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Spring 2004 Course information

Revised March 9, 2004

Meeting times and location

CRN	SUBJ	CRSE	SEC	CREDITS	TITLE		CAMPUS
		START DATE		END DATE	DAYS	TIMES	BLDG	ROOM
23151	MATH	152	710	3.00	Elements of Math II		CCAC
		Jan 12, 2004		May 05, 2004	TR	11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Milton	109
		Instructor(s):		Thomas H Short
		Comment(s): Section is for CCAC students only.

Course description

MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II
Credits: 3

Topics included are sentences in one variable, sentences in two variables, nonmetric geometry, metric geometry, coordinate geometry, introduction to statistics and probability, computers, and calculators.

Pre-requisites:
MATH 151 (or equivalent) Minimum Grade: D

Course materials

Textbook
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (6th ed.) by Gary L. Musser, William F. Burger, and Blake E. Peterson, published in 2003 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (ISBN 0-471-16425-9).

Calculator
A scientific calculator (with a square root button)

Software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Electronic mail

What you will learn in this course

• Explore content in statistics, probability, and geometry.
• Encounter ideas and activities for teaching statistics, probability, and geometry in the elementary classroom.
• Foster a warm and fuzzy attitude toward mathematics at the elementary level.

How to succeed in this course

• Do your best.
• Attend all class meetings.
• Keep up with the course work.
• Do optional work when it is available.
• Get help when you need it.
• Revise and resubmit.
• Don't cheat.

Grading policies

The components of your grade will include required homework assignments, optional assignments, in-class assignments, quizzes, in-class tests, and a cumulative final examination.

The in-class tests will be given on Thursday, February 19 and Thursday, March 25 (Note: the date of the second test has been changed to Tuesday, March 30), and will each be worth 75 points. The cumulative final examination will be worth 100 points.

The date and time of the final exam will be announced by CCAC during the semester. (It is likely that the final exam will be given on Tuesday, May 4, from 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM.)

Your grade will be computed by finding the percentage of points you earn in the course out of the number of points available to you in the course through required and optional work.

Grade	Percentage range
A	90% to 100%	Advanced understanding of the course material
B	80% to 90%	Basic understanding of the course material
C	70% to 80%	Concern about your understanding of the course material
D	60% to 70%	Deficient understanding of the course material
F	0% to 60%	Seriously deficient understanding of the course material

Only work assigned by and submitted to the instructor of record will count toward the final grade in this course.

Attendance and late homework policies

You are expected to attend all class meetings, including presentations by other students. If you miss a class, please turn in any assignments that were due as soon as possible.

Grades for assignments turned in late will be penalized, with an increasing penalty as time passes beyond the due date, unless a legitimate excuse is approved by the instructor.

Make-up assignments and tests must be arranged on a case-by-case basis, and will be approved only with a legitimate excuse.