MGF 1107 Miami Dade College Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 2 Questions

Number Representation and Calculation

As you are going through the sections in Chapter 4, you will notice that we are working with different bases.

1. Please explain to the class what it means to:
   • Rewrite a number to a different base
   • Add two or three numbers to a different base
   • Subtract two numbers in a different base
   • Why do we learn to work with numbers in different bases?
2. Please provide examples of your answers.

Number Theory and the Real Number System

As you are going through the sections in Chapter 5, you will notice that we are working with real numbers.

1. Please explain to the class what it means to:
   • Describe a number as a “prime number” and a “composite number”
   • Give an example of a prime and a composite numbers and tell the class why such numbers are prime/composite
2. Please provide examples of your answers.

Algebra: Equations, Inequalities, Graphs

As you are going through the sections in Chapters 6 & 7, you will notice that we are working with functions.

1. Please explain to the class what it means to:
   • Plot an ordered pair (x, y)
   • Check if an ordered pair is a solution of an equation
   • Have a slope of “0” and an undefined slope
2. Please provide examples of your answers.

Personal Finance

As you are going through the sections in Chapter 8, you will notice that we are working with percent, sales tax, and income tax.

1. Please explain to the class what it means to:
   • Express a fraction as a percent
   • Express a decimal as a percent
   • Express a percent as a decimal
   • Express a percent as a fraction
2. Please provide examples of your answers.

Voting and Apportionment

As you are going through the sections in Chapter 13, you will notice that we are working with voting and apportionment. You should be now be familiar with voting methods.

1. Please explain to the class what it means to:
   • Use preference tables
   • Use the plurality method to determine an election’s winner
   • Use the Borda Count method to determine an election’s winner
   • Use the plurality-with-elimination method to determine an election’s winner
2. Please provide examples of your answers.

Graph Theory

As you are going through the sections in Chapter 14, you should now be familiar with graphs, paths, and circuits.

1. Please explain to the class what it means to:
   • Model relationships using graphs
   • Use Fleury’s Algorithm to find possible Euler paths
   • Use Fleury’s Algorithm to find possible Euler circuit
2. Please provide examples of your answers.