Math 141 Office Hours: 12:00 – 12:30 Monday thru Friday

Summer II, 2009 2:00 – 4:00 Tuesday & Thursday

Mrs. Karen Spike (other times by appointment)

Office: Bear Hall, room 121 Phone: 962-3823 UNCW email: spikek

Classes: MAT 141 at 10:15-11:55 M-F, Bear Hall, room 101. I also teach MAT 142 at 8:20-10:00. 

TEXT: Mathematics: For Elementary Teachers, A Contemporary Approach ,

Seventh edition, by Musser, Burger and Peterson. Math 141 includes chapters 1-9.

INTRODUCTION: Welcome to Math 141, Basic Concepts of Mathematics I.

The purpose of this course is to develop a better understanding of basic mathematics. While studying concepts such as problem solving, logical reasoning, sets, number theory, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, and decimal numbers, you will extend your ability to understand and use mathematics. Most of you are planning to teach in elementary or middle school, so in addition to your being able to do mathematics it is very important that you are able to explain how to do mathematics. Whether or not you plan to teach, this course should help you understand mathematics better so that you will be able to apply it to everyday life.

This course will be facilitated in a hybrid mode – both in class and online. Course information will be available online by chapters (modules). There will be online assignments and activities, but we will meet for in-class activities during our regularly scheduled class time.  You can access the online portion of this course via SeaPort or http://ncvista.blackboard.com/.  Students are expected to read the text and online lectures notes for each section before coming to class. Class time will primarily be used for activities to apply the course concepts and clarify information from the text. 

GRADING:

Doing the Homework is an essential part of the course.  Your textbook includes an access code for online homework. The link to login to do online homework is in the Blackboard Course Website.  I will also give frequent quizzes, about two per week, to evaluate how well you understand the material covered. There are no makeup quizzes. Each quiz missed is a zero, but this will not affect your grade until you miss more than two quizzes, since I will drop your two lowest quiz grades. Your participation in the online portion of this class (reading each module as it is assigned) will count as part of your grade. There will be 2 tests during the semester, and a cumulative final exam. There are no makeup tests without prior permission. At anytime during the semester you can calculate your grade by dividing your total points by the total points possible, converting to a percent, and then use the following scale:

93-100% A, 90-92% A- highest 5 quizzes at 20 points each = 100 points

87-89% B+, 83-86% B, 80-82% B- Online homework = 100 points

77-79% C+, 73-76% C, 70-72% C- 2 tests at 100 points each = 200 points

67-69% D+, 63-66% D, 60-62% D- Online biography = 5 points

below 60% F 9 online modules at 5 points each = 45 points

Final exam = 150 points

Total points for the semester = 600 points

LEARNING CENTER:

The University Learning Center, located in Westside Hall, is available for students to receive free tutoring for this course.  Please see the tutors for help on homework and to study for tests.  More information (i.e. location, hours of operation, etc.) can be found at the following link: http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/uls/math.htm .

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

It is very important that you attend class regularly! If you must miss class, the following syllabus, and updated online syllabus and modules, will let you know what we covered and you are responsible for doing the assigned work. More than two absences during a summer session is considered excessive. Feel free to talk with me if you have an attendance problem. If you are absent 2, or fewer, classes you have the option of replacing one test score with your percentage from your final exam. 

DISABILITIES:

If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform me of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall, 962-7555, and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with me to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of your Accommodation Letter. http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/disability/

HONOR CODE:

All students are expected to read and abide by the Academic Honor Code that is in the Student Handbook and Code of Student Life. It begins as follows: “The University of North Carolina Wilmington is committed to the proposition that the pursuit of truth requires the presence of honesty among all involved. It is therefore this institution’s stated policy that no form of dishonesty among its faculty or students will be tolerated. Although all members of the university community are encouraged to report occurrences of dishonesty, each individual is principally responsible for his or her own honesty.” Please read the rest of the details online: http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/doso/documents/Code.Of.Student.Life.pdf , page 6.

CELL PHONES: Use of a cell phone is not allowed during class time.

Bring a calculator for tests and quizzes; you may NOT use your cell phone as a calculator.

IMPORTANT DATES: http://uncw.edu/reg/calendars-sum09.htm

Thursday, June 25^th – Last time to add a class, or drop without a grade.

