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Math 12Spring 2010 Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR:Ms. Linda Ho

CLASS TIME: 0174 1:00 - 3:05 PM MW @ MCS 213

OFFICE HOURS:MW 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM and TuTh 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ MCS 104Q

Office phone & Voice Mail (310) 660-3593 ext 6756

Email: lho@elcamino.eduWebpage: www.elcamino.edu/faculty/lho

TEXT:Basic Mathematical Skills, 7th Edition, Barrato/Bergman, 2008

GRADING SCALE:
The grade you receive in this class will be based on:

(1) Homework Sets (4)=50 points

(2) Class Activities (10 out of 11 required,5points each)=50 points (required)

(3) 4 Midterms (100 points each)=400 points

(4) Final Exam (comprehensive)=200 points

(5)Total Maximum=700 Points Total

You are assured at least the following grade for obtaining the total points in one of the following categories:

630 - 700A(at least 90%)

560 - 629B(at least 80%)

490 - 559C(at least 70%)

420 - 489D(at least 60%)

0 - 419F(59% or below)

Note: Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Special Resource Center on campus as soon as possible to better ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. 

ACADEMIC HONESTY: It's never a good policy to cross the GODFATHER.Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses.For details on the El Camino's policies on these matters, see page 27 on the 2000-10 College Catalog.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:A maximum of 10 points will be rewarded any time during the semester when you have used one or more on-campus tutorial services below with at least 10 hours during the semester.  This will bump up your lowest test score (i.e. C to B or B to A, etc.):

Math 12 Supplemental Instruction (SI), MCS-106 Mathematics Study Center, EOP&S Tutorial, and Special Resource Tutorial.  Please give me a copy of your log-in records (see attached log sheet, last page of syllabus) when you complete the tutorial hours by Wednesday, June 9th, 2010, (during Final exam).

ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION: Good Attendance and active participation are critical and highly encouraged in this class.Homework questions will be answered in the first 20 minutes of each class. All students will be expected to do problems in class when asked to.There will be a 10-minute break after the first hour on the days without class activities.

Students may be dropped because of the following:

  • More than 4 absences
  • Missing more than one exam
  • Excessive tardy and leaving class early
  • Disruptive Behavior (which includes but is not limited to talking, emotional outbursts, listening to Walkman's, reading materials other than classroom text, and cheating of any means.)

Student Absence Log

Absence 1: Date: _______I notified the instructor by ____ phone ____email ____ in-person

Absence 2: Date: _______I notified the instructor by ____ phone ____email ____ in-person

Absence 3: Date: _______I notified the instructor by ____ phone ____email ____ in-person

Absence 4: Date: _______I have scheduled an appointment to meet with the instructor to discuss my status in the class on the following date: _____________ 

CLASS CONDUCT: 

  1. If you carry a beeper or cell phone, please turn the audio off or put in vibrating mode before entering class.
  2. Because of liability considerations, children of any age may not come to class with you.
  3. Seating will be assigned next time based on where you sit.
  4. I do not accommodate students' vacation plans, family visits, or business trips whatsoever!

HOMEWORK POLICIES:

  • All exams problems are similar to homework problems.Not doing homework on a regular basis will result in getting bad grades on exams!
  • Homework sets will be collected only 4 times throughout the semester.
  • Homework sets will be collected at the beginning of the period of the day they are to be tested. All homework must be stapled neatly and with the sections written on top of the page in the correct order. If we can't read what your write or if you just copy answers from the back of the book, you do not get any homework credit.
  • Homework sets will be graded on completeness; accuracy is your responsibility.
  • Please see point values assigned per set on the course schedule attached. You may earn a maximum of 50 points for turning in 4 complete homework sets on time.
  • All late homework sets turned in will automatically receive a 5-point penalty unless accompanied by a valid, legal document such as a doctor's note or accident police report.

