Welcome to MAT 142 Self-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 am and by appointment There will be no office hours November 11. (Office hours subject to change.)

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Basic Course Information Deadlines Course Withdrawal Deadline – November 3 Complete Withdrawal Deadline – December 7

Basic Course Information Calculator You 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

Basic Course Information Grade Scale Grade Breakdown Midterm Exams – 50% Final Exam (exam 6) – 10% Homework and quizzes – 40% There will be no +/- grading A90 to 100% B80 to 89.9% C70 to 79.9% D60 to 69.9% Ebelow 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 Information Book, Videos, and Homework Readings Videos and Homework OPTIONAL: Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey, MAT 142 at ASU, Johnson/Mowry 142readings.html Moodle –

Basic Course Information Homework Homework Assignments: All homework assignments are submitted in WeBWorK through Moodle. This can be accessed directly through the website

Basic Course Information Moodle - Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information Moodle - Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information Moodle - Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information Moodle - Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information Moodle - Videos and Homework

Basic Course Information Time 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 Information Course Set-up This course is sectioned into six modules. Each module consists of homework assignments, quizzes, and a test.

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (Modules) Module Contents: Sets and Counting Module: 4 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and 1 test covering Sets and Set Operations, Applications of Venn Diagrams, Introductions to Combinatorics, and Permutations and Combinations

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (Modules) Module Contents: Probability Module: 5 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and 1 test covering History of Probability, Basic Terms of Probability, Basic Rules of Probability, Expected Value, and Conditional Probability

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (Modules) Module Contents: Statistics Module: 3 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and 1 test covering Population, Sample, and Data, Measures of Central Tendency, and Measures of Dispersion

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (Modules) Module Contents: Dimensional Analysis and Exponential Models Module: 3 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and 1 test covering Dimensional Analysis, Exponential Functions and their Inverses, and Exponential Growth and Decay.

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (Modules) Module Contents: Finance Module: 4 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and 1 test covering Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Annuities, and Amortized Loans

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (Modules) Module Contents: Geometry Module: 3 homework assignments, 2 quizzes, and 1 test covering Perimeter and Area, Volume and Surface Area, The Greeks (similar triangles), and Right Triangle Trigonometry

Basic Course Information Course 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 Information Course 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 Information Course 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 Information Course 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 Information Course 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 Information Course Set-up (Tests) Tests: You must complete the test for one module before you can take any quiz for the next module.

Basic Course Information Course Set-up (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 Information Course 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.