Syllabus For Mathematics in The Modern World OBE

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PALAWAN TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE INC.

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Title : MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

Course No. : GEC 14

Course Description : This course explores the nature of mathematics,


appreciation of its practical and aesthetic dimensions,
and application of various mathematical tools in the 21 st
century. It also exposes the 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.

COURSE OUTLINE

Section 1. The Nature of Mathematics


I. Mathematics in Our World
a. Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the World
b. The Fibonacci Sequence
II. Mathematical Language and Symbols
a. Variables
b. The Language of Sets
c. The language of Relations and Functions
III. Problem Solving and Reasoning
a. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
b. Problem Solving with Patterns
c. Problem-Solving
Strategies Section 2. Mathematics as a Tool
(Part 1)
Data Management
a. Normal Distribution
b. Hypothesis Testing
c. Regression and Correlation

Section 3. Mathematics as a Tool (Part 2)


I. Geometric Designs
a. Recognizing and Analyzing Geometric Shapes
b. Patterns and Diagrams
II. Codes
a. Binary Codes
b. Integers on Computers
III. Linear Programming
a. Geometry of Linear Programming
b. Simplex Method
IV. The Mathematics of Finance
a. Simple and Compound Interest
b. Credit cards and Consumer Loans
V. Logic
a. Logic Statements and Quantifiers
b. Truth Tables, Equivalent Statements
c. Symbolic Arguments
VI. Apportionment and Voting
VII. The Mathematics of Graphs
a. Graphs and Euler Circuits
b. Weighted Graphs
c. Graph Coloring
VIII. Mathematical Systems
a. Modular Arithmetic
b. Introduction to Group Theory

REFERENCE : Aufmann, et al. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern


World. 2018, Rex Bookstore, Inc.

Prepared by

Engr. Earl Edrene G. Dilla, CCpE


Instructor

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