Winter Quarter 2010 Classes: Math 10 Statistics 5 days a week: Monday through Friday 11:30am - 12:20pm
5 days a week: Monday through Friday 12:30pm - 1:20pm
Course Syllabus for Winter 2010 11:30 Class Math 10.09 LINK NOT YET ACTIVE
12:30 Class Math 10.11 LINK NOT YET ACTIVE
FOR WINTER & SPRING 2010: use the CATALYST websitehttps://catalyst.deanza.edu If you are enrolled for this class in 2010, you should go to https://catalyst.deanza.edu
once the quarter begins to access the current instructions, assignments and materials for this course.
The CALCULATOR ASSIGNMENT is due at the last day of the first week of class in fall, winter and spring. It is posted here to provide easy access to students who are waitlisted or adding who may not have Catalyst access immediately at the start of the quarter. Download and print out the calculator sampling and data assignment
Do the assignment on the worksheet provided.
DUE: Hand in at start (first 5 minutes) of class of Fri. Jan. 8 in winter and Fri April 9 in spring.
LINK: http://nebula.deanza.edu/~bloom/Math10/M10IntroCalcHW2009.pdf Objective: The student will use the calculator for basic statistical skills in the context of sampling using random numbers, entering data and finding summary statistics. Students need to learn to use the calculator promptly at the start of the quarter, so as not to fall behind. Late assignments will not be accepted; assignments may be handed in early.
SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE TO SEE INFORMATION FOR THE TEXTBOOK AND CALCULATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS CLASS
The textbook will be available online and in the campus print services but not in the bookstore. The link to the textbook will be posted in December 2009. The textbook link used in 2009 will be revised and updated for 2010 before the start of winter quarter. The links will be posted here at that time.
This is a Custom Version, as edited by R. Bloom, of Collaborative Statistics, derived from Illowsky & Dean, 2007.
This custom version is different from the version used by other De Anza instructors. It is NOT sold in the bookstore.
The custom textbook may be used online at the link above at no cost OR
The custom textbook will be available at the campus Print Services at the start of the quarter, in 2 parts: the Textbook Collection and the Homework Collection. It will be 3 hole punched, so you can put it in a binder - note that this is not bound like a book. The price covers the cost of printing at the printshop only. (No profit to the instructor or authors or a textbook company!) One of the cheapest math textbooks you've ever needed! To order print copies of the textbook and homework collections go to the desk in Print Services (on the campus loop road, across the road from the E3, S7 and Seminar Buildings, on the Highway 85 side of campus.)
Textbook Collection: includes reading and worked examples explaining and demonstrating concepts and skills; it also
includes the chapter “practices”. (NOTE: does NOT include homework & review problems.)
Volume 2: Homework Book Collection: contains the homework problems and review problems. (It does NOT include reading & worked examples for concepts & skills; does NOT include chapter “practices”)
Why is this different from the version of this book sold in the bookstore?
Why is this available online or at the printshop only?
The version of the textbook used for this class is a custom collection of Collaborative Statistics modified by Roberta Bloom. It shows Roberta Bloom as the author. It is based on Collaborative Statistics by Susan Dean and Barbara Illowsky, and has been edited by your instructor, Roberta Bloom, to be tailored to the class section you are enrolled in. Many of the sections are directly from the Dean and Illowsky textbook. But many sections have some changes.
If you already own a print copy of the original version of this book:
If you do not use the version created by Mrs. Bloom, you will be missing some information and homework. If you already have a used print copy of the original version of the Dean/Illowsky textbook, you can download pdf files of the sections edited by Mrs. Bloom to update your print copy to the version needed for this class. A list of changed sections is posted at http://cnx.org/content/m18941/latest/ . Then you will be able to refer to the changed sections online or print the pdf files of any sections you might need to update
Printed Copy vs Online Version? If you prefer to use the textbook online, you do not need a print copy. BUT: the online textbook can be slow, and you need to load repeatedly to progress from section to section within chapters. I recommend that you get a print copy of the textbook and homework collections, as many students have told me that they would have done more of the work and reading if they had a print copy. But ultimately it is your decision to decide whether to use it online or in print. Ask yourself: How will you find the book most convenient to use? Will you learn better reading online or from a printed book, where you can write notes and read comfortably on your sofa? If you need tutorial help, a print copy is useful because you will need the book with you when you work with a tutor.
REQUIRED CALCULATOR You will need a TI-83, TI-83+, or TI-84 graphing calculator for this course. If you do not yet have a calculator, you should get one of these models promptly by the beginning of the quarter.
IF you already own a TI-89 READ THIS: The TI-89 may or may not come with appropriate statistics programs. If you have a TI-89 and wish to use it for Math 10, you can, but you will need to be independent about downloading the software and learning to use it for this class; you will need to do this on your own without the instructor's help in class. The instructor will not demonstrate it in class, and can not answer question in class. If you need help with your TI-89 you will need to come to office hours. The TI-89 is harder to use than the other calculators for this class. IF your TI-89 does not come with the Statistics List Editor application, you can go to the Texas Instruments website and download it to your calculator from your computer using your Graphlink connectivity cable. The instructor can not download the programs to your calculator.
IF you already own a TI-86 READ THIS: The TI-86 is discontinued by Texas Instruments. It does not come with the appropriate statistics programs. If you have a TI-86, your best road to success is to get a TI-83, TI-83+, or TI-84+ to use for this quarter. WARNING: Do not BUY a used TI-86 for this class.
No I do not have programs that can be downloaded to your TI-86 to give it the statistics capacilities needed for this class. No, Texas Instruments no longer has those statistics programs loaded on their website. IF you can figure out a way to get the necessary statistics programs onto your TI-86, then you can use it BUT you need to be responsible for getting it onto your calculator yourself (I no longer have a source to be able to do that) AND you would need to be responsible to learn to use it independently - I will not demonstrate it in class. To tell if your TI-86 has the statistics programs needed for Math 10, press 2nd MATH MORE ; if you now see a STAT tab on the menu at the bottom of the screen, then you should have the statistics program; otherwise you do not have them and I can not give them to you.
Model specific web handouts of calculator instructions for the TI-83,83+,84+, the TI-86, and the TI-89 are posted via the Catalyst website for this course.
THE MAIN WEBSITE FOR THIS CLASS IS THE CATALYST WEBSITE. Some old pages from prior quarters relating to Math 10 may still be posted as other instructors may refer to them. If a page states at the top that it is not appropriate for 2009 or 2010, then it is from 2008 or earlier; in that case do not use the materials posted there. Current materials for 2010 will be posted via Catalyst.
Updated Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:47:32 PM by Roberta Bloom - bloomroberta@fhda.edu