*See Tentative Course Schedule and Homework Sheet for important dates and exercises*

CLASS ACTIVITY POLICIES:

  • 11 in-class activities will be given periodically to reinforce concepts taught in lecture.
  • The activities can be done individually, in pairs, or in a group with a maximum of 4 students.
  • Each activity is worth 5 points. A maximum of 50 points will count toward your grades.
  • Only 10 out of 11 activities will count toward required points. Therefore, if you complete all 11 activities, you can receive up to 5 more extra credit points!
  • Missed activities cannot be made up. If you miss only one activity, that score gets dropped automatically. If you miss more than one, you will get a score of 0 on those activities. Please see activity dates on course schedule next page.

EXAM POLICIES:

  1. There will be no make-up exams, no retakes, and no drop of scores (except in very serious cases - a missed midterm score will be prorated as half of your final exam score). You must bring me a medical note if you were sick. If you simply forgot the exam date or you slept in, you will receive 0 on you exam--NO EXCEPTIONS!
  2. Students must SHOW ALL WORK on every exam. Answers with supporting work will receive full credit (if correct) and partial credit (if incorrect). Answers without supporting work will receive NO CREDIT.
  3. We will have 4 midterms and a final exams. Each midterm will be timed at 90 minutes.A 2-hour comprehensive Final Exam will be given.Please see exam dates on course schedule next page.

    WORDS OF WISDOM:    Mathematics is not a spectator's sport.If you cannot commit to four hours of class time weekly and at least eight hours per week doing homework, reviewing lectures and getting tutorial help outside the classroom, please drop this course immediately.

    TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

    MONDAY

    WEDNESDAY

    2/15
    President's Day!    No Class!!

    2/17
    Sec. 1.1 - 1.2
    Homework Exercises
    1.1: 1-35 odd
    1.2: 1-41 odd

    2/22
    Sec. 1.3 - 1.4
    Homework Exercises
    1.3: 1-47 odd
    1.4: 1-45 odd

    2/24
    Sec. 1.5 - 1.6; Activity #1 (Restaurant Principle)
    Homework Exercises
    1    .5: 1-57 odd
    1.6: 1-69 odd

    3/1
    Sec. 1.7; Activity #2 (PEMDAS)Homework Exercises
    1.7: 1-35 odd &Chapter 1 self-test (pg 111-112): 1-30 ALL

    3/3
    Sec. 2.1 - 2.2
    Homework Exercises
    2.1: 1 - 20 ALL
    .2: 1 - 49 Odd

    3/8
    REVIEW; MIDTERM #1
    HOMEWORK SET #1 (1.1 - 1.7; Chapter 1 test; 2.1 - 2.2) DUE!= 10 points

    3/10
    Sec. 2.3 - 2.4;Activity #3
    Homework Exercises
    2.3: 1-61 every other odd
    2.4: 1-65 every other odd

    3/15
    Sec. 2.5
    Homework Exercises
    2.5: 1-51 odd

    3/17
    Sec. 2.6;Activity #4
    Homework Exercises
    2.6: 1-49 odd
    Chapter 2 self-test: 1- 41 ALL (p203-206)

    3/22
    Sec. 3.1 - 3.2
    Homework Exercises
    3.1: 1-55 odd
    3.2: 1-41 odd

    3/24
    Sec. 3.3;Activity #5
    Homework Exercises
    3.3: 1-55 odd

    3/29
    Sec. 3.4;Activity #6
    Homework Exercises
    3.4: 1-37 odd

    3/31
    Sec. 3.5
    Homework Exercises
    3.5: 1-25 odd
    C    hapter 3 self-test: 1-29 ALL (p283-284)

    4/5
    REVIEW;MIDTERM #2
    HOMEWORK SET #2 (2.3 - 2.6; 3.1 - 3.5; Chapters 2 and 3 self-tests DUE!=11 points

    4/7
    Sec. 4.1 - 4.2
    Homework Exercises
    4.1: 1-69 odd
    4.2: 1-59 odd

    4/12Spring Break!

    4/14Spring Break!

