Pampanga State Agricultural University

PAC, Magalang, Pampanga

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Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Course Design/Syllabus in

GE-MMW – MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
First Semester S.Y. 2019 – 2020
I. University
Vision: PSAU envisions to be the Premier Science and Agroecological University.

Mission: Mainstream science and practice of agroecological and industrial technologies through
distinctive instruction, research, extension, and entrepreneurship for people and nature.

Goal: To transform PSAU into an effective institution of higher learning for agro-ecological education
and allied fields, impact-driven research, extension and entrepreneurship, uplifting the welfare
of the people and nature.

Core Values: PEOPLE-CENTEREDNESS (relevant and socially responsive services)

SYSTEMS THINKING (integrated, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary approach to local and
global issues and concerns)
ACCOUNTABILITY (responsibility, trustworthiness, and efficiency in implementing programs)
UNITY (solidarity, teamwork, and harmony under the Almighty)
II. College
Goal: Provide quality instruction to students taking courses in General Education and in the Arts and
Sciences programs to develop in them functional knowledge and skills and appreciation for the
arts, social and natural sciences.

III. Program/ Degree: General Education Courses

Program/ Degree Outcomes:

Mathematics in the
GE Learning Outcomes
Modern World
A. Knowledge (Intellectual Competencies)
1. Analyze “text” (written, visual, oral etc.) critically O
2. Demonstrate proficient and effective communication (writing, speaking,
O
and use of new technologies)
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Mathematics in the
GE Learning Outcomes
Modern World
3. Use of Basic concepts across the domains of knowledge L
4. Demonstrate critical, analytical, and creative thinking L
5. Apply different analytical modes in problem solving O
B. Values (Personal and Civic Responsibilities)
1. Appreciate the complexity of the human condition L
2. Interpret the human experience from various perspective O
3. Examine the contemporary world from both Philippine and global
O
perspective
4. Take responsibility for knowing and being Filipino O
5. Reflect critically on shared concerns O
6. Generate innovative practices and solutions guided by ethical
P
standards
7. Make decisions based on moral norms and imperatives O
8. Appreciate various art forms O
9. Contribute to aesthetics L
10. Advocate respect for human rights O
11. Contribute personally and meaningfully to the country’s development P
C. Skills (Practical Skills)
1. Work effectively in a group O
2. Apply computing tools to process information effectively P
3. Use current technology to assist and facilitate learning and research P
4. Negotiate the world of technology responsibility P
5. Create solutions to problems in various fields P
6. Manage one’s knowledge, skills, and values for responsible and
P
productive living
7. Organize one’s self for lifelong learning L
L - Learned P - Practiced O - Opportunity to Learn

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IV. Course Details

COURSE NO. AND TITLE GE-MMW – Mathematics in the Modern World

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course deals with nature of mathematics, appreciation of its
practical, intellectual, and aesthetic dimensions, and application of
mathematical tools in daily life.

The course begins with an introduction to the nature of

mathematics as an exploration of patterns (in nature and the
environment) and as application of inductive and deductive
reasoning. By exploring these topics, students are encouraged to
go beyond the typical understanding of mathematics as merely a
set of formulas but as 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 the 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.

NUMBER OF UNITS (Lec/Lab) 3 units (3 hours lecture)

Pre-requisite None

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V. Course Outcome and Relationship to Program Outcome

COURSE OUTCOMES PROGRAM OUTCOMES
At end of this course, the students should be able to: A B C
• Discuss and argue about the nature of
mathematics, what it is, how it is expressed, /
represented, and used.
• Use different types of reasoning to justify
statements and arguments made about /
mathematics and mathematical concepts.
• Discuss the language and symbols of mathematics. /
• Use a variety of statistical tools to process and
/
manage numerical data;
• Analyze codes and coding schemes used for
/
identification, privacy and security purposes;
• Use mathematics in other areas such as finance,
voting, health and medicine, business, /
environment, arts and design and recreation.
• Appreciate the nature and uses of mathematics in
/
everyday life.
• Affirm honesty and integrity in the application of
/
mathematics to various human endeavor.

