Cuyamaca College, Spring 2015
MATH 160, Section 5503
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Class Hours: MW 7:30am – 9:20am Instructor: Cheryl Vallejo
Class Location: H-128 & H-119 (Lab only) E-mail address:
Office Hours: 9:30 – 10:30a H-135
17 Week Course January 26 to June 1 4 Units
Prerequisite: “C” grade or higher or “Pass” in MATH 103 or MATH 110 or MATH 96 or equivalent.
MyMathLab Required: (www.mymathlab.com) If you purchase a used book or rent the textbook this is your option. You will need to purchase the access code from the Cuyamaca Bookstore for approximately $83 - $110 or online at mymathlab.com for approx $110, non-refundable. MyMathLab/MyStatLab Course ID: vallejo34864, Course Name: Math 160 Elem Statistics SP2015.
Textbook/MyMathLab Bundle Required: Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Larson & Farber, 5th edition. Can only be bought at the Cuyamaca Bookstore. (Best buy for the money).
The course is already open in MyMathLab and the first assignments are up. Please get started as soon as possible.
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Calculators: A Graphing Calculator is REQUIRED for this course. Our department highly recommends and supports the use of TI Graphing Calculators in our Mathematics classes. For this class in particular, I would recommend you use a TI-83+ or TI-84+ Calculator. Some quizzes or exams may involve no calculators or only scientific calculators.
You will not be allowed to use your cell phone or iPod/iPad as calculators under any circumstances, even if you forget your calculator. Bring your calculator to each class session. Calculators CAN NOT be shared on exams or quizzes, so please bring your own calculator.
EVALUATION : (GRADES ARE NOT CURVED):
This class is a 4 unit course. Your semester grade will be based on the different categories listed below:
· Homework = 10% (20 points per chapter); Labs/Activities (20 points each) = 10%; In-Class/Group Work = 10% (5-10 points each); Quizzes = 10% (10 points each); Exams = 40% (100 points each); Comprehensive Final = 20% (200 points)
· A = (100 - 90%), B = (89 - 80%), C = (79 - 70%), D = (69 - 60%), F = (59% - 0%)
Course Work & Grading
Exams/Quizzes: There are no make-up exams or quizzes regardless of the reason. If you miss an exam or quiz I will average your remaining exams/quizzes to calculate your score for the missing exam/quiz. If you miss more than one exam/quiz, you will receive a zero for each. The course will consist of in-class exams, weekly quizzes (except when there is an exam), and a 2 hour comprehensive final exam. The final exam is cumulative. (The final exam cannot be dropped). No notes or textbook allowed on quizzes or exams.
Instead of dropping your lowest exam score the following will happen. At the end of the semester your homework average will replace your lowest exam score. (The final exam cannot be replaced). SKIPPING YOUR HOMEWORK EACH WEEK WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HURT YOUR GRADE.
Quizzes – You will have quizzes each week. The quizzes will be short group quizzes based on concepts learned from the time of the last quiz through the day before the quiz. Quizzes will be every Monday unless otherwise instructed.
Exams – All exams are In-Class and individual. No group exams will be given.
Homework: It is your responsibility to keep track of what is due.
Lab Work – You will be doing part of your class work in the Lab (H-119) when notified. We will have about 6 Labs this semester. If you do not finish your work while in Lab, you will have until the following Monday to complete it by going to the Lab on your own time and during open Lab times. Labs are 20 points each. Not coming to Lab may hurt your grade! LATE LAB WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO 1 WEEK LATE FOR A MAXIMUM OF 50%.
Activity Projects: There will be group activity projects given throughout the semester. They will include in-class group work to be finished at home and a write-up (group report). You will have one week to complete the write-up. The activities will count for 10% of your grade. These activities and write-ups CANNOT be made up if you are absent from class. YOU MAY SUBMIT THE REPORT UP TO 1 WEEK LATE, BUT WILL EARN NO MORE THAN 50%.
MyMathLab/MyStatLab – You will be doing your homework online on the website www.MyMathLab.com. You have assignments due each week of class. Starting Week 2 you will have homework due each Sunday in MyStatLab by 11:59pm. The homework due will be the sections covered that week. The due dates are shown on the website. You can do your homework on campus computers or on your home computer (Note: you will need to install the “MyMathLab plug-ins” on your home computer if you wish to work at home or on your laptop. You can find the plug-ins on MyMathLab.com under installation wizard). Deadlines will only be changed if MyMathLab.com goes down for several hours.
Grading Homework
MyMathLab – You will be graded based on completeness and correctness. To earn full credit you must earn a score of at least 100% on each MyMathLab assignment (each section assigned). The MyMathLab assignments are worth 20 points for each chapter, which works out to be worth about 2 exam scores. SKIPPING YOUR HOMEWORK EACH WEEK WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HURT YOUR GRADE. (1) Homework is 20% of your grade and (2) It is used to replace your lowest exam score. When I post your homework grades they will be by chapter and not by section. This makes it easier for me to enter into the grade book.
