Introduction Math 075

Syllabus: Important Facts Office Hours: T- 3:45 – 4:45 (Location TBD) TH- 4:15 – 4:45 (Location TBD) Website: Mrsjimenezlovesmath.weebly.com Email: kimberly.jimenez@canyons.edu Technology Requirements: You will be using computers daily in class and for homework. StatCrunch: You will need this program by the third week of school.

Syllabus: Important Facts Class Assignments: Classwork will be assigned daily and are to be worked on individually or in groups depending on the type of classwork. No makeup classwork will be given under any circumstances. Class Presentation: During the semester, you will have many opportunities to practice techniques introduced in this course and present your work to your classmates. You will be asked to present you work on the board or projector, explaining each step, and then answering questions other students or I may have. No makeup presentations will be given under any circumstances.

Syllabus: Important Facts Homework: I may collect homework or give a homework quiz. In general, your daily homework will consist of the following: Read the OLI sections we will cover the next day Re-read the OLI sections and complete all online exercises (I view and track your progress in each module) Complete any unfinished assignments from class When assigned, submit the completed checkpoint quiz or quizzes by the given date and time. I may also assign other exercise not available in OLI. These assignments will be uploaded to CANVAS. If you are unsure how to use CANVAS please see me during office hours for help. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED

Syllabus: Important Facts Journals: One of the requirements of this course is that you will write several journals. Mastering written communication is an integral part of your education. Most work environments require you to effectively communicate in writing. Journals will be posted on CANVAS along with the due date. You will submit all journals on CANVAS. NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Syllabus: Important Facts Projects: There will be projects that will be assigned in class, either group or individual. Project dates are not flexible, if you are unable to turn in your assignment on time, you will lose 10% per day that it is late. If you are not there for a presentation, you will lose the percentage of points participation is worth for the given project.

Syllabus: Important Facts Exams: You will have a minimum of 4 exams and a cumulative final exam. Do not miss them! No make-up exams will be given after the exam has taken place. All missed exams will be scored as a zero. If you are going to be absent on an exam day for a valid reason, make arrangements with me at least two weeks in advance to take the exam early. I strongly recommend that you keep all exams until you receive your course grade in case you have questions regarding your grade. Your final can replace your lowest test score.

Syllabus: Important Facts

Syllabus: Important Facts Attendance: Regular attendance is excepted. If you cannot attend regularly, on time, and stay for the entire class, you should take this class at another time that fits your schedule. If you arrive late it is your responsibility to inform me that you are not absent If you leave early or do not return from break it will be marked as half an absence. You can be DROPPED after two absences.

Syllabus: Important Facts Expectations: A collaborative and respectful environment is anticipated. I expect you to come to class with a commitment to learn and to take responsibility for your learning. This means participating in the discussions and in-group work, taking notes, and helping others to learn. Please ask questions and let me know if you have difficulties. If you feel you may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability, please contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. You will be asked to leave if you engage in any inappropriate behavior during class. Cell phones are to be turned off during class

Ted Talk

Why the marshmallow challenge? In this course you will be working in groups you will be expected to collaborate and work together to solve tasks it’s important for everyone to contribute everyone will be required to participate, share out, and respect each others opinions and statements we are a team

OLI IMPORTANT: Please use Firefox or Chrome as your web browser. Go to the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) website: http://oli.cmu.edu and click Sign Up in the upper right corner.  Complete all fields in the Sign Up box on the left side of the screen. For Choose Account ID, the field automatically populates with your email address. If you wish to change it, you should do so at this time.

OLI On the Confirm Your Account Information page, review the account information you entered. If you wish to make any changes, click the Edit Account button. If your information is correct, click the Confirm Account button. Read the statements in the Online Consent Form. Since you have already agreed to participate in the study, to be consistent, please select “I Agree”. Selecting “I Do Not Agree” will not allow your data to be included in the study. Then select “Submit”. You will be presented with your OLI “My Courses” home page. Under "My Courses" enter the course key ­­­_____________________________ and click the GO button.

OLI Verify that the correct course appears by confirming that the correct instructor is listed. Click the Register button. Finally, click on Enter Course. Now that you have an ID and are registered in the course, you can access your OLI My Courses homepage and view the online textbook by going to http://oli.cmu.edu at any time and click the Sign in link in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Meet and Greet Identify with a character from a movie or cartoon Tell the group one thing you’d like everyone to know Say a fruit name (or animal name) that starts with the last person’s first name Say the names of everyone that came before

Diving deeper into stats As a group you will need to decide how you will collect the data from the ENTIRE class After your group as your data, your group must decide how to best present/display the data for everyone to see and understand. The group will create a poster for everyone to view your information. Your group will be responsible for presenting your poster and explaining what information you gathered, what your display shows and explain your choice of display.

Diving deeper into stats Everyone gets a post it for “kudos” & “Criticisms” for all other posters. After feedback is given groups will revise their presentation/poster according to the feedback given. Be specific with your feedback

The questions How many units are you taking this semester? What is your favorite subject? Do you like math in general? Use your smart phone or a friends and map the distance to your house from school and record the information to the nearest 10th of a mile. Rate your math skills on a scale form 1 – 5, where 1 means your skills are terrible and 5 means your skills are excellent. Which social media do you use most often? How old, in years, are you? In which month were you born?