Syllabus Math 292

Mathematics 292 Fall 2004

Professor: Dr. Maria Fung	Phone: 503-838-8871
Office: AA 305	Email: fungm@wou.edu

CLASS MEETS

2-3 :50 p.m. in AA 104

Tuesdays and Fridays

Dr. Fung’s OFFICE HOURS & SCHEDULE

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Friday
10 – 11	Prep		Prep	Prep
11 – 12	Office Hour	Prep	Office Hour	Office Hour
12 – 1	Math 341	Math 341	Math 341	Math 341
1 – 2	Office Hour	Office Hour	Office Hour	Office Hour
2 – 3	Math 393	Math 292	Math 393	Math 292
3 – 4	Math 393	Math 292	Math 393	Math 292
4 -5	Grading	Meetings
5-7:30	Math 494/594

Office hours are for you, so please do come to introduce yourself in more detail to me and feel free to drop by for help. At times other than my listed office hours you are welcome and encouraged to call or email me with questions about the course or make a special appointment to see me.

PREREQUISITES: Math 211, 212 & 213. Please see me if you have not taken these courses.

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS:

v “Fall 2004 Course Pack, Math 292," available at the WOU bookstore.

v Large 3-ring binder, at least 2" & 3-ring section dividers that can be labeled.

v Plastic or paper algebra pieces made by The Math Learning Center

v WOU bookstore price: approximately $24

v MLC price: $18 (plastic), phone orders, single set--shipping $5, orders $30 or more--NO shipping. Walk in store price--$18.

v Paper copy masters of these algebra pieces will be included in your course pack for those students who choose not to purchase the pieces. The paper pieces are difficult to work with.

MATH LEARNING CENTER 1850 Oxford Street SE Salem, OR

1 - 800-575-8130 Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Plastic Algebra Piece Catalog Item number: ALP

RECOMMENDED COURSE MATERIALS:

Course Reference Activity Books:

“Math and the Mind's Eye Algebra Collection”, The Math Learning Center

These reference books are STRONGLY recommended for future middle school teachers. They are $40 from the MLC (no shipping charge). We will not use them in class this term; your course packet contains adaptations of the materials from these books that we will use. Catalog Item Number: MEAS

CLASS WEB PAGE

There will be a link for the Math 292 web page on my home page:

http://www.wou.edu/~fungm

COURSE PURPOSE:

This class is designed for students planning to be elementary and middle school teachers. In this class we will explore the basics of algebraic structure, expressions and equations with an emphasis on problem solving and hands on activities.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Class will primarily be interactive problem solving sessions. You must bring your course packet to class every day. Your attendance and participation in class is crucial and required in this course. We will regularly explore new ideas during class and it will be difficult to make this work up on your own. Many of the items in the course pack do not stand alone, they need introductory comments and supportive questions that will be presented in class. All students will be expected to enthusiastically engage in group work and in whole class sharing discussions (including sharing work at the board or overhead). This sharing and discussion cannot be made up. Please make EVERY attempt to come to every class.

COURSE ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS

v Daily attendance and participation

v Quality work on in-class worksheets

v Graded homework assignments (15 throughout the term). See the Homework Guide.

v Peer Quiz

v Take Home Midterm Exam

v Oral Final Exam. See the final exam paperwork.

COURSE GRADE

Ø Every point in Math 292 is of equal weight. There are a total of 1000 points available in the course.

CATEGORY & ITEM

ITEM POINTS

ITEM %

OF COURSE

ATTENDANCE

18 days x 3 points/day = 54 points

(miss 1 day, late 1 day “free”)

(4 points EC for perfect attendance)

CLASS & GROUP PARTICIPATION

(self rated at the end of term)

CLASS WORKSHEET QUALITY & COMPLETION (self rated at the end of term)

15 Worksheets x 10 points/Worksheets

150

15%

GRADED HOMEWORK

12 assignments x 25 points/assignment

300

30%

PEER QUIZ

2.5%

TAKE-HOME MIDTERM

100

10%

WRITE: FINAL INTERVIEW 5 QUESTIONS

2.5%

ORAL FINAL INTERVIEW

300

30%

TOTAL

1000 points

100 %

STANDARD GRADING SCALE FOR THIS COURSE

(Total % for the course, usual rounding rules apply)

%	Grade	%	Grade	%	Grade	%	Grade	%	Grade
93 – 100	A	90 – 92	A-	87 – 89	B+	83 – 86	B	80 – 82	B-
%	Grade	%	Grade	%	Grade	%	Grade	%	Grade
77 – 79	C+	73 – 76	C	70 – 72	C-	60 – 69	D	Below 60	F

LATE HOMEWORK POLICY

Your homework is due by 4:30 p.m. on the due date. Your homework may be turned in, unexcused, for a 25% point deduction per class day late. Any homework turned in after 4:30 p.m. on a due date will be considered late. There are no exceptions and there are rarely excused late turn-ins—these occur ONLY in the case of documented personal emergencies.

LEARNING DISABILITIES

If you have a documented learning disability, please talk to me during the few days of class, I will be more than happy to accommodate you in any way that I can. You must go to the Office of Disability Services (ODS) for appropriate coordination of your accommodations. You can go by APSC 405 or contact ODS at (503) 838-8250 to schedule an appointment.

APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR

You are ultimately responsible for your own attendance and performance. Disruptive classroom behavior of any kind, such as talking during lecture or consistently coming to class late etc., is not appropriate. Proscribed Conduct for all students is described in the University Catalog. In particular for this course any student found cheating on an exam or copying from another student's exam paper will receive a zero score on that exam.

INCOMPLETE POLICY

If you are passing this course and have a documented reason for not being able to complete the course, I may be able to grant you an incomplete. You must obtain my agreement if you wish to have a grade of incomplete recorded.