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Office Hours - Olapa 110
M 3-5pm; W 3-4pm
TTh 10:30-11:30; 2:30-3:30
& by appointment at other times

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Math 115 - Statistics, a collaborative course using graphing calculators! This course will provide you with the tools to understand and use statistical data. This may be useful for other courses, and certainly will be useful in understanding the many statistical reports that appear in the news every day. (Prereqs: C or higher in Math 25 or Math 81 or Placement Test recommendation of 100-level math) (3 credits)

COURSE FOCUS

This class will combine both lectures and group work. By the fourth week you will be assigned to a group with 3 or 4 other students. You will work together during class (and I hope outside of class also). Part of your grade will be based on your participation in your group. I will be available to meet with you during the office hours listed above and at other times by appointment. You are strongly encouraged to make use of these office hours as soon as you have questions or problems. I am here to help you learn.

Since this is a college level math course, it will need your intense effort for at least 6 hours per week outside of class. Attendance is critical in this class. If you think your present class and work schedule will not allow enough study time or regular attendance, you need to change your schedule NOW. Although a grade is not given directly for attendance, in almost every class there will be activities for which you will earn points toward your grade. If you cannot attend a class, it is expected that you will contact your instructor, and call a member of your group to discuss what was covered in class. You will need to read the section(s) to be covered in class before class. Test corrections and assignments must be turned in on time to receive credit. Late assignments receive no credit.

Classroom behavior

• It is expected that you will arrive on time for class and stay until the end of class unless there is a dire emergency. If you must come late or leave early, please do so as inconspicuously as possible.

• It is expected that you will act the role of an interested student. Sleeping in class is not acceptable.

• It is distracting to your classmates if you are talking when someone is addressing the class. Please confine talking to the time during group work.

I will come to class on time prepared to help you learn math. I will grade your tests and quizzes and return them the next class period. I will be available to meet with you during my stated office hours and at other times by appointment. I will return all phone messages if you leave your number with the message, and I will answer e-mail messages each weekday. A copy of the solution manual is in the Lama Library. My main goal is for you to succeed in Math 115!

TEXT

• Illowsky/Dean, Collaborative Statistics, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997

MATERIALS

• A graphing calculator is required - either TI–83 is best, but a TI-82 will do. You may buy this for about $90 with a student ID at Electrical Equipment Co., 832 Queen St. off Ward Ave., 591-2884, or possibly from Costco, Walmart, K-Mart, Office Depot, Office Max, etc. for $85-$99)

• A light-weight folder for assignments is required. (Spiral notebooks are not accepted.)

• A stapler for stapling each assignment should be in your possession.

COURSE GOALS FOR MATH 115

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Use a graphing calculator to display and evaluate data.

• Articulate and interpret various descriptive statistics such as mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation.

• Draw and interpret various graphs, such as frequency histograms, bar graphs, box plots, and stem and leaf plots.

• Solve probability problems involving the concepts of independent events, mutually exclusive events, and conditional probability

• Calculate probabilities involving normal random variables.

• Determine and interpret confidence intervals of estimates of population means and proportions.

• Conduct hypothesis tests for estimates of population means and proportions.

• For a set of paired data: draw a scatter diagram, determine and draw the corresponding regression line, and calculate and interpret the corresponding correlation coefficient.

COURSE EVALUATION

	Points
Autobiography	5
Tests (4x50	200
Quizzes (3x20)	60
Assignment Folders (4x10)	40
Group pts. (in class)	25
Homework checks (6x5)	30
Test Corrections (4x5)	20
Final Exam	120
Total	500

90 - 100% = A
80 - 89% = B
70 - 79% = C
60 - 69% = D

There will be occasional opportunities for a limited number of extra credit points.

There will be four 20-point quizzes. There will be no makeups for quizzes, however, the lowest quiz will be dropped at the end of the course. There will be four 50-minute, 50-point tests. If you are unable to take a test at the scheduled time, you must contact me on or before the day of the test to see if it is possible to arrange for a makeup test before the next class.

If you have to miss a class, you must call in before the class (734-9701) to notify me of your impending absence. If a student is absent without notification, this is called an undocumented absence. After four (4) undocumented absences, the course grade is automatically an F.

SPECIAL STUDENT SERVICES

Extended time for tests in a distraction-free environment is appropriate for some disabilities. If you have such a disability and have not contacted Special Student Services, you are invited to contact their office at 934-9552, 'Ilima 105.

If, on a regular class day, the instructor does not arrive within fifteen (15) minutes of the starting hour, students are dismissed. You should keep up with the scheduled sections by going to the LAC or library during the rest of the class time.

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