Web page:
http://academic.venturacollege.edu/jnguyen
Class
meetings: Tuesday
7-9:50PM, room
SCI 227
CRN: 70182
Text : Musser, Burger, Peterson: Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers
V03 or 1 year of high school intermediate algebra (Algebra II) with grade of C or better
Course descriptions
3 Unit Course
This course covers language of sets; systems of numeration; fundamentals of operations with whole
numbers, integers, rational numbers, decimals and real numbers; number theory; equations and
inequalities; ratio and proportion; decimals and percents. Applications will include use of calculators and
work with manipulatives to represent abstract procedures using concrete models, as well as
problem-solving techniques that incorporate the use of models.
This course is designed primarily for students intending to teach at the elementary or middle grades levels.
Student Learning Outcomes
The student will understand and be able to present:
1. Various methods for problem solving;
2. Operations in various number systems;3. Properties of subsets of the real numbers.
Schedule
A tentative schedule is attached. This schedule may be a subject to small changes. It is the student’s
responsibility to follow
any changes in the schedule.
Instructions
for the class
meetings
Please be in the classroom on time. Take notes in your notebook at every class and record all information,
whether you know it or not.
Notebook, textbook, graphing paper, color pencils, scientific calculator ( CASIO fx-115 ES or similar )
Class
participation
Your participation will be an asset for you and your classmates. Class participation is encouraged during class
discussions and may earn you extra credit.
Absence
One absence per semester is allowed only. Five points will be deducted for every absence after
the first one.
For a student’s absence any longer than one class, it is recommended to
contact instructor.
Homework
assignments
There will be homework assigned every class. Each homework assignment turned in on time is worth
up to 10 points for a total of 150. I will be available to answer your question or give you a hint via e-mail daily except
the day of the class.
Homework pages are to be stapled together including a cover page that will be posted on the instructor’s website.
Five points will be deducted for each homework without completely filled in cover page OR
cover page provided with incorrect
information.
Each problem in the
homework assignments will be numbered and page number recorded according to the
textbook.
Students will present all side calculations or considerations made during the problem solving.
The result of each problem will be boxed.
There will be a quiz given every class meeting except the first one and on the exam days.
The quiz time will be from 7:10-7:30 PM. Make sure to be in class on time to begin the quiz with the group promptly.
Each quiz is worth up to 10 points for the total of 150 points.
Midterm and Final Exams will be 2 hour long.
Grading
Final exam
150 points
Midterm exam
150 points
Quizzes
150 points
(10 points each
Homework assignments 150 points (10 points each)
Total number of points is 600.
A 100
- 90 %
Point score is for your orientation only. Please concentrate yourself more on the amount of knowledge
you learn than on
the number of points you gain.
The learning experience, understanding the matter and carrying
the knowledge
beyond
the Final exam is the goal we aim
for.