INSTRUCTOR:  Clark Loveridge.  My office is BR-60 on main campus and the office phone number is (215)751-8689.  My e-mail is cloveridge@ccp.edu   This syllabus and some course materials will be posted on my website at  http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/cloveridge
 
You may stop by my office BR-60 for tutoring at the following times:
10:00am to 10:45am Tuesdays & Thursdays,
11:45am to 1:30pm  Mondays & Wednesdays,
4:15 to 5:15pm Wednesdays

You will receive up to 1 extra credit point per week if you ask me a math question at my office.  The question doesn't have to be from the course but should be mathematical.  You can ask either in person, by phone, or by e-mail.

INTERNET AND E-MAIL:  In order to access your final grades over the internet you will need to set up a MYCCP account.  This can be done from the student computers located in room B2-33 and other places on campus or from a home computer.  Through your MYCCP account you will also be able to communicate with your classmates and instructors by e-mail and get information about classes. To set up your MYCCP account go on the internet to http://myccp.ccp.edu  and click on the box "How do I get a user name and password?"  You will then be asked to enter your student J number found on your student ID and also on your schedule/bill.  Your user name and password will then be displayed.  Copy or print it for future reference.  To send an e-mail to students in the class, log onto MYCCP, click "My Courses", click "click here", click "Elementary Algebra", click "E-mail", click "Select All" or the individuals to whom you want to send the e-mail, click "Send e-mail", then write the message and click "Send".

TEXT AND SUPPLIES: The text is Intro Stats Second Edition by De Veaux and Velleman. It is available in the bookstore, room WB-4.  If  you wish to have access to online tutoring from the publisher be sure to get a book that is bundled with a student access card.   You will also need lined 8.5"x11" paper, graph paper, writing instruments, and a two-variable scientific calculator such as the TI-30X IIS calculator. Do not get the plain TI-30X without the II since it handles only one variable. No calculators which display graphs are permitted on exams.

ONLINE HELP:  If you wish to use the online tutoring provided by the publisher then you will need an e-mail address, student access code from the student access card either bundled with the book or purchased separately, course ID loveridge10778, and zip code 19130 and go to website http://www.coursecompass.com.
 
TOPICS COVERED:
Unit I    Description Statistics
Unit II   Correlation and Regression
Unit III  Sampling Distributions
Unit IV   Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
Unit V    Designing Experiments
 
IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday   February   5 Exam 1
Tuesday   February 12              Report 1
Thursday  February 28 Exam 2
Thursday  March     13              Report 2
Tuesday    March     18              Proposal for Report 3
Thursday  March     27 Exam 3
Tuesday   April       15                Data for Report 3
Thursday  April       17  Exam 4
Tuesday   April        22               Report 3
Date and time of Comprehensive Final Exam to be announced.  Part I    Part II

GRADING;  Each assignment, quiz, and exam will be assigned a point value.  Quizzes may be unannounced.  The final exam will be worth either 250 points or 1500 points whichever is to your advantage.  If, for example, there are 620 points not counting the final exam, then the final exam will be worth either 250 points out of 870 points for the course or 1500 points out of 2120 points for the course, whichever is to your advantage.  At the end of the semester I will total your points and convert the total to a percent and grade as follows:

A 90 - 100%     B 80 - 89%     C 70 - 79%     D 60 - 69%     F 0 - 59%

EXTRA CREDIT:  You will receive up to one point per week of extra credit if you go to the bring me a slip showing that you went to the Learning Lab for tutoring.  You will also receive up to 1 extra credit point per week if you ask me a math question at my office.  The question doesn't have to be from the course but should be mathematical.  You can ask either in person, by phone, or by e-mail.

MAKE-UPS;  Daily assignments, quizzes, and extra credit assignments cannot be made up but I will drop your 12 lowest points.  Reports may be turned in late but I will deduct 5 points for each week or fraction of a week that the report is late.  Exams cannot be made up if for any reason you are not in class but I will drop your lowest exam grade excluding the final exam.

EARLY WORK: You may submit reports but not daily assignments or quizzes in advance for days when you expect to be absent from class but I will drop your 12 lowest points.  Exams cannot be taken early if you know in advance that you will be unable to attend class on a day when an exam is scheduled but I will drop your lowest exam grade excluding the final exam.
 
WRITING:  Unlike most math courses, this course counts as both a math course and a writing course.  Writing assignments should be written as if you were writing them for an English teacher.  A guide to the writing assignments will be handed out during the third week of class after you have learned enough statistics to be able to write about it.

LEARNING LAB:  If you wish to meet with a student tutor, go to the Math Leaning Lab B2-36 to make an appointment.  You may receive up to 1 extra credit point per week for your tutoring sessions in the Learning Lab if you bring back a statement signed by the tutor.  Students who want to be tutored in the Learning Lab are encouraged to form weekly study groups because the number of Math 150 tutors is very limited.  If several students are able to meet at the same time on a weekly basis and if no Math 150 tutor is available at that time see Gail Chaskes in the Math Learning Lab B2-36 about forming a weekly study group.  Ms. Chaskes will try to arrange for a math specialist to meet once a week with the study group at the desired time.
    If you would like to earn some extra money and are willing and able to tutor Math 118 or a higher level course see Gail Chaskes in the Math Learning Lab B2-36.  The more courses you can tutor the better.  Generally you need to know the course at the A level in order to tutor a particular course.

ATTENDANCE AND PROMPTNESS:  Attendance will be taken daily as required by the college.  Three latenesses count as one absence.  If you are absent more than once through February 6 or more than twice through March 3, I will report to the college that your attendance is unsatisfactory.  If you are absent more than twice through April 6 you should discuss your situation with me.  Otherwise you may be dropped from the course.
    If you are on financial aid and must miss class more than once through February 6 or more than twice through March 3 you should discuss your situation with me.  Otherwise your financial aid may be discontinued.

INCLEMENT WEATHER:  In the event of inclement weather there are several ways of determining whether CCP is open.  You may listen for CCP's school closing number 238 on KYW radio at 1060 on the AM dial or check KYW's school closing web page at http://www2.kyw1060.com/schools/ or for a price you may call KYW's school closing phone number at 1-900-737-1060.  Usually if SEPTA is running close to normal then CCP will remain open.

GIFTS:  To avoid any appearance of impropriety no gifts of any kind will be accepted.