Instructors

Dr. Piyanate Chuychai

Email: piyanate@gmail.com
piyanate@gmail com
1106100
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Office: Room E1 422 TEL: 053 916773

Mathematics for Life

Dr. Uraiwan Intatha (coordinator)
Academic
d i Year: 1/2010
/ Email: i_uraiwan@yahoo.com
Section 1: Wednesday 15:00-16:30, Friday 15:00-16:30 Office: Room E1 420 TEL: 053 916780
Section 2: Wednesday 8:00-9:30, Friday 8:00-9:30 1 2

How to … Course Outline (1)

„ Meet instructor Part 1 (before midterm exam):
„ Always make a call to check that instructors 1. Introduction to MATH language
are in the office and make an appointment.
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2 Arithmetic and problem solving
2.
3. Set of numbers
„ S b it h
Submit homework
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4. Introduction to algebra
„ Drop your homework in the assignment
box in room E1 408 only. 5 Introduction
5. I t d ti tto geometry t
See the brief of each topic and number of hours in course syllabus in
http://e-learning.mfu.ac.th
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 Course Outline (2) Assessment
Part 2: (after midterm)
11. Midterm
Midt examination
i ti 40 %
6. Measurement and problem solving
2. Final examination 40 %
7 Percents and problem solving with
7. 3. Others (e.g. quizzes, assignment, homework, etc.) 20 %
applications
8. Set and logic Total 100 %
9 Statistics
9. St ti ti anddPProbabilities
b biliti
See the brief of each topic and number of hours in course syllabus in
http://e-learning.mfu.ac.th
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References/materials M h anxiety
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Main Textbook:
Karl J. Smith. (2000). Mathematics: Its
Power and Utility. 6th Ed. Thomson
Learning.

Class materials:

Course syllabus, lecture slides, homework, notes, exercises,

etc can be downloaded from
etc.
http://e-learning.mfu.ac.th

Picture credit: Karl J. Smith (2000). Mathematics: Its Power and Utility
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 How to improve
your MATH skill
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9First, don’t be negative with the

MATH. You should begin with positive
thinking such as MATH is important Let’s enjoy MATH for our life !
for your everyday life. MATH is fun.

9Set your goal what you would like to

know about MATH. What do you want
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to this class.
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9Attend each class regularly.

9Keep practicing exercises, do your
homework
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From Arithmetic to Algebra

Introduction to „ In arithmetic
M th
Mathematical
ti l L
Language calculation
with using
operation
numbers + , − , ×, ÷

„ In Algebra
with numbers using
operation
calculation variables
i bl + , − , ×, ÷

Variables are
letters that stand for 12
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numbers.
 Basic Operations Addition
„ Addition (+)
x+y means “ the sum of x and y ”
„ Subtraction (-)
Expressions
„ Multiplication ((×))
- The sum of 2 and 5 2+5
„ Division (÷) - The sum of A and 3 A+3
- 10 plus 12 10+12
- x increased by 7 x+7
Next, we are going to learn how to translate
verbal description in math symbols - 4 more than m m+4

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Example: translating to math symbols Subtraction

x-y means “the difference of x and y”
1. The sum of 9 and 6 Expressions
2. A p
plus b. - The difference of 7 and 2 72
7-2
3. The sum of y and 4. - The difference of 2 from 7 7-2
4 3 more than x.
4. x - The difference of m and 5 m5
m-5
5. N increased by 6. - r minus s r-s
6. The sum of five and twice the number sixty - 4 less than a a-4
- x dec
decreased
eased by 8 x-8
x 8
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Example:
l translating
l i to math
h symbols
b l
Multiplication (1)
cross symbol x×y
11. The
Th diff
differentt off 5 and
d4 A centered dot x· y
2. w minus z. Parentheses (x)(y)
3. Fifteen minus twenty-four means
Writing the letters xy
4. Y decreased by 3
Next to each
h other*
h
5. The difference of 4 from 7.
[*be careful use only
6 5 less than b.
6. b when
h ththe expression
i
has variable] “The product of x and y”

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Multiplication (2) Example: translating to math symbols

1. The product of 5 and 10
E
Expressions
i 2. M times n
- The p
product of 5 and a 5·a or (5)(
5 (5)(a)) or 5
5a or 5
5×a 3. The product of h and b
- 3 times 7 3·7 or (3)(7) or 3×7 4. 3 more than the product of 8 and a
5 The product of 5,w,
5. 5 w and y
-Twice Z 2Z
6. The sum of 5 and the product of 2 and 4
-The
The product of 2,s
2 s and t 2stt
-4
4 more than the p
product of 6 and x 6x+4
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 Division Example: translating to math symbols
x
means “The
The quotient of x and y
y” 11. r divided
di id d b
by s.
y
2. The quotient of 3 and 4
Expressions
m 3. Ten thousand divided by forty
- m divided by 3 3 5 4. The quotient of x minus y and 7.
-The quotient of 5 and 2 2
a+b 5. The difference of a and 2 divided by the sum
- The quotient of a plus b divided by 5 of a and 2.
2
5
- The sum of p and q divided by the difference p+q
of p and q p−q
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Summary: operations The word ‘TERM’

Operations
Op Symbols
Sy b Results Underline each term of
Addition 2+3 Sum „ 1) 3+5-2 Solution 3 + 5- 2
Subtraction 5-2 Difference „ 2) 3×2-5 Solution 3×2 - 5
Multiplication 2×3 or 2(3) Product „ 3) 3/4-3 Solution 3/4 - 3
„ 4) 4/3+2 Solution 4/3+2
Division 5 Quotient „ 5) 3x+4-3/2 Solution 3x + 4 - 3/2
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Each term is separated by plus or minus signs.
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 Other math Symbols Other math Symbols
= equal to
Operation Symbols used Parts Results ≠ not equal to
< less than
Division 6/2,6÷2 Dividend/ Quotient ≤ less than or equal to
Divisor > greater than
Root extraction 3
8, 9
index√Radicand Root ≥ greater than or equal to
Exponentiation 23 Baseexponent Power
Example x ≥ 3 implies that x is greater than
or equal to 3,
3 ii.e.
e x can be 3,
3 4,
4 4.2,
4 2 5,
5 5.6
5 6 etc.
etc
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