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VI. Course Outline:

Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities
Lecture
Unit 0: Vision, Mission, Goal, Core Lecture-Discussion; Assessment Rubric
Values, and Outcomes
a. The University Vision, Mission, Video Presentation; Criteria for Promotional
Goal, Core Values and Video:
Outcomes Group Activities 50% - Creativity
b. The College of Arts and 20% - Completeness
Sciences Goal and Outcomes 20% - Video/Audio Quality
c. Orientation (Discussion on 10% - Over-all Impact
Gender Equality, Climate
1
Change and Federalism in
doing class activities, cleaning
the classroom and proper
disposal of garbage, proper
wearing of uniforms and ID
with campaign for peace and
order inside and outside the
campus)

Section 1: The Nature of Mathematics

Unit 1: Mathematics in Our World Lecture-discussion; Pencil Paper Test;
Core Idea: Mathematics is a
useful way to think about nature Group Dynamics and Assignments;
2-3 and our world. Brainstorming;
a. Patterns and Numbers in Group/Individual Projects/
Nature and the World Video Presentation; In-campus Activities;
b. The Fibonacci Sequence
Cooperative Learning Essay Writing;
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Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities

Assessment Rubric;

Criteria for Booklet:

35% - Content
25% Correctness
25% - Design
15% - Over-all Impact

Unit 2: Mathematical Language Lecture-discussion; Pencil Paper Test;

and Symbols
Core Idea: Like any language, Group Dynamics; Assignments;
mathematics has its own symbols,
syntax and rules Brainstorming; Assessment Rubric;
a. Characteristics of
mathematical language, Cooperative Learning; Problem Sets
precise, concise, powerful
b. Expressions vs. sentences Games and Interactive
4-5 c. Conventions in the Learning
mathematical language
d. Four basic concepts: sets,
functions, relations, binary
operations
e. Elementary logic: connectives,
quantifiers, negation, variables
f. Formality

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Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities
Unit 3: Problem Solving and Lecture-discussion; Pencil Paper Test;
Reasoning
Core Idea: Mathematics is not just Group Dynamics; Assignments;
about numbers; much of it is
problem solving and reasoning. Brainstorming; Assessment Rubric;
a. Inductive and Deductive
Reasoning Video Presentation; Problem Sets
6-8 b. Intuition, proof and certainty
c. Polya’s 4 steps in Problem Games and Interactive
Solving Learning;
d. Problem solving strategies
e. Mathematical Problems Buzz Sessions
involving Patterns
f. Recreational Problems using
mathematics
9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Section 2: Mathematics as a Tool
Unit 4: Data Management Lecture-discussion; Pencil Paper Test;
Core Idea: Statistical tools derived
from mathematics are useful in Group Dynamics; Assessment Rubric;
processing and managing
10-12
numerical data in order to Video Presentation; Assignments;
describe a phenomenon and
predict values. Games and Interactive Problem Sets;
a. Gathering, Organizing and Learning;
Interpreting data using graphs Research Proposal
and charts. Buzz Sessions;

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Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities
b. Measures of Central
Tendency: Mean, Median, Peer Teaching
Mode and 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

Unit 5-8: (two or three of the following topics)

❖ Geometric Designs Lecture-discussion; Pencil Paper Test;
a. Recognizing and analyzing
geometric shapes Group Dynamics; Assignment;
b. Transformations
c. Patterns and diagrams Games and Interactive Group Integrating Project;
13-17
d. Designs, arts, and culture Learning;
Short Response/Essay
Buzz Sessions Writing;

In-campus Activities;

Problem Sets
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Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities
❖ Codes Lecture-discussion;
a. Binary codes
b. Integers in computers Group Dynamics;
c. Text data
d. Errors and error correction Buzz Sessions;
e. Error detecting codes
f. Repetition and Hamming Cooperative Learning Pencil Paper Test;
codes
Assignments;
❖ Linear Programming Lecture-discussion;
a. Linear Inequalities Group Integrating Project;
b. Geometry of Linear Group Dynamics;
Programming Short Response/Essay
c. Simplex Method Cooperative Learning; Writing;
13-17
Buzz Sessions In-campus Activities;

❖ The Mathematics of Finance Lecture-discussion; Problem Sets;

a. Simple and Compound
Interest Group Dynamics; Programming Activities;
b. Credit Cards and Consumer
Loans Games and Interactive Assessment Rubric
c. Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Learning
Funds
d. Home Ownership

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Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities
❖ Apportionment and Voting Lecture-discussion;
a. Introduction to apportionment
b. Introduction to voting Group Dynamics;
c. Weighted Voting System
Games and Interactive
Learning

