Coastline Community College MATH 160 Fall 2018, CRN 80138, 80882

Time & Room: TTh 10:45am-12:50, NBC 322 Instructor: Hao-Nhien Q. Vu

Office hours: Tuesdays 1-5pm, NBC 239 Email: hvu132@coastline.edu
or by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Statistics
Topics covered include collecting of data, sampling, probability, hypothesis testing, analyzing of
variance, nonparametric testing, and correlating for application in the natural sciences, social
sciences, business, and management. Use of statistical technology will be introduced. Graded or
Pass/No Pass option. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.

ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT

Your experience in this class is important to me; it is

the policy and practice of Coastline Community
College to create inclusive and accessible learning
environments consistent with federal and state law. If
you experience barriers or are qualified for
accommodations, please contact Celeste Ryan,
Instructor/Coordinator, Special Programs and Services
at (714) 241-6214 ext. 17217 or by email at: cryan@coastline.edu

Special Programs and Services offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations
for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are established through an
interactive process between you, your instructor, and the Special Programs and Services
Coordinator.

If you have not yet established services through Special Programs, but have a temporary or
permanent disability that requires accommodations, please contact Special Programs and
Services Office, at your earliest convenience, for a confidential intake interview and
application for services.

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Select an appropriate sampling method to collect sample data based on specific survey
topics.
2. Find the central tendency and standard deviation and summarize the data distributions.
3. Estimate parameters, find probabilities, draw the inferences, and make predictions using
statistical technology base on a specific data distribution.
4. Use appropriate technology such as calculators or computer software to enhance
mathematical thinking, visualization, and understanding, to solve mathematical problems,
and judge the reasonableness of the results.
5. Demonstrate quantitative reasoning skills by developing convincing arguments and by
communicating mathematically both verbally and in writing.

MUST DO WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK

The following must be completed by Sunday

September 2, 2018. Any student who hasn’t done so
will be dropped with NO FURTHER NOTICE.

• Attend the first class meeting.

• Read this entire Syllabus.
• Register for MyLab Stats. Use the free temporary access if necessary.
• Pass the Syllabus Quiz at 100%.

REQUIRED MYLAB STATS (MYMATHLAB) ACCESS, TEXTBOOK

This class uses the online book at MyLab Stats access. When you buy MyLab Stats for this class, the
textbook is included as an online ebook. Our text is Mario F. Triola, Elementary Statistics, 13th
edition. Because the e-book is included with the online access code, a physical textbook is not
required. (If you really want a physical book, it’s perfectly fine to buy a previous edition.)

CONTACTING ME
You can come to Office Hours, or you can catch me before/after class. Or you can send me an Inbox
message via Canvas. Or you can email me. I teach several classes so please include "MATH 160" in
the subject line.

You should have a response to your email within 2 business days (excluding weekends). If you do not
get an answer please feel free to email me again asking if I received the email. I have found that
occasionally email gets lost in the exchange server or in the Spam folder.

ME CONTACTING YOU
Your student email account
(the one with @student.cccd.edu)
My emails to you may go to: or

The email you use to register for MyMathLab.

That means you need to check both accounts often!

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CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 7 OF THIS CLASS ARE FLIPPED!
That means you must learn the material AHEAD OF TIME and we will do problems in class. If you don’t
learn the material ahead of time, you won’t understand anything we talk about in class at all. You will feel
that the whole class is a total waste of time.

FLIPPED CLASS
What is that about Chapters 1 through 7 being flipped? What does that
even mean?

The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical

lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed.

The lesson is learned by students at home before the class session (by
watching video lectures and doing examples) while in-class time is
devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions.

For each flipped class section, you must complete a worksheet before
class, or do a quiz FIRST THING in class, or both.

ATTENDANCE
Anyone missing the equivalent of 1 week of classes may be dropped from the class. For example, if
we meet for 4 hours a week and you miss 1 hour here, 1 hour there, 4 times, then it is the equivalent
of 1 week of classes. If you intend to withdraw, however, you must withdraw yourself and not rely on
me to drop you for you.

HOMEWORK
All homework for this class are done online, on MyMathLab.com. Homework is essential to your
success in the class. Homework grades count toward your course grade – but homework means more
than that. Chances are, if you don’t do your homework, you probably won’t be able to do your
quizzes, exams, or finals.

After each quiz, there is also a Chapter post-quiz homework that covers those materials you missed
on the quiz. If you get a perfect score on the quiz there is nothing to be done on the Chapter post-quiz
homework.

QUIZZES
There will be two main types of quizzes in this class.

A CHAPTER QUIZ is given for each chapter, ONLINE. Each allows 3 attempts and the highest
score will be recorded. After each quiz, there is also a Chapter post-quiz homework that covers those
materials you missed on the quiz. If you get a perfect score on the quiz there is nothing to be done on
the Chapter post-quiz homework.

FLIPPED SECTION QUIZZES are given in class, at the beginning of class, and covers the material
that you should have learned on your own before that class. Most of the Flipped Section Quizzes are
done on paper and graded manually.

In addition, I may give other quizzes either online or on paper.

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 HOW MATH CLASSES WORK

Think about it this way: Your English teacher didn’t teach you all the different
ways a person can write a sentence, and yet you read just fine. That’s because you have
gained a lot of experience reading stuff, so now you can read not just correct English but
also misspells, bad grammar, and abbreviations people use in writing text messages. It’s
the experience, not the teaching.

Likewise, I won’t (and no Math teacher can) teach you all the different ways a math
problem can come up. We teach you enough to get started, and you gain experience by
doing problems. Lots of it. Many problems will look like they go beyond what was
taught in class,
but that’s the point. It is by doing those problems (like reading text messages that don’t
follow the formal rules taught in English classes) that you get better.

