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EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY
Syllabus Math 153
Jeff Harootunian – Instructor
Winter, 2012
Class Meets Mon/ Wed
11:00am-1:05pm
Home Phone (775) 560 -7453
Voicemail (530) 541-4660 ext. 366
Room E100
REQUIRED TEXT:
Geometry, Prentice Hall Mathematics
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a formal course in Geometry covering the basics of lines, planes,
angles, triangles and congruence.
The Pythagorean Theorem, similarity, and
special right triangles will also be examined as well as both methods of
deductive and inductive reasoning will be studied in depth.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students will be able to
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Successful students will demonstrate ability to:
1) Reading assignment: Before coming to class, read the section(s) that
will be discussed that day (see the class schedule below).
Do the reading assignment (found on the Moodle site) before coming to
class so that you will be prepared for the day’s lecture.
To pass this class, you will need to come to class prepared.
This preparation involves reading the book and trying to work out the
examples and any suggested reading problems in the section before I lecture on
that section. Class Schedule (subject to modification is found at the end of this syllabus)
Prerequisite:
C or better in Mat152A and Mat152B, or satisfactory score on assessment
test. Mat152B may be taken
concurrently.
GRADING POLICY:
Exam 1 (Chapters 1-2)
60 points
12%
Exam 2 (Chapters 3-4)
60 points
12%
Midterm Exam
80 points
16%
Exam 3 (Chapters 5-7)
60 points
12%
Homework
40 points ( 8 @ 5 points each)
8%
Quizzes
60 points ( 3 @ 20 points each)
12%
Final (2.3-2.5, 3.2-3.4,
4.3-4.7, 5.3-5.5, 6.1-6.2, 7.1-7.5, 8.1-8.5, 9.1-9.2)
28%
140 points
=
100%
Total= 500 points
Your
letter grade will be based on your percentage of the total points.
The total points possible are 615 points.
A
90-100%
B
80-89%
C
70-79%
D
60-69%
F
less than 60%
MAKE-UP POLICY:
There are no make-ups for any quizzes. Make-up for Exams and the Final will be
assessed a 10% penalty if the absence is not excused.
Students must contact the instructor in advance of the
examination in order to arrange a make-up.
All make up- test must be scheduled a week in advance at the TLC
per Tutoring Learning Center test taking policy.
ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: If there is anyone in this class who has
need for test-taking or note-taking arrangements through the Disabilities
Resource Center, please feel free to come and discuss this with me.
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are
encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) early in the quarter so that reasonable accommodations may be
implemented as soon as possible. Students may contact the DRC by visiting
the Center (located in room A205) or by phoning 541-4660, ext. 249 (voice) or
542-1870 (TTY for deaf students). All information will remain
confidential.
Cheating will be defined as but not limited to:
(1) using any method to copy another’s work on an exam, quiz, or final (2)
directly copying another student’s homework assignment (3) using any method
other than your own honest efforts to complete exams, quizzes, the final, or
homework assignments.
The following activities are NOT cheating:
(1) collaborating with other students to complete homework assignments (2)
working with math tutors or academic coaches to complete homework
assignments (3) working with other students to study for exams, quizzes or the
final. In this class, it is your responsibility to drop the class in order to avoid an unwanted grade. Registration: 1. You must register for this class at the Office of
Admissions and Records. Friday, January 13, 2012 is the last day for refunds. Friday, January 27, 2012 is the last day to drop with no record. Thursday, February 16, 2012 is the last day to withdraw with a “W” grade. 4. After that last date, if you are enrolled you will
receive one of the following grades: A B C D F Remember, it is
your responsibility to drop the class if needed.
Calculators:
No specific calculator is required for this course although access to, at least,
a simple, five function calculator is highly recommended.
Such a calculator typically costs about $5.00.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
You will be expected to attend all classes and participate in all
activities. Students with 2 or more unexcused absences will be administratively
withdrawn from the class and will not be able to obtain a passing grade.
Students are expected to arrive on
time and stay for the entire class period. Late arrivals and early
departures are disruptive to the entire class and likely to be counted as
absences. It will further be the student’s responsibility to sign in every
class period as a legal record of attendance. This will be stationed at the
front desk or passed around the room. In addition, students that are enrolled
and absent on the first day of class who did not make prior arrangements with
the instructor will usually be administratively withdrawn from the course, by
the end of the 1st day in order to make room for students still
wishing to enroll in the course.
BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM: Any
behaviors that impede the teaching/learning process, including any conversations
taking place during lecture, that do not contribute to the class as a whole,
listening to personal audio devices, or any other behavior that disrupts student
learning is not acceptable, in particular continuing conversation during full
group instruction when being shown how to solve a problem. If any of these
behaviors become a problem, the instructor will address such issues and
reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student who continues to
presents behavioral issues.