❖ Logic Lecture-discussion;
a. Logic Statement and
Pencil Paper Test;
quantifiers Group Dynamics;
b. Truth tables and tautologies
Assignments;
c. Conditional, Bi-conditional and Buzz Sessions;
related statements.
Group Integrating Project;
d. Symbolic Arguments Cooperative Learning
13-17
Short Response/Essay
❖ The Mathematics of Graphs Lecture-discussion;
Writing;
a. Graphs and Euler circuits
b. Weighted graphs Group Dynamics and
In-campus Activities;
c. Euler’s Formula Brainstorming;
d. Graph coloring
Assessment Rubric
Games and Interactive
Learning;

Video Presentation;

Simulation

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Outcomes-based
Assessment of Learning
Weeks Topic/s Teaching and Learning
Outcomes (ALO) Tools
(OBTL) Activities
❖ Mathematical Systems Lecture-discussion; Pencil Paper Test;
a. Modular Arithmetic
b. Applications Group Dynamics; Assignments;
c. Group Theory
Brainstorming; Group Integrating Project;

Buzz Sessions Short Response/Essay

Writing;

In-campus Activities;

Assessment Rubric

18 FINAL EXAMINATION

VII. Learning Resources

• Board and Chalk/Marker
• Scientific Calculator
• Computer, Laptop, Television
• Lectures, Power point and video presentations

VIII. Learning References

• Adam, John A. Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World
• Aufmann, et al. Mathematical Excursions 3rd Ed (International Edition)
• Fisher, Carol Burns. The Language of Mathematics (from One Mathematical Cat, Please! By Carol Bums
Fisher)
• Fisher, Carol Burns. The Language and Grammar of Mathematics

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• Jamison, R.E. (200). Learning the language of mathematics. Language and learning across the
Discipline, 4(1), 45-54.
• Hersh, R. What is Mathematics Really? (Chaps. 4 & 5)
• Stewart, Ian. Nature’s Numbers
• Nocon, R. and Nocon, E. Essential Mathematics for the Modern World
• Flores R., et.al. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern World. Jimczyville Productions. Malabon City
• Alejan, R., et.al. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern World. Mutya Publishing House, Inc. Malabon City
• Salvador, I., et.al. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern World. Nieme Publishing House Co. LTD. Quezon
City

Video
• http://vimeo.com/9953368
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE2EiI-UfsE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rDVz_Fb6HQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tFtiyxowg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MntX3zWNWec
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZwSo4vfw6c
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvjIsyYng8&list=PLE3376FF44087B17B&index=3
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2Hvs5WaRY

IX. Course Requirements

• Learning Contract
• Performance Activities
• Individual/Group Projects

X. Criteria for Grading (Institutional)

Class Standing (Projects/Quizzes/Assignments/Seatworks) 60 %
Major Examination (Midterm Exam/Final Exam) 30 %
Studentship/Attendance 10 %
Total 100%
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XI. Classroom Policies

1. When the number of hours lost due to absence of a student reaches 20% of the total number of hours
allotted to one subject, the student shall be dropped from the subject.
2. Students are considered late arriving fifteen minutes after the specified class schedule. Three marks of
tardiness is equivalent to one missed class.
3. Grades of “4.0” and “Incomplete (Inc)” have a year to be complied or completed. If the condition is not
removed within a year, the Registrar shall automatically change the “4.0” to “5.0” and “Inc” to “5.0”.
4. In case of dropping, a photocopy of signed dropping form must be submitted to the professor/instructor at
least one week after the student has officially dropped.
5. No phones are allowed among students during discussion and exams.
6. Intellectual dishonesty such as plagiarism, cheating in examination and/or quizzes or any other similar acts
such as the following:
a. Unauthorized possession of notes or any material related to the examination, whether he/she actually
uses them or not;
b. Deliberately looking at neighbor’s examination paper;
c. Copying from or allowing another to copy from one’s examination papers;
d. Having somebody else to take the examination for another in which case both shall be liable hereunder;
e. Talking with one another without permission during examination; and
f. Passing of one’s work any assigned report, term paper, case analysis, reaction paper, and the like, when
copied.
7. These are just general classroom policies. Internal arrangement and possible modifications of the said
classroom policies can be made between the professor/instructor and the students.

XII. Consultation Hours

• Consultation hours vary depending on the individual schedule of faculty members.

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