1. Practicals Group 1 “ Humblodt Kolleg on Quality and Good Governance in Higher Education Management ” ABUJA, NIGERIA November 1 st – 6 th, 2009

2. Course Title Elementary Mathematics (MTH 111)

3. Welcome to MTH 111 Dear students, welcome to the course entitled: “Elementary Mathematics” (MTH 111). I am …….. I will take this course with… This course is very important as it gives you the basics of mathematics. Please, come to class, be attentive, and do not hesitate to ask questions. Your participation is relevant as it will permit me to adjust the course outline as we move… I wish all of you a pleasant time in this course…

4. Relevant information Day: Tuesday Time: 10-11 am Day: Wednesday Time: 12-13 am Day: Tuesday Time: 8-9 am

5. Course outline (week 1)  1 st hour: Introduction to Elementary mathematics a. Algebra b. Trigonometry  2 nd hour: discussion of algebra a. Sets b. Equations – Linear and Quadratic

6. Course outline (week 1) Con't  3 rd hour: Trigonometric ratios i. Sine ii. Cosine iii. Tangent

7. References Atindogbé, Gratien (2005). Introduction to mathematics. Oxford: OUP. Udoh, Paul James (2007). Equations and Trigonometry. Amsterdam: Routledge. Uko, Iniobong (2006). Elementary mathematics. Oxford: Blackwell. ADD page numbers and page range

8. Relevant/objective of the course  At the end of this course, the students must be able to identify equations from expressions. [impact of the course in a larger domain...???]

9. Learning outcomes  At the end of this course, the students must be able to solve equations.

10. Sample questions 1. Identify equations from the following:... 2. What is the difference betwen a linear and a quadratic equation?

11. Scores 1. Correct method: 4 marks 2. Table and graphs: 4 marks 3. Accuracy : 2 marks

12. Grading system A: 70 - 100 B: 60 - 69 C: 50- 59 D: 45 – 49 E: 40 – 44 F: 39 - below

13. Thank you for your kind attention!