Contact Information:
Instructor:
Dr. A. Bakman
Office:
TE-520 5th floor
Phone and Voice Mail:
(213) 763-7299
Office Hours:
MW 12:20 - 1:30pm , TTh 11:35am - 1:10pm and/or by appointment
Email address:
bakmanaa@lattc.edu
Students with disabilities who need any assistance or accommodations should contact the instructor. Students should also contact the Disabled Student Program & Services (DSPS) center located in E110 or call 213-763-3773.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful
completion of this course, you will know how to obtain and interpret statistical
data; use probability as a measure of uncertainty; understand the uses
of the Normal Probability Distribution and the Central Limit Theorem; use
the statistical features of a scientific/graphing calculator or Excel spreadsheets
to produce statistical graphs, estimate population mean, proportion, and
variation, test hypotheses for the sample mean, proportion and standard
deviation, perform correlation and linear regression analysis, analyze
multinomial experiments and contingency tables.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
Required Course Materials:
NOTE: Please purchase the NEW textbook with the exact ISBN above. The MyMathLab access code (bundled with the new textbook) is required to login into the course. If you buy a used book, you will need to buy the MyMathLab (Course Compass) Access Code which costs an additional $75.
Course Software:
In this course, we use the MyMathLab software.
The web address is www.coursecompass.com
In addition to homework and tests assigned by your instructor, you will find help on this website:
Orientations:
Saturday, February 5, 2011, 10:00am - 12:00am*
Monday, February 7, 2011, 3:00 - 5:00pm*
Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 3:00 - 5:00pm*
Orientation sessions discuss the software, MyMathLab, used for conducting the online class. You may attend any one or all of them. Orientation sessions will be held in room TE-221.
Midterm Review: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 12:00 - 1:30pm, room TE-423*
Midterm Exam:
Saturday, April 9, 2011, 12:30 - 2:30pm, room
TE-410**
Final Review: Thursday, May, 26, 2011, 12:00 - 1:30pm, room TE-423*
Final Exam: Saturday, May, 28, 2011, 12:30 - 2:30pm, room TE-410**
*Optional Meetings
** Mandatory Meetings
Academic Dishonesty Policy:
Please refer to the LACCD student
code of conduct as it relates to student dishonesty (Board Rule 9803.28):
“Violations of academic integrity of any type by a student provides grounds
for disciplinary action by the instructor or college. Violations
of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to, the following actions:
cheating on an exam, plagiarism, working together on an assignment, paper
or project when the instructor has specifically stated students should
not do so, submitting the same term paper to more than one instructor,
or allowing another individual to assume one’s identity for the purpose
of enhancing one’s grade. For more information on the Standards of
Student Conduct refer to the college catalog available in hardcopy and
online at www.lattc.edu.”
This is not a self-paced course.
Students should allow at least 12 hours a week for this class. Please see
the recommended timeline in the Recommended Schedule
below.
The links to the HW, quizzes and tests
will be no longer available after the due dates.The Midterm exam will include
the material from Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The Final exam is comprehensive
and will include chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. Photo ID is
required for all on-campus exams.
You will be tested on the material online
as follows:
Test 1: chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter
3.
Test 2: chapter 4 (sections 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5), chapter 5 (sections 1, 2, 3, and 4).
Test 3: chapter 6 (sections 1, 2, 3, and
5), chapter 7 (sections 1, 2, 3 and 4).
Test 4: chapter 8 (sections 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5), chapter 10 (sections 1, 2, and 3).
Test 5: chapter 11 (sections 1, 2, and
3) is optional, for extra credit.
Tests:
Online tests are 90 minutes long. You
cannot open a test, print it out, and re-open the same test later. Please
be advised to open a test when you are ready to take it, and devote 90
minutes to it without interruption. You can take each test a maximum
of two times. The best of the 2 scores will count towards your grade. See
the timeline for theTests in the Recommended Schedule
below.
You will find the assigned tests with the due dates under the "QUIZZES&
TESTS" link of the MyMathLab Menu.
Quizzes:
Online quizzes are 60 minutes long. You
will be tested on thesections listed above with one quiz per chapter. You
cannot open a quiz, print it out, and re-open the same quiz later. Please
be advised to open a quiz when you are ready to take it, and devote 60
minutes to it without interruption. You can take each quiz a maximum of
two times. The best of the 2 scores will count towards your grade. Online
quizzes must be completed before each test. See the timeline for Quizzes
in the Recommended Schedule
below.
