| Carol Lanfear
Temporary Instructor Mathematics Department Central Michigan University
Office: PE 324A
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MTH 554 Probability and Statistics
for Elementary and Middle School Teachers 3(3-0) D
Examines experimental probability
and statistics suitable for elementary and middle school. Data gathering,
organizing and presenting. Credit will not apply toward Master's
degree in mathematics. Prerequisites: MTH 107, 152
Grading Policies:
| 90 - 100 % | A-, A | 15 % | Homework (No late Homework, please) | ||||
| 80 - 89 % | B-, B, B+ | 85 % | Tests | ||||
| 70 - 79 % | C-, C, C+ | Quizzes | |||||
| 60 - 69 % | D-, D, D+ | Projects | |||||
| 0 - 59 % | E | Comprehensive Final exam |
Tentative Test Schedule for Spring,
2002 (No calculators with C.A.S. allowed on tests--eg.
TI 92 or 89)
| Short Test | Long Test | Short Test | Long Test | Short Test | Final Exam |
| Jan. 30, 31 | Feb. 20, 21 | Mar. 20, 21 | April 10, 11 | April 24, 25 | Monday, April 29: 10 - 12 am |
Testing Policies:
Reviewing is YOUR responsibility.
NO make-up tests without an excused
absence. This is YOUR responsibility.
Make-up tests will be oral (and to
be avoided at all costs).
The Final Exam will be given in the
regular classroom.
| Tentative Assignments for Spring,
2002
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Articles to Read for Spring,
2002
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Projects for Spring, 2002
1. Learning Styles Analysis: (OMIT this project for spring, 2002--the class is just too large)
You will
read The Way They Learn by Cynthia Tobias and write an analysis of
yourself and one other person in terms of the learning styles presented
in the book. Be sure to include all the learning style
categories (there are three categories presented in the book--1.
CR/ CS/ AR/ AS 2. visual/auditory/kenesthetic
3. global/analytic) in your analysis. The book is on reserve
at the library or available at Cook’s 611 N. Mission or Mountain
Town Distributors 2150 Enterprise Dr. This will be due around Midterm.
2. Statistics Journal:
You will
keep a statistics journal with 15 entries which shows the uses of
statistics and probability in the media. Include xeroxed copies if
taken from a printed source like a book which you don't wish to cut up.
Explain and critique each journal entry as to whether the statistics were
used
appropriately or not. Your critique should reflect what was
discussed in the book How to Lie with Statistics, but need not be
limited to those ideas. A short paragraph is usually sufficient.
Use no more than 3 from each type of media and don't use the same
statistic presented in more than one media. (e.g.. If the big news
for the day is that 35 % of senators cheated on their income tax, don't
use the lead article, the comic spoof, the radio commentary and the TV
commentary as 4 journal entries.) Note: A listing of sports
scores or stock prices doesn't work well, so avoid them. No articles
from Glamour or similar magazines. Please type your critiques
and place them next to the statistic you are discussing. There should
be no loose articles. If you choose to use the internet as a source,
you can only use three, regardless of whether the article is a book, newspaper
or journal online. Examples of types of media are: books, professional
journals, magazines, newspapers, comics, pamphlets, fliers, TV, radio,
internet. This will be due near the end of the semester.
3. Survey:
You will
also do a group project where your group designs a questionnaire, collects
data, organizes the data, and gives an oral report of its findings to the
class. The topics must be of such a nature that you would feel comfortable
asking your grandmother the survey questions. The oral reports will
be during the last few class periods and take 10 minutes each. Click
here to view survey rules.
4. M&M project:
This is
an ongoing project whose parts will be assigned in class. Be sure
to do each assigned part right after it is assigned or you may get behind.
Updates will be posted on the M&M project web site above. Be
sure to show all calculations.
5. Rainfall project:
This is an ongoing project whose parts will be assigned in class. Be sure to do each assigned part right after it is assigned or you may get behind. Updates will be posted on the Rainfall project web site above. Be sure to show all calculations.