CELL PHONES:
Because of the disruptive nature of cell phones and the imaging, text
messaging, and other capabilities of these devises, cell phones may not be
turned on to while in the classroom. Under exceptional circumstances you may
have it turned to vibrate only for emergencies, please contact your
instructor before class if you have critical communication needs.
PHONE-MESSAGES TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
When leaving a voice-mail message, state your name, class, section (or
meeting time). If you leave a phone
number for a return call, speak slowly, clearly and say the number twice; once
in the beginning after your name and then again at the end of your message.
CHEATING:
No cheating of any kind will be tolerated.
Any student attempting to cheat, or assisting another student to cheat
will be subject to consequences ranging from loss of credit for that particular
assignment or test to immediate expulsion from the class or from the College.
Class Resources:
Instructor’s Office Hours:
A half-hour office hour will be arranged either before or after class as per
student consensus and room availability.
Currently, there is a half-hour office time tentatively scheduled between
2:30 and 3:00pm before class. This is subject to change as schedule dictates. I
will also be available by appointment as needed. You can contact me directly by
calling 775-560-7453 or if no answer leaving a message slowly and clearly
stating your name, class, description of your need, and lastly, your return
phone contact where you can readily be reached.
I will contact you back within two days.
Tutoring:
Tutoring is available in the Math Success Center (MSC) in Room A201.
Financial Assistance:
If you need help paying for books or other expenses, call our financial aid
officer, America Ramirez, at 541-4660 x236, email
Ramirez@ltcc.edu,
or drop by A100.
Student Learning Responsibilities: Besides following all directions given as
well as the outlined polices,
During the course student need to:
·
Ask
questions in class!!
Your instructor is there to help you understand and master the material.
Raise your hand for help and bring your questions from home to class
ready to share in both large and small group discussions. Your group buddies are
one of the most beneficial ways to learn and communicate mathematically while
experiencing math in a social setting and sharing ways to solve problems.
·
Work
all homework assignments fully and accurately with precise answers and work
always shown.
·
Read
any section material that is assigned or provided before class meets and be read
to listen.
·
Keep a
positive and supportive learning and participative attitude.
·
Take
clear notes and organize your own learning materials.
·
Email
your instructor as needed to (jharootunian@aol.com).
Since email addresses often do not include the authors name or are
otherwise ambiguous, you need to first put a subject heading , include your
full name and course number in your message.
Also, please write your messages in regular English rather than in
cryptic, text message form and proof read your work.
The best way to communicate math questions that use mathematical
symbolism is to use “calculator notation”.
That is, enter the symbols as you would on a scientific calculator.
Use “*” for multiply and “^” for exponents.
So, 3*y^2 means “three times y squared”.
For division and fractions, use parentheses and the symbol “/”.
So, (2 + y)/(3x) is an example of a fraction.
Note that the parentheses are mandatory and that “implied” multiplication
can be used when appropriate. That
is “3x” means “3*x”.
·
Form
study/support groups outside of class.
Research has shown this to be one of the most effective strategies to
achieve success in math classes.
Worksheets and other Handout Materials:
Additional worksheets and other materials will be handed out in class. These
worksheets will most often be used to practice skills in groups and may be
collected and/or graded at the instructor’s discretion. In some cases the
worksheet will be assigned as a take-home quiz to be learned and worked through
by each individual student. In either case, the student will be responsible
to have the worksheet ready for the next class meeting.
All
steps to solve the problem must be included.
Homework or worksheets with answers only will receive no credit. No late
homework assignments may be submitted or accepted. This is done so that grading
and scoring may proceed in a timely manner.
Students are responsible for obtaining all homework assignments missed
due to absence.
Class Formate:
All problems are worked in groups. Class sessions will include warm up
exercises, interactive discussion of the homework exercises, worksheet
activities, example readings, formula and definition applications (Students
would be wise to have read the and practiced all examples prior to that day’s
topic lesson and be familiar with the terms before coming to class.)
Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions and not to
isolate themselves in solo endeavors. In addition, periodic quizzes will be
given to check up on what students are learning.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY (CHEATING):
Academic dishonesty of any form will not be tolerated. Students caught cheating
on exams or quizzes will receive a score of zero on the assignment for the first
offense and a course grade of F for the second offense.
Cheating will be defined as but not limited to:
(1) using any method to copy another’s work on an exam, quiz, or final (2)
directly copying another student’s homework assignment (3) using any method
other than your own honest efforts to complete exams, quizzes, the final, or
homework assignments.
The following activities are NOT cheating:
(1) collaborating with other students to complete homework assignments (2)
working with math tutors or academic coaches to complete homework
assignments (3) working with other students to study for exams, quizzes or the
final. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
If you need help paying for your books or other expenses, call our financial aid
officer, America Ramirez, at 541-4660 x236, email her at
Ramirez@ltcc.edu,
or drop by A100.
