The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

Winter 2010 Web Page

for

General College Mathematics

MGF1211...Sections A, B, C, & O

Instructor: G. Gilbert

Voice mail: 954-308-2201 or 1-800-275-7603 ext. 2201

Email: ggilbert@aii.edu

Web page: http://gg0952.aisites.com

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Syllabus for MGF1211...Sections A, B, C, & O:

View/ print/download the MGF1211 syllabus for sections meeting on Mondays in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

View/ print/download the MGF1211 syllabus for sections meeting on Wednesdays in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

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Text for MGF1211...Sections A, B, C, & O:

Textual materials in Mr. Gilbert’s sections of MGF1211 are the course notes Some Classical Ideas of Number Theory & Geometry by G. Gilbert, 2008. Hard copy will be provided to each student the first day of class. Moreover, you may view/print/download Gilbert’s MGF1211 course notes in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Announcements:

1. [posted February 22, 2010] REVISION of syllabus for MGF1211 Sections C and O (Wednesdays only):

GEOMETRY V:TILINGS of the PLANE

and

GEOMETRY VI: IRREGULAR TILINGS of the PLANE

will constitute the subject matter for the remainder of the course.

NEW COURSE NOTES and PROBLEM SETS

will be distributed to classes on Week 7. Project #4 will be held Week 8 as scheduled; however,

Project #5 moved to Week 9

and

Quiz #4 moved to Week 10.

These new materials are available on-line to view/print/download in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Calculators:

Solar-powered Casio scientific calculators are provided for all in-class activities. Students are encouraged to get their own scientific calculator for out-of-class studies.

Mathematics Help/Tutoring Schedule:

The General Education Department has arranged with some of the mathematics faculty to offer help sessions (also known as tutoring) in mathematics for students who desire such assistance. The schedule for these help/tutoring sessions will be posted around the campus as soon after the first day of classes as it is available. For your convenience, you can also view/print/download the mathematics help/tutoring schedule.

Supplemental Resources:

1. Certain basic equation-solving techniques occur repeatedly in MGF1211. Some sample illustrations are provided in Adobe Acrobat (pdf.) format.