This syllabus provides information for the Ideas in Mathematics course taught by Zoe Vangelatos. It lists the textbook, office hours, location and contact information. The objective of the course is to provide an appreciation of how mathematics is applied in various fields. Students will be graded based on attendance, exams, a final exam, and a project. There will be three exams during the semester and no makeups, but students can drop their lowest score. The final exam is cumulative and the date is pending. Weekly homework will consist of reading assignments and exercises.

1. Math 113 Syllabus
Instructor: Zoe Vangelatos (Email: zvangelatos100@qc.cuny.edu)
Course Name: Ideas in Mathematics
Textbook: Using & Understanding Mathematics, 5th
Edition,
by Jeffrey Bennett and William Briggs
Office Hours: After Class
Office Location: Kiely 237 (Math Department)
Math Office #: (718) 997 - 5800
PREREQUISITE: Two and one-half years of high school mathematics including
intermediate algebra.
OBJECTIVE OF COURSE: To provide students with an appreciation of the character
and significance of ideas, methods, and real world applications of mathematics employed
in the sciences, the arts, politics, and in business.
GRADING
You will be required to take three exams and a final. There will be NO make up exams.
You will have the option of dropping your lowest exam grade. There will be review
lectures the day before each exam and they will be run by YOU! The Final Exam is
CUMMULATIVE and the exam day is pending. Cell phones are not allowed to be used as
calculators on the tests neither on the final exam. There will be weekly homework
assignments that will consist of Reading and Exercises.
 Attendance & Participation (10%)
 Class Exams (50%)
 Final Exam (30%)
 Project (10%)
IMPORTANT LINKS
Queens College Homepage: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/index.php
Queens College Mathematics Department: http://qcpages.qc.edu/math/
Email accounts activation: http://cams.qc.cuny.edu
Blackboard: http://bbhosted.cuny.edu
GOOD LUCK !!!