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COURSE GUIDE

This is a self-directed learning material. This means that your success in
finishing this course rests greatly in your hands. Modular learning in Mathematics is
indeed a great challenge but with diligence, patience, and persistence, you will gain a
learning experience that you would be proud of in the end. Remember not to lose focus
when accomplishing the learning tasks embedded in this module. Read, read

I. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Discuss and argue about the nature of mathematics – what it is, how it is
expressed, represented and used;
2. Use different types of reasoning to justify statements and arguments made
about mathematics and mathematical concepts; and
3. Discuss and use the language and symbols of mathematics.
4. Appreciate the nature and applications of mathematics in everyday life; and
5. Affirm honesty and integrity in the application of mathematics to various human
endeavors.
6. Document some of the existing “patterns in nature” available in the students’
environment;
7. Use a variety of statistical tools to process and manage numerical data;
8. Use mathematics in the area of finance.

II. PREREQUISITES

NONE. There are no required subjects to finish before enrolling to this subject.
University admission policies are applied prior to your acceptance to the course. As
the course is one of the first general education course in this degree program, you are
expected to possess basic study skills and level of independence in the conduct of the
different tasks.

III. TOPICS, TASKS and MATERIALS
The topics with the corresponding activities are outlined in the syllabus of this
course. Please note that there may be flexibility in terms of the pacing of each topic
especially with the situation that we are in. Please refer to your study guide, check your
Google Classroom and Facebook Group for your relevant concerns.

A module will be used for this class. A module contains your readings, tasks,
homework and other contents needed for the course. Whether you are online (enrolled
in the Google Classroom) or offline (no access at all to the internet), be assured that
the contents and tasks of the course are the same for both types of students.
Our online class will be both synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous
classes will be done to answer queries and to elaborate further lessons that have some
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