Where
to Find a Computer on Campus:
Computers are available for your use in
the following locations on campus:
Tutoring & Learning Center (TLC)* open Mon – Thurs 10 – 6, Fri 10 – 2, Sat 11 –
3.
Math Success Center (MSC) * open Mon – Thurs 9 – 6, Fri 10 – 2, Sat 11 – 1.
Open Labs in the D-wing which have available times posted by the door of each
lab.
And also of course in the library
* Both the TLC and the MSC are in room 201.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned once a week on Mondays according to the course
syllabus schedule.
All homework then is expected to be turned in by the student to the front table
in class on Wednesday of the same week.
It is the student’s responsibility to keep up with the homework schedule. If a
student does not turn in the homework by the due date they will miss out on the
grading period for that week and thus will receive no points or credit for the
missed assignment. There will be no late homework accepted. Consequently, once a
particular assignment due date has passed there is no way or means to make up
the missed opportunity
Homework Policies:
If you are unable to attend class due to illness or family related emergency you
must first verify the absence by sending in an email subject heading “missing
class notice” detailing the circumstances and reason for the request. This
request will then be documented and kept on the student’s attendance record. I
will subsequently approve/ disapprove the absence/ excuse accordingly. Once
email approval has been received and
granted, it is the students’
responsibility to print out the emailed approval
and request and attach it to the assignment. The approval and assignment are
then to be turned in by noon the
next day through the student mail-drop
box, located near the Reprographics Room in the B wing of the college. No late
work will be accepted after this time.
I will check my mailbox at 10:30 AM on the days of instruction.
It will be the instructor’s discretion as to if the assignment has
followed the proper expected protocols and may/ or may not then receive credit.
EXAM
POLICY:
Grading for all problems will require that
steps/ descriptions be shown. The total points awarded to any problem or sets of
problems will be based on the quality and amount of progress that a student
demonstrates toward achieving a final answer. The more steps and details you
show, the better your chances for receiving partial credit. All multiple choice
or true/false answers while either right or wrong are best supported by a
validation of your answer choice. By this it is meant for you to supply a brief
statement on how or why you made the particular decision. In addition, all exams
only, not quizzes, may be supported
by a self-made one-page note card, front and back that is to be attached and
turned in with the test.
HOW
TO SUCCEED
IN A
MATH CLASS:
1)
Practice all textbook examples before class.
2) Make connections between the special information boxes and these examples.
2)
Choose
to attend all class periods in a timely fashion with a ready to learn attitude.
3)
Exchange names and phone numbers with classmates so that you can work together
and create learning teams.
4) Learn from each problem solving
experience by asking questions of yourself and others.
5) Seek clarification of what steps you may have missed or for any of the skills
or concepts that are not fully understood.
6) Know how to get help when you
need it and be patient with the learning process of yourself and others.
7) Organize your class materials in
some manner that makes sense to your to learning be that taking notes, working
with examples, studying for tests and quizzes etc.
8) Make every effort to complete all assignments, check your work, and hand in
all assignments on time.
Tutoring & Learning Center (TLC)* open Mon – Thurs 10 – 6, Fri 10 – 2, Sat 11 –
3.
Math Success Center (MSC) * open Mon – Thurs 9 – 6, Fri 10 – 2, Sat 11 – 1.
Open Labs in the D-wing which have available times posted by the door of each
lab.
* Both the TLC and the MSC are in room 201.
No makeup tests will be given for the comprehensive final exam and no exam
may be taken early.
Students who decide that they are not going to successfully complete this course
will want to withdraw themselves before the end of the third week of the
mini-session or can check with admissions for this exact date.
Course Schedule:
The course schedule appears at the end of this syllabus.
This schedule may, at the instructor’s discretion, be revised during the
semester to accommodate particular educational needs of the class.
Disability Statement:
Qualified, self-identified students with documented disabilities have the
right to free accommodations to ensure equal access to educational opportunities
at Truckee Meadows Community College. For assistance, contact TMCC’s Disability
Resource Center at 775-673-7277, TTY 775-673-7888, come by the Red Mountain
Building, room 315 B or visit
www.tmcc.edu/drc.
HOMEWORK:
Homework is to be neatly done, arranged in the order specified on
the homework assignment, in pencil or erasable pen no crossed out work, on 8
½ X 11 paper with smooth edges (no ragged edges torn from spiral notebooks)
and stapled.
Homework will consist of all problems as per schedule unless otherwise changed
by the instructor in class.
Learning is a journey……enjoy the process, study well, gather skills, and
practice lots!!!
Have a great quarter session
Prof. Jeff Harootunian
Mathematics Instructor Updated:
Course Schedule Math 153 Winter, 2012
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