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Math 123: Math for Elementary Education II
Section 1001 (83923) MW 2:30 – 3:45 PM WRB 2023
Section 1002 (83924) MW 4:00 – 5:15 PM WRB 2023
Fall 2014
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Instructor: Peggy Lakey
Email: [email protected]
Office:
DMS #323
Phone: 784-1361
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 9:00 – noon, or by appointment
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Scientific calculator Protractor Compass &
Textbook:
A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics, 11th edition by
Billstein, Libeskink & Lott; Pearson Addison Wessley ISBN 978-0-32175666-4
Can be purchased at the bookstore for a discount. (Also available online at
www.MyMathLab.com) You will need the access code for MyMathLab
which comes with the text, whether you purchase the physical or online
version. If you already have the text, the access code is good for one year.
If you purchase a used book you will need to purchase an access code for
MyMathLab.
Course Name in Coursecompass:
Math 123 Math for Elementary Education Fall 2014 (Billstein 11th ed)
REGISTERING IN MY MATH LAB
To register and get access to the online homework
• go to http://pearsonmylabandmastering.com/ and click the red
STUDENT button on the right under Register.
• Enter our course ID which is lakey31775 and hit continue.
• If you don’t already have a MyMathLab (coursecompass) account,
then click on “Create an account”. If you do have an existing account
then enter your user name and password.
• If you have any troubles registering you can go to
http://pearsonmylabandmastering.com/students/ which has
directions on the process.
• Course compass /MyMathLab ***phone number is (800) 677 – 6337***
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course teaches mathematics needed by those teaching new-content
mathematics at the K – 8 level with emphasis on the fundamentals of
probability and statistics & geometry for grades K - 8. Open only to elementary,
dual, and special education majors and to others with departmental
approval.
Prereq(s): Completion of Math 122.
HOMEWORK
Worth 20% of your grade. Homework is due by the next class meeting
Homework will be a mix of online and/or directly from the textbook.
We will review homework at the beginning of each class. Write the number
of any homework problem you had difficulty with on the board as you enter
class. If your problem is already listed on the board put a check mark next
to it.
Homework that is not neat, easy to read or stapled or appears to have been
copied from the back of the text will automatically receive a zero. NO
LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED—NO EXCEPTIONS.
However I do drop two paper homework assignments and 2 online
homework assignments.
EXAMS
4 exams and 1 comprehensive final will be given. Since I am testing your
understanding of the material, exam questions will not always look like the homework
questions you have had. Exams will be a mix of multiple choice questions answered
on a scantron and problems worked out in full. You will need a Scantron form 882E
for each exam. Comprehensive Exams will be returned to you if you bring a selfaddressed stamped envelope to class on the final exam day. You can skip the
comprehensive exam if you have a grade of 92% or higher from all your other grades.
GRADING
WITH FINAL EXAM
• 4 Exams: 60% of your grade
• 1 Final Exam: 20% of your grade.
• Homework: 20% of your grade
GRADING SCALE
A: 90% - 100%; B: 80% - 89%; C: 70%-79%;
WITHOUT FINAL
* 4 Exams: 80% of your grade
* Homework: 20% of your grade
D: 60%-69%;
F: 0% - 59%
MISSED EXAMS
There will be no make-up exams. If you miss an exam, your final exam score will be
used to replace that exam score. Accomodations will not be made for people leaving
before the comprehensive exam is given. If you leave before the final exam is given,
you will be given a zero on that exam. Make any winter break travel arrangements
accordingly.
TUTORING
Thompson Student Services Tutoring Center (TSS 100 784-6801 or
www.unr.edu/tutoring/),and the Math Center (AB 610 784-4433
or www.unr.edu/mathcenter/), both have tutoring. Most semesters a special tutor
is available just for students of Math 122 & 123 in the Math Center. Hours for this
tutor will be posted when determined. Private tutoring lists are available in the
Math Department Office (DMS 314) and at the Academic Skills Center.
DISABILITY STATEMENT
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics supports providing equal access for
students with disabilities. Any student with a disability needing academic adjustments
or accommodations is requested to speak with me or the Disability Resource Center
(Thompson Building Suite 101) as soon as possible to arrange for appropriate
accommodations.
DROP DEADLINE
The last day to drop the class and receive 100% of your money back is Sept. 5th.
