of Relative Position; z-scores,
Percentiles, Quartiles and Box-and-
Whiskers Plots
e. Probabilities and Normal Distributions
f. Linear Regression and Correlation; Least-
Squares Line, Linear Correlation Coefficient
Week 9 MIDTERM EXAM
Weeks 10 to 17 (24 hrs) Mathematics as a Tool Part 2
1. Logic
a. Logic Statements and quantifiers
b. Truth tables and tautologies
c. Conditional, Biconditional and related
statements
d. Symbolic arguments
e. Arguments and Euler
2. The Mathematics of Finance
a. Simple and Compound Interest
b. Credit cards and Consumer Loans
c. Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
3. Apportionment and Voting
a. Introduction to Apportionment
b. Introduction to Voting
c. Weighted Voting System
Week 18 FINAL EXAM
