SADDLEBACK COLLEGEMATHEMATICS/SCIENCE/ENGINEERING

Math 10: Introduction to Statistics, Spring 2016

Instructor: Alison Shelton, Ed.D. Ticket: 14195Day/Time: MW 5:30PM - 6:45PM Room: SM 309BEmail: ashelton@saddleback.edu Phone: (949) 667-4350

Office Hours: By appointment.

Purpose of this course: This course provides social science students and others with non-technical majorsan appreciation of the fundamentals of probability and statistics.

Course Description: The use of probability techniques, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniquesto facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions;statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; and ap-plication of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statisticalfindings. Math 253 or the equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.

Course Materials:

• Bluman, Elementary Statistics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2014.

• A scientific or graphing calculator with statistical capabilities. Mobile devices will not be allowed asa substitute. I highly recommend the TI-36X Pro or the TI-84.

Student Learning Outcomes: Students who successfully complete Math 10 will be able to:

1. Demonstrate mastery of the computational skills necessary to solve problems whose difficulty level isappropriate for a transfer-level class.

2. Demonstrate the ability to use statistical methods to test hypotheses involving real-world scenarios.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to use the standard normal curve in analyzing appropriatedata sets.

Course Structure: This is a 3 unit course with about 3 hours of lecture and about 6 hours of homeworkper week. Including study time, you should expect to spend about 10 hours per week on this course. (Somestudents need more time and some need less.)

Attendance: Regular attendance is essential and expected. All students are expected to attend each classmeeting. If you miss class for any reason, you are responsible for getting the class notes from a classmate.So, please be sure to exchange contact information with several other students at the beginning of the course.A student may be dropped due to excessive absences. Arriving to class late, or leaving class early will becounted toward your total time absent. If you wish to withdraw from the class, it is your responsibility todo so before the deadlines.

Cell Phones: Please turn off all electronic devices when you enter this classroom.

Math 10 Spring 2016

Grading:

• Students will be graded according to a traditional grading scale,A ≥ 90%, B ≥ 80%, C ≥ 70%, D ≥ 60%, F ≤ 59%.

• Regular tests will account for 70% of the student’s grade. You will be allowed to drop one exam (Notthe Final). Therefore there are no make-up exams allowed!

• The final exam for this class is on Monday, May 23, 2016 @ 5:15 pm. The final exam is comprehensiveand will be worth 15% of the grade. No make-ups!

• Daily assignments, notes, and participation comprise the remaining 15%.

• All students who have been authorized for academic adjustments/accommodations for examinationsshould submit the proper forms within the first two weeks of the course.

Supplementary Resources:

1. Free tutoring is available through the LRC, which is located on the second floor of the library.

2. http://stattrek.com/

3. https://www.khanacademy.org/

4. OpenIntro Statistics.

Academic Honor Code: Saddleback College students are responsible for regulating their own conductin accordance with the Code of Conduct set by the District Board of Trustees. The Code of Conduct isoutlined in the Student Handbook. Cheating will not be tolerated. I strongly recommend that each studentread and understand the Students Rights and Responsibilities as outlined in your Student Handbook.

Learning Resource Center: Students are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Mathematics Tutorial Cen-ter, located in LRC 212.

As long as you register for drop in tutoring, you can get a printout of your tutoring hours at the end ofthe semester. This printout will be worth extra credit on the final exam. To receive FREE tutoring, pleaseREGISTER for TU300 (Supervised Tutoring) - Math/Science: Ticket 15335 or 15340. Tutoring 300 is azero unit class, so it is free.

The center provides tutoring as a drop in service or by appointment. Students enrolled in TU300 can go tothe center any time it is open.

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.Saturday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.Closed Sundays and College Holidays.

Math 10 Spring 2016

Tentative Schedule: Subject to change per the needs of the instructor.

Week Mon Wed

1 MLK Day No class! 20 Jan 2.1 & 2.2

2 25 Jan 3.1 & 3.2 27 Jan 4.1-4.2

3 1 Feb 4.3 3 Feb 4.4 - 4.5

4 8 Feb Review 10 Feb Exam #1

5 President’s Day No class! 17 Feb 5.1 - 5.2

6 22 Feb 6.1 & 6.2 24 Feb 6.3

7 29 Feb 5.3 & 6.4 2 March Review

8 7 March Exam #2 9 March 7.1 & 7.3

9 14 March 7.2 16 March 8.1 & 8.4

10 28 March 8.2 & 8.3 30 March Review

11 4 April Exam #3 6 April 9.1 - 9.3

12 11 April 9.4 13 April 12.1

13 18 April 11.1 20 April 11.2

14 25 April Review 27 April Exam #4

15 2 May 10.1 & 10.2 4 May 10.3

16 9 May Review 11 May Exam #5

17 16 May Review 18 May Study at Home

18 23 May Final Exam @ 5:15