    4/19
    Sec. 4.3
    Homework Exercises
    4.3: 1-51 odd

    4/21
    Sec. 4.4;Activity #7
    Homework Exercises
    4.4: 1-31 odd

    4/26
    Sec. 4.5;Activity #8
    Homework Exercises
    4.5: 1-61 odd AND Chapter 4 self test: 1-42 ALL ( p. 361-362)

    4/28
    Sec. 5.1 - 5.2
    Homework Exercises
    5.1: 1-35 odd
    5.2: 1-41odd

    5/3
    REVIEW; MIDTERM #3
    HOMEWORK SET #3 (4.1- 4.5; Chapter 4 self-test; 5.1 - 5.2 DUE! = 15 points

    5/5
    Sec. 5.3
    Homework Exercises
    5.3: 1-53 odd

    5/10
    Sec. 5.4; Activity#9
    Homework Exercises
    5.4: 1-29 odd Chapter 5 self test:1-20 ALL (p.421-422)

    5/12
    Sec. 6.1
    Homework Exercises
    6.1: 1-43 odd and 47-63 odd

    5/17
    Sec. 6.2;Activity#10
    Homework Exercises
    6.2: 1-39 odd

    5/19
    Sec. 6.3; Activity#11
    Homework Exercises
    6.3:1-20 ALL; 29-34 ALL

    5/24
    Sec. 6.4
    Homework Exercises
    6.4: 1-43 odd

    5/26
    REVIEW
    Homework Exercises
    Chapter 6 self-test: 1-30 ALL ( p. 487-488)

    5/31
    Memorial Day!    No class!!

    6/2
    REVIEW; MIDTERM #4
    HOMEWORK SET #4 (5.3 - 5.4; 6.1 - 6.4; Chapters 5 and 6 self-tests)DUE!=14 points
    Do Cum Review Chapters 1-6 on pg. 489-490 1-40 ALL to prepare for the final!

    6/7
    FINAL REVIEW (optional)!(Go over Cum Review chapters 1-6 and Midterms 1- 4!)

    6/9
    2-Hour COMPREHENSIVE FINAL!

Last Day to drop with refund of enrollment fee:Friday, 2/26

Last Day to drop without a notation on record:Friday, 3/5

Last Day to drop with "W":Friday, 5/14

Reminder:All exam dates and assignment dates on the syllabus are subject to change depending upon the class progress.Hence, you are responsible for all the announcements and materials covered during your absence. It is ultimately the students' responsibility to withdraw themselves from the class if they wish to be withdrawn.Don't just stop coming to class and assume the instructor will drop you.She/he may not and you will receive an "F" for the semester.

On Campus Tutorial Extra Credit Log Sheet

Student Name__________________________Extra Credit Points____/10

Directions:Please fill out the information clearly each time you use a tutorial service.Keep this original as your record.In order to get your extra credit points (max = 10 points), please duplicate a copy of this and turn it in to me by Wednesday, June 9th(Final Exam).

 

Type of Tutorial Service (SI, EOP&S,MCS Math Study Center,Special Resource).

Time Logged in:

(i.e. 10 AM,

1 PM, etc.)

Time Logged Out:

(i.e. 11 AM,

2 PM, etc.)

Length of Tutorial Received:

(i.e. 1 hour, 45 minutes, etc.)

Tutor's or

SI Coach's Signature/Verification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Description

This introductory arithmetic course is designed to develop number and operation sense using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents,as well as develop problem-solving skills.Topics include writing whole numbers and decimals in various forms, estimation, ratios, proportions,and applications.

Course Objectives

1.Read and write whole numbers and decimal numbers in standard, expanded, and written form.

2.Order a given set of numbers.

3.Use the order of operations to add, subtract, multiply and exponentiate whole numbers, fractions and decimals.

4.Use rounding techniques to estimate results of operations on whole numbers, fractions and decimals.

5.Use divisibility tests and prime factorization to reduce fractions to lowest terms and perform operations on fractions.

6.Convert rational numbers into decimals, fractions and percentages.

7.Solve various application problems requiring the use of ratios, proportions, and percentages.

SLO Statements

Students should be able to:

1.Perform operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, factoring, and order of operations) on whole numbers, fractions and decimals.

2.Perform conversions among different forms of numbers. (standard form, expanded form, verbal form, decimal form, fractional form, percentage).

3.Order sets of numbers containing fractions, decimals and whole numbers.

4.Solve arithmetic applications on whole numbers, fractions and decimals as well as test the reasonableness of solutions using estimation techniques when applicable.

 

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