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MAT 142Self-paced Hybrid

Basic Course Information

• Instructor

• Office

• Office Hours

•Beth Jones

•PSA 725

Instructor and Office Hours

Tuesday 10 am – 10:45 am

Wednesday 8:15 am – 9:15 am

Thursday 10 am – 11 amand by appointment

There will be no office hours November 11. 

(Office hours subject to change.)

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• Email

• Web Page

bethjones@asu.edu

http://www.public.asu.edu/~kamman

Web Information

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• Deadlines

Deadlines

•Course Withdrawal Deadline – November 3

•Complete Withdrawal Deadline – December 7

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• CalculatorYou may use any scientific or graphing calculator you like as long as it can calculate factorials, permutations, combinations, means and standard deviations and has trigonometric functions. 

no calculators with computer algebra systems

Calculator

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• Grade Scale

• Grade BreakdownMidterm Exams – 50%

Final Exam (exam 6) – 10%

Homework and quizzes – 40%

There will be no +/- grading

A 90 to 100%

B 80 to 89.9%

C 70 to 79.9%

D 60 to 69.9%

E below 60%

Grading

Basic Course Information

• Midterm Exams

• Final Date and Time

Pick up test tickets from the instructor on Fridays during class time.

These exams are taken in the Math Testing Center (PSA 21)

Exam 6 will be taken at the time of the scheduled final exam if it is not taken prior to December 7.

Exams and Final

Basic Course InformationBook, Videos, and

Homework• Readings

• Videos and Homework

OPTIONAL: Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey, MAT 142 at ASU, Johnson/Mowry

http://www.asu.edu/courses/mat142ej/mat142readings.html

Moodle – http://mathcms.asu.edu

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http://mathcms.asu.edu

Homework

Homework Assignments:  All homework assignments are submitted in WeBWorK through Moodle.  This can be accessed directly through the website http://mathcms.asu.edu

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• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu

Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information

• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu

Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information

• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu

Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information

• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu

Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information

• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu

Videos and Homework

Basic Course InformationTime

Studying and Preparation Time:  The course requires you to spend time preparing and completing assignments. A three-credit course requires a minimum of 135 hours of student work.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up

This course is sectioned into six modules.  Each module consists of homework assignments, quizzes, and a test.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up

(Modules) Module Contents:Sets and Counting Module:  4 homework assignments,2 quizzes, and1 test covering Sets and Set Operations, Applications of Venn Diagrams, Introductions to Combinatorics, and Permutations and Combinations

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(Modules) Module Contents:Probability Module: 5 homework assignments,2 quizzes, and1 test covering History of Probability, Basic Terms of Probability, Basic Rules of Probability, Expected Value, andConditional Probability

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(Modules) Module Contents:Statistics Module:  3 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and1 test covering Population, Sample, and Data, Measures of Central Tendency, and Measures of Dispersion

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(Modules) Module Contents:Dimensional Analysis and Exponential Models Module:  3 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and1 test covering Dimensional Analysis, Exponential Functions and their Inverses, and Exponential Growth and Decay.

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(Modules) Module Contents:Finance Module:  4 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and1 test covering Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Annuities, and Amortized Loans

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(Modules) Module Contents:Geometry Module:  3 homework assignments,2 quizzes, and1 test covering Perimeter and Area, Volume and Surface Area, The Greeks (similar triangles), and Right Triangle Trigonometry

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up (Quizzes)

Quizzes: Quizzes will be given during the regularly scheduled class meeting time and will be based upon homework problems.  Quizzes will be "open notes".  Only one attempt is permitted per quiz.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up (Quizzes)

Quizzes: In order to take a quiz, you must have a score of 70% or better on the homework assignments covered by the quiz. This minimum score must be achieved no later than 24 hours before the beginning of the class during which you plan to take the quiz.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up (Quizzes)

Quizzes: You must have a score of 70% or better by 8:35 am on the Thursday before you plan to take the quiz.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up (Tests)

Tests: When all homework for a module is completed with an average of 70% or better and all quizzes for a module are taken, you may arrange with the instructor to take the exam for the module.   

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up (Tests)

Tests: Most exams will be taken in the Math Testing Center (PSA 21).  Exams taken in the Math Testing Center are untimed.  A test that is taken during the scheduled final exam period is timed (maximum of 1 hour and 50 minutes).  Only one attempt is permitted per test.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up (Tests)

Tests:  You must complete the test for one module before you can take any quiz for the next module.

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(Deadlines)Benchmark deadlines:  It will take a minimum of 7 class meetings (including today) to complete this course.

If you have not completed the first two quizzes and arranged to take test 1 by Friday, October 22, you WILL NOT be able to complete all modules of the course.

Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up

(Deadlines)Benchmark deadlines:  Academic status reports will be based on your progress on the suggested schedule for your class. 

This suggested schedule is included at the end of the syllabus.

You are free to go at a faster pace than the suggested pace.