You will find the assigned quizzes with the due dates under the "QUIZZES&
TESTS" link of the MyMathLab Menu.
Skill Check:
There will be optional online sample tests
to check your skills. They will be instantaneously corrected so that you
can learn from the experience and get familiar with the chapter test format.
The skill checks results will not count towards your final grade. You will
find sample tests under "QUIZZES& TESTS" link of the MyMathLab
Menu below the assigned tests.
Excel Assignments:
There will be four mandatory and one extra
credit Excel assignments:
1. Frequency Tables
2. Statistical Graphs
3. Descriptive Statistics
4. Correlation and
Regression
5. One-way ANOVA
Submit Excel
assignments as an attachment to an email to your instructor. See the timeline
for Excel Assignments in the Recommended
Schedule
below. Excel #1
and 2 should be done before the Midterm and the rest of the Excel Assignments
should be done before the Final. You will find Excel Assignments under
"Excel Assignments" link of MyMathLab Menu. Please note Sample Solution
link there. You need to use the same formats and formulas for your spreadsheets
with your assigned data.
Homework:
Homework (HW) is crucial for success in
any math course. You learn math by doing it. For each section, you will
have interactive HW assignments online, which will be graded. Chapter quiz,
test, midterm and final exam questions will be similar to homework problems.
See the timeline for HW in the Recommended Schedule
below.
There is no time limit for HW. You may return to any of HW assignment as
many times as you wish. I hope you will do HW before taking a chapter quiz
or test and you will get a 100% on this portion of the coursework.
You will find the assigned HW with the due dates under "HOMEWORK" link
of MyMathLab Menu. If you want additional practice in the format of the
HW, you can find it under "STUDY PLAN" link of the MyMathLab Menu,
or just sove problems from the textbook (or e-book) in Basic Skills and
Concepts part.
Grading:
Grading will NOT be done directly from
the MyMathLab Gradebook. It will be calculated according to the points
you earn:
Activity
Points
Final Exam (On campus)
300
Midterm Exam (On campus)
250
Tests (Online, 90 min)
160
Quizzes (Online, 60 min)
90
Excel # 1,2,3,4 (Online)
80
Homework (Online)
120
Extra credit test ch 11 (Online)
30
Extra credit Excel #5 (Online)
20
Total
1050
Grading scale:
Minimum requirements for A-B-C-D letter
grades are 900 - 800 - 700 - 600 points.
Good luck!
Recommended Schedule
| Dates | Sections to study: read the book (ebook), do HW and sample tests | Assigned and Graded Quizzes and Tests | Due dates (when the links dissapear) | |
| Week 1 | 2/7 | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,1.5 | Quiz ch 1 | 2/21 |
| Week 2 | 2/14 | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 | Quiz ch 2 | 2/28 |
| Week 3 | 2/21 | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | Quiz ch 3 | 2/28 |
| Week 4 | 2/28 | Lab 1 | Test ch 1, 2, 3 | 3/7 |
| Week 5 | 3/7 | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 | Quiz ch 4 | 3/21 |
| Week 6 | 3/14 | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 | Quiz ch 5 | 4/4 |
| Week 7 | 3/21 | Lab2 | Test ch 4,5 | 4/4 |
| Week 8 | 3/28 | 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5 | Quiz ch 6 | 4/11 |
| Midterm Review | 4/7/11 | |||
| Week 9 | 4/4 | Finish all assignments due | Midterm Exam | 4/9/11 on campus |
| Week 10 | 4/11 | 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 | Quiz ch 7 | 4/25 |
| Week 11 | 4/18 | Spring Break | ||
| Week 12 | 4/25 | Lab 3 | Test ch 6,7 | 4/25 |
| Week 13 | 5/2 | 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 | Quiz ch 8 | 5/9 |
| Week 14 | 5/9 | 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 | Quiz ch 10 | 5/16 |
| Week 15 | 5/16 | Lab 4 Extra: Lab 5 | Test ch 8,10 | 5/16 |
| Week 16 | 5/22 | Extra:
11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Finish all assignments due |
Test ch 11 extra | 5/28 |
| Final Review | 5/26/11 | |||
| Week 17 | Final Exam | 5/28/11 on campus |