prerequisite: math 114 or equivalent with a grade of c or ... · we[ll have 16 homework assignments...

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PREREQUISITE: MATH 114 or equivalent with a grade of C or better; or a qualifying score on the Intermediate Algebra Placement Test within the past calendar year.

ADVISORY: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.

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ClassWebsite/Canvas

We'llbe usingCANVAStomanageourclassdocumentsanddeadlines.Yourcanvasconnectionshouldwork,givingyouaccesstoallrelevantcoursematerialsforourclass.If you know how to access Canvas, go to it! Otherwise,trythestepsbelow.

• LogintoMyPortal thenclickonyourStudenttab.

• Onceonthestudenttab,lookdowntheleftsideofyourscreenandclickon LogintoCanvas underMyOnlineCourses.

• OnceinCanvas,clickonourcourse:W18MATHD010MP1ElemStats/Probability

OurCanvaspagecontainsLOTSoftoolsanddocumentsfourourclass.It includes links to the course syllabus (attached to this e-mail), links to our

online homework tool (WebAssign), Class Notes, and other useful items.

Itwillbeupdatedandmodifiedthroughoutthisquarter.

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MATH 010.MP1 – ElementaryStatisticsandProbability –Winter2018

Gradeswillbeassignedasfollows:

Grade Percentage

A+ Atleast98%

A 92%– 97%

A- 90%– 91%

B+ 88%– 89%

B 82%– 87%

Grade Percentage

B- 80% – 81%

C+ 78%– 79%

C 70%– 77%

D 60%– 69%

F Under60%

MakeupPolicy– Therearenomakeups.• Youmusttaketheexamsonthedateslisted.• Therearenomake-upquizzes,homework,orexams.• Thefinalexamdateandtimehavebeendeterminedandmandatedbythecollege.No

early/latefinalexammaybescheduled.Ifyouknowthatyouareunabletotakethefinalatthedateandtimeabove,youmustdroptheclassnow.

LatePolicy– Latehomework/assignmentswillnotbeaccepted.

Dropped/ReplacedGrades:• LowesttwoHomeworkgradeswillbedropped.• LowestQuizwillbedropped.• LowestExamgradewillbereplacedbyFinalExamgradeiftheFinalExamgradeis

higherthanthelowestexamgrade.

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Labs(8%ofcoursegrade)Wewillhave4labgradesthroughthequarter.(Lab4willbeapeerreview.)Allgradeswillbeincluded;nolabgradeswillbedropped.

Unlessotherwiseindicated,alllabexercisesmustbecompletedbyteamsof2- 3students.Eachgroupwillturninonereportperlab,andthescorewillbethesameforallmembersinthegroup.Ifyousubmitalabexerciseaftertheduedate,5pointswillbetakenoffforeachdaylate.Somelabexercisesmayincludeapresentationcomponent.Eachmemberofalabgroupshouldbeprepared,ifnecessary,toturninacompletedgrouplabreportwhendue.

Homework/Surveys(10%offinalgrade)HomeworkwillbeassignedandconductedeitheronWebAssign orasannouncedinclass.

WebAssign istheonlineprogramthatwe’llbeusingtocompleteandsubmitonlinehomeworkassignments.Itwillcostapproximately$35foronlineusethisquarter.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouthomework,[email protected]’tsendquestionstomethroughWebAssign.

YoucanaccessWebAssign throughafewinletsviaCanvas.• ClickonModules

• thenchooseWebAssign Link• thenclickonLTIWebAssign-Math10• thenwaituntilyouenterWebAssign (sometimes,thistakesafewseconds..)…OR.....

• ClickonAssignments• SelectLTICh 1Homework• ClickonthetoptabcalledSubmission• Clickon“ExternalTool”• thenwaituntilyouenterWebAssign (sometimes,thistakesafewseconds..)

• ClickonHomework1linkonCanvasHomepageunderThursday’sHomework

We’llhave16homeworkassignmentstobecompleted(ContractSigning+2surveys+13homeworkassignments).• EachstudentinourclassisrequiredtomeetwithMs.Meshduringthefirst2weeksofclass.You

willbeaskedtoscheduletimeviaanonlineentrysystemlocatedatontheDoodlewebsite.ThespecificlinkwillbepostedonourCanvashomepage.