The final drop date with no money back is October 30 with a “W”.
UNIVERSITY RECORDING POLICY
Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is
prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or
audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to
accommodate students with disabilities, some students may have been given
permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should
understand that their comments during class may be recorded.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT STATEMENT
For complete details regarding Student Conduct please see the following.
http://www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html
Tentative Class Schedule Math 123 Fall 2013
Revised August 23, 2013
Section/HW Due Date
M
Aug
25
W
27
M
Sept 1
11.1 Geometry Basic Notions
11.1 MyMathlab HW (MML)
11.1A #13, 11.1B #13
Questions from Classroom
QC 8-14
TIMSS & NAEP problems
11.2 MML HW
11.2A #1, 3, 5, 14, 20
QC #8 Review #9
TIMSS & NAEP
11.3 MML HW
11.3A #1-6 TIMSS & NAEP
W
3
Th
4
M
8
W
10
M
15
12.1 MML HW
12.1A #4, 14 12.1B #9, 12, 16
TIMSS & NAEP
W
17
12.2 MML HW
12.2A #16, 19 & TIMSS
M
22
W
24
M
29
W
Oct 1
M
6
W
8
Topic Covers
11.4 MML HW
11.4A # 6 TIMSS & NAEP
11.2 Linear Measure
Last Day to Add or to Drop without Penalty
11.3 Curves, Polygons & Symmetry
LABOR DAY – NO CLASSES
11.4 More about Angles &
REVIEW
Final day to change from letter grade to S/U
Final day to receive 100% refund if
dropping
EXAM 1
Over Chapter 11
12.1 Congruence Through Constructions
12.3 MML HW
12.3A #1, 3, 6, 7a,14
12.4 MML HW
12.4B #5, 14 TIMSS & NAEP
13.1 MML HW
13.2, 13.3 & 13.4 MML HW
12.2 Additional Congruence Properties
12.3 Congruence and Similarity with
Constructions
12.4 Similar Triangles & Other Figures
13.1 Translations & Rotations
13.2 Reflections & Glide Reflections
13.3 Dilations
13.4 Tessellations of the Plane
REVIEW
EXAM 2
Over Chapters 12 & 13
14.1 Areas of Polygons and Circles
14.1 MML HW
14.1A #18a, 26 14.1B #6
TIMSS & NAEP
14.2 The Pythagorean Theorem,
Distance & Circle Equations
14.2 MML HW
14.2A #17
14.3 MML HW
14.3A # 1, 3 – 7, 9, 11
14.3B #1, 8 – 10
14.4 MML HW
14.4A #4, 12
M
13
W
15
M
20
W
22
M
27
W
29
M
Nov 3
W
5
9.1 MML HW
9.1 TIMSS & NAEP
M
10
9.2 MML HW
9.2A # 7, 11
W
12
M
17
W
19
M
24
W
26
M
Dec 1
W
3
M
8
W
10
14.5 MML HW
9.3 & 9.4 MML HW
9.5 MML HW
9.5A #3, 4, 18, 19
Start on 10.4 homework listed below
10.4 MML HW
10.4A #16 NAEP & TIMSS
Day Before Thanksgiving
10.5 MML HW
Teacher Stat Handout
14.3 Geometry in 3 Dimensions
14.4 Surface Area
14.5 Volume, Mass, and Temperature
14.4 & 14.5 Hands on
Final Day to Drop Classes
REVIEW
EXAM 3
Over Chapter 14
9.1 How Probabilities are Determined
9.2 Multistage Experiments Tree
Diagrams & Geometric Prob.
9.3 Using Simulations &
9.4 Odds, Conditional Prob.
& Expected Value
9.5 Permutations & Combinations
Chapter 9 Word Problems in Class
10.4 Measures of Central Tendency
& Variation
10.4 continued
10.5 Abuses of Statistics
& Teacher Stats
REVIEW
EXAM 4
Over Chapters 9 & 10
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Prep Day
Office Hrs: 10 am - 12 pm
Prep Day
Comprehensive Final Exam
In Our Usual Classroom.
2:30 pm class:
Thurs. Dec. 11th at 2:45 – 4:45 pm
Or Wed. Dec. 17 at 12:30 – 2:30 pm
4:00 pm class:
Mon. Dec. 15h at 2:45 – 4:45 pm

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