YOU WILL HAVE UP TO 1 WEEK AFTER AN ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TO FINISH IT ON MYMATHLAB. YOU WILL EARN A SCORE NO HIGHER THAN 50% OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMPLETED LATE. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED BEYOND 1 WEEK AFTER THE DUE DATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Extra Credit Opportunities:
· Participating in class (coming to board, correcting my mistakes, etc.) – limit 2 per class per person. 4 participation points = 1 Extra Credit point.
· Perfect attendance.
· On campus tutoring through the STEM Center or Tutoring Center (4 HOURS = 1 EC POINT) – Printout required at the end of the semester for points. (limited to 4 hours a day)
· Various challenging problems may be assigned randomly throughout the semester.
Note: Extra Credit maximum per semester = 3% of total course points, which vary from semester to semester. Extra credit opportunities are subject to change without notice.
No Cell Phones – Lose Extra Credit Points: All cell phones must either be turned off or put on silent during class time. They are not allowed on desks during class at all. If I have to tell you to put your cell phone away, you will earn “negative” Extra Credit points. This means you start losing them 1 EC point for each offence in the following order: (1) -4 participation points until zero, (2) -1 EC points for any earned (3) -1 EC points for any EC potentially earned. Negative EC points are banked and then subtracted from any EC points earned later on in the semester. Having a negative amount of EC points at the end of the semester results in zero EC points.
In-Class Assignments: In-class assignments will be given out periodically and randomly during class. The dates for the assignments are not scheduled and will range from book problems to group activities. These assignments CANNOT be made up if you are absent from class.
Final Exam Date: The final is MANDATORY and CUMULATIVE and will be given
Wednesday, May 27th, 8:00am – 10:00am
{If you do not take the final, you may receive a failing grade}
**You are expected to keep up to date, study your notes and do the homework. The usual rule of thumb for college courses is a minimum: Two hours of study out of class for every hour in class. Since we have 4 hours of lecture per week, you should spend at least 8 hours studying and doing homework for this class each week.
Blackboard: Course grades, handouts, announcements, etc. will be available to you through the SDCCD Blackboard website (https://sdccd.blackboard.com/webapps/login/). Make sure your email is updated on the site to receive announcements.
NOTE: You will be expected (mandatory) to print class lecture notes from Blackboard and bring them to class when notified to do so.
Class Policies/Expectations:
Your decision to enroll in this class constitutes an implicit agreement to the following:
Attendance: You are expected to attend each class, arriving on time and remaining for the entire class. Please grant me the courtesy of letting me know at the beginning of class if you will need to leave early.
· You may be dropped from the class if you are absent more than two class weeks. If this becomes a problem, please come and speak with me. I may decide to drop you unless you convince me of your motivation to stay, and your grades support this motivation. When you are dropped you may receive a “W” or an “F”, depending on the date dropped.
o Do not assume that you will be dropped if you do not attend classes. To ensure that you are withdrawn, you must officially withdraw online, in person, or by telephone. Failing to drop a class in a timely manner may earn you a failing grade in the class.
· Arriving late or leaving early may be counted as an absence or partial absence. Excessive tardiness (4 or more) may result in being dropped. The tardy policy will begin after the second week of class for a full-semester session.
· You are responsible for getting class notes from other classmates and getting any schedule changes or other class announcements from classmates on days missed from the class. Any changes and class announcements will be made known in class. It is not acceptable to return to class following an absence and claim that you did not know about some assignment, class activity, or exam.
Respect: You are expected to be courteous to each other and to the instructor. You will be asked to leave the class for display of behavior the instructor deems as disruptive to the learning environment.
Academic Accommodations: Academic accommodations are available for students with disabilities.
Please identify yourself to me (after class) and/or to Disabled Students Programs & Services staff so that the appropriate accommodations can be ensured. If you suspect you have a learning disability or need services for any other type of disability, contact the Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSP&S) Office, A-113, at the Student Services One-Stop Center or call (619) 660-4239.
Academic Dishonesty: If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing, you will earn a 0 on that assignment/test. If it happens a second time, I will report it and it may lead to a possible removal from the class.
· You are responsible for your own learning. You should strive to make sense of mathematics. Do not settle for rules and formulas unless those rules and formulas are constructed while trying to make sense of mathematics, or, if from other sources, are fully understood. You should expect me to provide the learning environment and the opportunities you need in order to learn in this manner.
Miscellaneous Information
Tutoring: To support your efforts to success in this class, it is highly recommended you utilize the FREE math
tutoring services available in the STEM Center or the Tutoring Center.
STEM Center Hours: M – Th 9a – 4p, F 9a – 12p (After Math)
I strongly recommend tutoring for any student who is experiencing difficulty in grasping the concepts and staying current with the material. It is important that a student recognize and take action early in the semester before getting too far behind. Please know, however, that tutoring is not meant to be a substitute for doing the work. Before going to the Tutoring Center, a student should have already worked hard and attempted the material to be covered in the tutoring session.
Food Policy: No eating or drinking allowed in the STEM Center or in H-119 (computer lab). You may have drinks in
the classroom, but I prefer you not eat during class as it is distracting to me and those around you.
Success in Course: It is important to do all your homework, do all the assigned readings, come to class prepared
and ready to learn and study for your quizzes and exams. I cannot stress enough the importance of staying on top
of your work. Attend all classes, ask questions and if you feel like you are still not getting the material, see me to