MAT 207 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Geometry and Statistics, CRN 20552, Spring 2009

 

 

Class meets MW 7:00 p.m.-8:40 p.m. in SBS B203.

 

Instructor: Serban Raianu, office: NSM A-123, office phone number: (310) 243-3139,

e-mail address: sraianu@csudh.edu, URL: http://www.csudh.edu/math/sraianu; office hours: Monday, Wednesday: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., or by appointment.

 

Course Description: MAT 207, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Geometry and Statistics,  covers Chapters 10-14 from the textbook.

 

Text: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, by G.L. Musser, W.F. Burger, B.E. Peterson.

 

Objectives: After completing MAT 207 the student should be able to

  • successfully engage in mathematical problem-solving and geometric thinking
  • recognize two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and describe their characteristics
  • be familiar with simple geometrical concepts and facts and their applications: point, line, plane, parallel, perpendicular, sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees, the Pythagorean theorem
  • perform elementary geometric constructions with ruler and compass
  • compute perimeters, areas, and volumes of elementary geometric objects: rectangle, circle, triangle, cone, pyramid, cylinder, sphere
  • understand the concept of measurement units in both the standard and metric systems, be able to convert measurements within systems (e.g. yards to inches) and from one system to another (e.g. miles to kilometers)
  • measure lengths, angles, area (including surface area), and volumes in standard and metric units
  • understand congruence and similarity and apply them to solve problems.
  • organize, analyze, display, and interpret data in standard formats: histogram, box-and-whisker, pie graph, etc.
  • understand and apply elementary statistical concepts: mean, median, and mode, standard deviation.
  • conduct simple experiments, predict probabilities of outcomes, and verify with data
  • solve simple combinatorial problems
  • understand and compute odds, conditional probabilities, and expected values

Prerequisites: Students must have satisfied the ELM requirement before enrolling in MAT 207.

 

Grades: Grades will be based on three in‑class full‑period examinations (60% total), a comprehensive final examination (25%), and quizzes and attendance (15%) for the remainder. The exact grading system for your section is the following: each of the three full-period exams will be graded on a 100 scale, then the sum of the scores is divided by 5 and denoted by E. Homework will not be collected, but all problems on quizzes and exams will be similar to the problems in the homework

5 to 10 minutes quizzes will be given in principle every Monday class meeting, with the exception of the review and exam days, and will be graded on a scale from 1 to 10. The average of the quizzes scores is denoted by Q. There are also 5 points awarded for attendance and class participation, this portion of the grade is denoted by A. The final exam will be graded out of a maximum possible 200, then the score is divided by 8 and denoted by F. 

To determine your final grade  compute E+Q+A+F. The maximum is 100, and the grade will be given by the rule:

        A: 93‑100;      A‑: 90‑92;      B+: 87‑89;      B: 83‑86;   B‑: 80‑82

        C+: 77‑79;      C: 73‑76;        C‑: 70‑72;      D: 60‑69;   F: Less than 60.

 

Makeups: No makeup examinations or quizzes will be given. If you must miss an examination for a legitimate reason, discuss this, in advance, with me, and I may then substitute the relevant score from your final examination for the missing grade.

 

Accomodations for Students with Disabilities: Cal State Dominguez Hills adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with temporary and permanent disabilities. If you have a disability that may adversely affect your work in this class, I encourage you to register with Disabled Student Services (DSS) and to talk with me about how I can best help you. All disclosures of disabilities will be kept strictly confidential. Please note: no accommodation may be made until you register with the DSS in WH B250. For information call (310) 243-3660 or to use telecommunications Device for the Deaf, call (310) 243-2028.

 

Academic Integrity: The mathematics department does not tolerate cheating. Students who have questions or concerns about academic integrity should ask their professors or the counselors in the Student Development Office, or refer to the University Catalog for more information. (Look in the index under "academic integrity".)

 

Tentative schedule (Problem numbers refer to the 2008 edition; if you use an older edition you can find the homework problems on Blackboard, at http://toro.csudh.edu under Course Documents): 

M 1/26: Introduction and review of Chapter 1

W 1/28: 10.1: 10.1B # 1, 10, 15, 17. See bottom of column 2 on page 461 for instructions for problem #15.

M 2/2: 10.2: 10.2A # 7, 10.2B #10, 11, 21

W 2/4: 10.3: 10.3B # 1a, 4, 8, 9, 10b, 14, 16, 18, 23

M 2/9: 11.1: 11.1B # 2, 3, 8, 15, 16

W 2/11: 11.2: 11.2B # 2, 4, 7, 18

M 2/16: Presidents’ Day Holiday

W 2/18: 11.3: 11.3B # 1, 3, 6, 14, 18, 28

M 2/23: 11.4: 11.4B # 14, 15, 16, 19, 20

W 2/25: Review

M 3/2: Exam I

W 3/4: 12.1: 12.1B # 7, 8, 9, 15, 18

M 3/9: 12.2: 12.2B # 5, 6, 12, 13, 14

W 3/11: 12.3: 12.3B # 5, 10, 12, 17

M 3/16: 12.4: 12.4B # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

W 3/18: 12.5: 12.5B # 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

M 3/23:  13.1: 13.1B # 3, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18

W 3/25: 13.2: 13.2B # 9, 11, 13, 18 a,b, 19 d,  21, 27, 38

M 3/30: Spring Recess

W 4/1: Spring Recess

M 4/6: 13.3: 13.3B # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

W 4/8: 13.4: 13.4 B # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

M 4/13: Review

W 4/15: Exam II

M 4/20: 14.1: 14.1B # 8, 9, 10, 16, 18

W 4/22: 14.2: 14.2B # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

M 4/27: 14.3: 14.3A # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

W 4/29: 14.4: 14.4A # 1, 2, 11

M 5/4: 14.5: 14.5A # 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

W 5/6: Review

M 5/11: Exam III

W 5/13: Review

Final exam: Monday, May 18, 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.