• Your14besthomeworkscoresarecounted andthetwolowestscoresaredropped.• AllhomeworkwillbeassignedweeklyandwillbedueondatesindicatedinWebAssign.• Allhomeworkmustbesubmittedontime;nolatehomeworkwillbeaccepted.

You’llbeaskedtoparticipateinanentrancesurveyatthebeginningofthequarter andanothersurveyattheendofthequarter.Eachofthesesurveyswillcountasafullhomeworkgrade.

Homeworkwillbedueeachweek(typicallyonFriday),buthomeworkexerciseswillbeassignedeachdayandwillbepostedonourCanvashomepage.Ifyouhavehomeworkquestions,we’lltrytoanswerthematthebeginningofclass(timepermitting)orduringofficehoursintheMath,Sciences&TechnologyResourceCenter[locatedinS-43].HomeworkhelpwillalsobeavailablethroughothertutorsintheCenterduringitsopenhours.

Participation(7%offinalgrade)ParticipationwillincludedailyGoodMorningSunshinequizzes(toberecordedattheendofeachweek).Thesewillinclude1-3questionsfromthepriorday’smaterial.Additionally,we’llhaveaseriesofworksheets/assignmentstobecompletedingroupsandindividuallyinclass.

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Quizzes(15%ofcoursegrade)We’llhave10quizzes;9bestquizscoresarecounted.Thelowestquizwillbedropped;however,youarenotallowedtodropaquizinwhichyoucheat.Quizdatesarescheduledafterwecovereachchapterontheattachedinitialcalendar,butmaychangeasweprogressthroughthequarter.KeepupwithadjustmentsviaCanvas.

Quizzeswillbetimedandmostwilllastapproximately30minutes.Aftereachquiziscompleted,pleaseplantostayforremainderofclasstime.Nolateormake-upquizzeswillbegiven.Yourlowestquizscorewillbedropped.

MidtermExams(45%ofcoursegrade)Wewillhave3midtermexamsthroughthequarterinadditiontothefinal.Midtermexamswilllastapproximately60minutes.Eachofthemidtermexamswillcoveronlythematerialdiscussedsincetheprevioustest.Althoughtentativedatesfortheseexamsarepostedonthecoursecalendar(attachedlaterinthisdocument),we’llseteachdatefirmlyatleastoneweekinadvance.

Nolateormake-upexamswillbegiven.Ifyoumisstheexam,you’llearnagradeof0.Yourfinalexamscorewillreplaceyourlowestmidtermexamscore,evenifyourlowestexamscoreisazero.Ifyourlowestmid-termexamscoreistheresultofcheatingorcellphonemisuse,thatscorewillnot bereplacedbythefinalexamscore,butthenextlowestwill.

TopicstoSkip includeVennDiagrams(Ch 3),Geometric,Hypergeometric,andPoissonDistributions(Ch 4),CentralLimitTheoremforSums(Ch 7),TestofSingleVariance(Ch 11)

FinalExam– Thursday,3/29(9:15– 11:15A)(15%ofcoursegrade)Thefinalexamwillbe2hourslong,worthatleast15%ofyourfinalgrade,anditismandatory.Itwillbecomprehensiveandwillincludeallmaterialcoveredduringthequarter.

Thefinalexamwillcovermaterialfromthewholecourse.IfEnglishisasecondlanguage(ESL),aprint(notelectronic)Englishtranslationdictionaryisallowedforexams/quizzes.

Ifyoumissthefinalexamwithoutcontactingme(yourinstructor),youwillreceiveascoreof0ontheFinalExam.

NOTE: Allquizzesandexamsmustbewrittenusingpenciloreraseable pen.Keepitneat!IfIcan’treadyourworkorifit’sreallymessy,youwon’treceivefullcredit.Ifyouchoosetosubmityourquizorexamusingregularinkpenandit’smessy,pointswillbedeductedfromyourscore.