Thursday, July 2^rd – Test I on chapters 1 and 2

Wednesday, July 8^th – Last day to withdraw with a W

Final exam schedule - http://uncw.edu/reg/exams-sum09.htm

You can access the course web site directly at http://ncvista.blackboard.com; click on UNC Wilmington, then click on LOG IN. Type in your username in lowercase letters (it is the same as your UNCW email username without the @uncw.edu.) Your password is the SeaNet password (usually six digit birthday).

You can also access the course web site via UNCW SeaPort. Go to http://www.uncw.edu/, click on students, then SeaPort. Type in your username and password, choose My Courses, and then Basic Concepts of Math, MAT 141.

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO REVISION, but is my best estimate of when each section of homework will be due.

DATE	Online HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT  that should be done by this Date The link to access the online homework is on the course homepage.
	Problem solving, Sets, Historical number systems, and Base ten numerals
Note: “In-class” quizzes are not mentioned on this syllabus. Please see the Online Course Calendar for when quizzes will be given. In order to receive the points for each module, you need to read the module for each chapter before your first quiz on that chapter. Also use the link for sample quizzes and tests under Course Resources on the Blackboard web course homepage.
June 23	We will discuss sections 1.1 and 1.2 & do some problems in class. Please read and follow the directions in the introductory announcements on the course website, read module 1 and do online homework.
June 24	Study section 1.1 & 1.2 and do the online homework. Think about the problem solving strategies you used. Read module 2 under Course Content on course web site at http://ncvista.blackboard.com
	Note: “In-class” quizzes are not mentioned on this syllabus. Please see the Online Course Calendar for when quizzes will be given. In order to receive the points for each module, you need to read the module for each chapter before your first quiz on that chapter. Also use the link for sample quizzes and tests under Course Resources on the Blackboard web course homepage.
DATE	Online Homework Assignment that should be done by this date
June 25	For quiz # 1, Hand in problems from section 1.1 set B # 8, 9, 19 & section 1.2 setB # 1a-c, 3, 18 & 23. Also study section 2.1 and do the online homework. Use eManipulative link for Venn Diagrams (under Resources at bottom of module 2).
June 26	Study section 2.2 & do online homework problems.
	Non-Decimal bases, Functions, TEST I, & Whole numbers: operations and properties
June 29	Study sec 2.3 & do online homework
June 30	Study sec 2.4 & do set A problems # 7-15, 17-21 & p 95 #1-3 and do Sample Test 1 – link is on course website homepage under “Course Resources”
July 1	Read Module 3 online and study sections 3.1 & 3.2 and do online homework.
July 2	Test I on chapters 1 and 2 Also study section 3.3 and do online homework.
July 3^rd	Independence Day Holiday – no class
	Mental math & Estimation, Written algorithms for whole numbers, Tests for divisibility, GCF & LCM, and Fractions (Read online modules 4, 5 and 6)
July 6	Study section 4.1 and do online homework.
July 7	Study sections 4.2 & 4.3 and do online homework.
July 8	Study section 5.1 & do online homework.
July 9	Study section 5.2 and do online homework.
July 10	Study section 6.1 and do online homework. Also do Chapter 5 Review Exercises page 233-234, section1 # 3-5, section 2 # 1-4, 6 and discussion #1, 3-6, 9
	Operations with Fractions, Decimals, Ratio, Proportion, and Percent & Test II
July 13	Study section 6.2 and do online homework.
July 14	Study section 6.3 and do online homework. Also study section 7.1 and do online homework. Textbook Review Assignment – Due July 22^nd. Read online module 7 & do worksheets.
July 15	Do Chapter 6 Review page 282-3 sections 1-3 as needed. Also study section 7.2 and do online homework.
July 16	Study sections 7.3 & 7.4 and do online homework. Do Chapter 7 Review page 336-339 as needed. Do Sample Test 2 – link is on the course website homepage under “Course Resources”.
July 17	Test II on chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
	Operations with Integers, Rational, Irrational and Real Numbers & Final Exam
July 20	Read Module 8, study sections 8.1 & 8.2 and do online homework.
July 21	Read Module 9, study sections 9.1 & 9.2 and do online homework.
July 22	Do Chapters 8 & 9 Review and Chapter test problems as needed.
July 23	Last class, review for final exam
July 24	Final Exam 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Final exam schedule http://uncw.edu/reg/exams-sum09.htm

THE ABOVE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO REVISION, but is my best estimate of when each section of homework will be due and when each test will be given.