Mathematics 107

Retest Period : Wednesday, June 10, 2-4 PM

Text: The textbook for this course is Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, with
Activities Manual, 2^nd Edition, by Sybilla Beckmann. Calculator: You should have a
basic calculator that will perform the standard basic operations , exponentiations , and
compute combinations and permutations .

Homework. Homework will be collected, graded, and counted towards the course grade.
. Homework will be collected, graded, and counted towards the course grade. You must
provide support for your homework answers. Answers without sufficient supporting work
or explanations may not receive credit. The homework as signments are connected
directly to the principles introduced in class, but it will be your challenge to recognize
and apply those principles to obtain the solutions to the assigned problems. It is a given
that you will put forth an effort to solve the problems, thus homework problems will be
graded for completeness and use of correct principles and the credit you receive will be in
proportion to the progress you have made in applying the correct principles towards the
complete solution of the problem. Sixteen homework sets, 5 points each, will be collected
and your four lowest homework grades will be dropped. Total Home work points will
be worth 60 points. In general, no late homework will be accepted.

Board work. For each discussion period someone from your group must place one of
the homework problems or suggested problems on the board and be prepared answer
questions concerning its solution. Each member of your group will need to go to the
board four times during the quarter. The problems placed on the board must be different
from the other problems on the board and must be different from those problems
designated to be turned in for grading. If your group meets these conditions by the end
of the quarter, each member of your group will receive 8 points for this activity.

Group Quizzes. There will be eight group quizzes during the quarter. Each quiz will be
worth five points. Your three lowest quizzes will be dropped. The total number of points
possible from quizzes will be 25 points. There are no possibilities for make up of missed
quizzes. A missed quiz will be one of your dropped quizzes.

Group Activity Sheets. There will be sixteen group activity sheets associated with the
introduction of new material. Your group will complete these sheets and turn them in at
the end of each introductory period. Each appropriately completed sheet is worth 2
points. You cannot make up for missed activity sheets. Your five lowest ones will be
dropped. Twenty-two points is the maximum point accumulation from these activities.

Midterms. There will be two exams as indicated on the calendar sheet. The exams are
worth a total of 150 points, composed of a group section, 35 points, and an individual
section, 115 points. If you miss the group section, then your score on the individual
section will be scaled to 150 points. You will have two days after returning to class to
take a makeup on the first test. If you miss the second exam, that will be your retest
option. You may bring to the exam one 3” x 5” index card of notes

that you feel might help you during the exams. During the final exam period you will be
allowed to retest over one of the midterm’s coverage. If the new score on the retest does
not improve your grade, your grade will be un changed from the grade you had before the
retest. You are not required to take a retest.

Grading Scale. The final grades in this course will be determined by dividing your total
earned points by 415. The grades will be distributed according to the intervals A(93-
100%), A-(90-92%),B+(88-89%),B(83-87),B-(80-82%), C+(77-79%), C(68-76%), C-
(65-67%), D(55-64%), and E (below 55%).

My Office is Hopewell 180. Office Hours 12:00-1:00 PM MTWR, 4:30-5:30 PM TR. If
these times are impossible for you, please contact me and we will try to arrange an
individual appointment time.

Disability Statement. Students with disabilities that have been certified by the Office for
Disability Services will be appropriately accommodated, and these students should
inform the instructor as soon as possible of their needs. Upon proper documentation,
appropriate accommodations will be made. For information about documentation of
needs and arrangements that need to be for testing, please contact the Learning
Assistance Center, Hopewell 53, (740)-366-9246

GEC Information. This Mathematics course can be used, depending on your degree
program, to satisfy the Quantitative and Logical Skills category of the General Education
Requirement (GEC). The goals and learning objectives for this category are:

Goals: Courses in quantitative and logical skills develop logical reasoning, including the
ability to identify valid arguments, use mathematical models and draw conclusions based
on quantitative data.

Learning objectives: Students comprehend mathematical concepts and methods
adequate to construct valid arguments and understand inductive and deductive reasoning,
scientific inference and general problem solving.

Academic Misconduct Statement. It is the responsibility of the Committee on
Academic Misconduct to investigate or establish procedures for the investigation of all
reported cases of student academic misconduct. The term “academic misconduct”
includes all forms of student academic misconduct wherever committed; illustrated by,
but not limited to, cases of plagiarism and dishonest practices in connection with
examinations. Instructors shall report all instances of alleged academic misconduct to the
committee. For additional information, see the Code of Student Conduct