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HELP! Don’twaittogetit.Wereallywanttohelpyousucceed.Findresourcesassoonasyoucan.Remember,gettinghelpbeginswithyou!Youneedtoaskforit.

Here’safewofyourbestresourcesoncampus.

• VisittheMath,Sciences&TechnologyResourceCenterduringWeek1ofthequarter.ü It’slocatedatS-43oronlineathttps://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/mstrc/ü Thecenterprovidesfreetutoringservicesinavarietyofformats(drop-intutoring,one-on-one

tutoringonaweeklybasis,and24/7onlinetutoring).ü It’stheretohelpeachofyou.

• Workwithotherstudentsinthisclass.ü Sharecontactinformationwithclassmatesand/orsetaspecifictimeformeeting(inpersonor

online)toshareandworktogether.

• Joinmeinofficehours(alsolocatedinS-43).Ifyoucan’tbethere,setupanalternativeplace/time.


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AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities:Ifyouhavequestionsabouttheseservicesoryoureligibilityforsupportservicesoreligibility,contactoneofthefollowingresources:• DisabilitySupportService(DSS):StudentServicesBuilding(408)864-8753,TTY(408)864-8748• EducationalDiagnosticCenter(EDC):LearningCenterWest110(408)864-8839• SpecialEducationDivision:(408)864-8407;www.deanza.edu/specialed

Speakwithmeprivatelyafterclassorduringofficehoursregardingyouraccommodations.Allexamsscheduledoutoftheclassroommustbescheduledforatimeperiodthatatleastoverlapsclasshours.Examswillnotbeauthorizedforvastlydifferenttimeperiods.

ClassCancellation/Emergency:IfIneedtocancelclassorcannotattend,I’lle-mailyouassoonasIcan,usingannouncementsviaCanvas.

Ifclassiscanceledforanyreasonorifanemergencycausescampustobeclosed,assumethatanyquiz,examorduedatescheduledonthedatewillberescheduledtoyournextclassmeeting.Ifthereareotherchanges,I’llannouncethemintheclassafterclassesresume.CheckourCanvaspageandemailfornotices/announcements.

Intheeventofanemergencyduringclassthatrequiresevacuationofthebuilding,leavetheclassimmediately,butcalmly. Intheeventofanearthquake,takecoverunderyourdesk,makingsurethatyourheadisprotectedasbestaspossible.Assoonaspossible,evacuatethebuilding.

Intheeventofalocalemergencynotrequiringevacuation,call911immediately.

Disclaimer:Anyofinformationinthissyllabusissubjecttochangeiftheinstructorfindsitnecessary.Changeswillbeannouncedduringaclasssessionandthosewhoareabsentwillbeheldresponsibleforanyannouncedchangestothesyllabus.

Thanks for reading this in detail. If you have any questions at all regarding our class, please ask me.

I’m really looking forward working together!

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AcademicIntegrity:Cheatingandacademicdishonesty aren’ttoleratedandcanresultinagradeof0orFfortheassignment(quiz/exam/otherassignment)oragradeofFforthecourseandreferraltotheDeanforacademicdiscipline.Justdon’tdoit.Anygradeof0orFfordishonestywillbedroppedandnotreplaced.

Cheatingincludes,butisn’tlimitedto:copyingfromotherstudents,permittingotherstudentstocopyfromyou,plagiarism,submittingworkthatisn’tyourown,usingnotesthatdon’tmeetpermittedspecifications,continuingtowrite/eraseonanexam/quizafterpermittedtimehasended,changingyourexam/quizpaperafterit’sbeengradedandthenrequestingagradingcorrection.


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Student Learning Outcome(s): *Organize, analyze, and utilize appropriate methods to draw conclusions based on sample data by constructing and/or evaluating tables, graphs, and numerical measures of characteristics of data. *Identify, evaluate, interpret and describe data distributions through the study of sampling distributions and probability theory. *Collect data, interpret, compose and defend conjectures, and communicate the results of random data using statistical analyses such as interval and point estimates, hypothesis tests, and regression analysis.

prerequisite: math 114 or equivalent with a grade of c or ... · we[ll have 16 homework assignments...

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