PROJECTS
There will be numerous group projects using real-life situations and based on materials in the class.
There will be a capstone group project at the end of the semester.

EXAMS

There will be 2 exams: A Midterm Exam and a Final Exam. The exans are given on the dates shown
on the Tentative Schedule of this Syllabus. THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS except for very
extenuating circumstances. Students who miss a test will receive a zero for that test. Students who
arrive late will not get extra time at the end.

It usually takes a week for your test grades to be posted, often faster but I don’t guarantee that.

Important note: Unless mandated by the government (jury duty, court date, military duty, etc.) or
otherwise unavoidable (for example, going into labor), the fact that you or someone in your family
has an appointment with someone (a doctor, a lawyer, a counselor) is NOT an “extenuating
circumstance” that would warrant a make-up test. Why? Because you should not have scheduled that
appointment on a test date.

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FREE TUTORING

There are several tutoring resources for students in any Coastline math class to get help.

1. There are two Embedded Tutors in our class. They are here to help you. Get help from them!

2. Free onsite math tutoring is available at Student Success Center at the Westminster Le-Jao
campus and Newport Beach Center. Call 714-241-6184 ext. 17420 for tutoring schedule in
Statistics.

3. Our publisher, Pearson Higher Education, also provides free tutoring to MyMathLab students.
Real college professors assist students by phone, fax, e-mail, or interactive web (live chat). Go to
the Pearson Tutor Center for more info. Get help with your calculator, an explanation of concepts
in the textbook, and help with the online exercises.

4. Use free, online supplemental resources. You can get some really good help just by searching
YouTube for the topic.

5. Smarthinking. See next page.

FREE ONLINE TUTORING VIA SMARTHINKING

Students who use the tutoring services do better overall in the

Smarthinking costs
science and math courses, so please take advantage of the free
services below. money. And you get it
for free. So it’s like
1. Our Student Success Centers with face-to-face and online getting free money.
tutoring. We continue to operate as normal. Students may walk in
to any center Monday through Friday or email us:
success@coastline.edu. We can arrange for tutoring via Skype, phone, email, or face-to-face
in one of our centers at Le-Jao, Newport, Garden Grove, or College Center. Our spring hours
will soon be posted at coastline.edu/ssc. We provide walk-in (no appointment necessary)
tutoring and study space for all Coastline students. Coastline currently employs over 70 tutors
who are trained via EDUC C101: Tutor Training to assist students with any subject from the
perspective of enhancing study skills and self-efficacy.
2. SmarThinking: Last year the college used basic skills funds to purchase several hundred
hours of free online tutoring via SmarThinking. SmarThinking provides live, 24/7 tutoring in
all subjects for students. Login instructions are featured at coastline.edu/ssc.

For more information, see the Student Success Center’s website:

http://www.coastline.edu/services/student-success-center/

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SHOW YOUR WORK
In all exams, you MUST SHOW YOUR WORK. Getting the correct answer without showing how
you got there will not receive full credit. The exception is the multiple-choice portion of an exam (if
any), where only the right answer counts.

GRAPHING CALCULATOR

In this class, it is strongly recommended that you get a graphing calculator. Two models that I can help
you with are: (1) TI-83 or TI-84; and (2) Casio fx-9750G and 9850G series.

The TI-83 and 84 The Casio fx-9750gii and 9850

The TI costs about $90 new; the Casio about $40 new. However, because the TI has been around for
several decades, a lot more people know how to use it and it is easier for you to get help.

The website OpenIntro.org has videos to help you with both types of calculators.

If you can't afford a new calculator, you can buy a used one on eBay or craigslist, and then when the class
is over you can sell it back for pretty much the same price.

If you have an Android phone, you can download the free app "wabbitemu" that simulates the TI
calculator. I have it on my phone and as far as I can tell it is a perfect simulation. You cannot use your
phone during exams, though, so you will have to buy or borrow a real TI for the exams.

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GRADING:

Your overall grade is a weighted mean of various categories, with the exception that a very low Final
Exam grade will result in an automatic Fail (F) and a very high Final Exam grade will result in an
automatic Pass (C or higher).

THE FINAL EXAM EXCEPTION

• Automatic Fail: You must get at least 50% on the Final Exam to pass the class. Anyone getting
less than 50% on the Final Exam will automatically receive an “F”.
• Automatic Pass: If your weighted mean is below 70% but you score at least 82% on the Final
Exam, I will raise your grade to a C.

WEIGHTED MEAN

Other than the Final Exam exception above, your grade will be based on the weighted mean of
the following categories

Category Weight
Homework 20%
Quizzes 20%
• Flipped Class Quizzes
• Chapter Quizzes
• There may be other quizzes
Projects 10%
• In-class group projects
• Capstone project
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%

Overall Percent Letter Grade

(Subject to the Final
Exam Exception)
90% or more A
80% or more B
70% or more C
60% or more D
Below 60% F

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MATH 160, Fall 2018, TTh 10:45-12:50, NBC 322
Hao-Nhien Q. Vu, hvu132@coastline.edu, Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-5pm, NBC 239

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

The following is the tentative schedule. By “tentative,” I mean that this schedule may be changed
as the class progresses. That means: EXAM DATES MAY CHANGE, AND MATERIALS
TESTED IN THE EXAMS MAY ALSO CHANGE. You are responsible for coming to class
and keeping up with any changes.

• MIDTERM EXAM: Thursday 10/18

• FINAL EXAM: Thursday 12/13
• For other specific dates, see Canvas.

Week Dates SECTIONS COVERED

no.
1 8/27 – 9/2 Orientation and in-class project
Register for MyLab Stats
Get a graphing calculator
Section 1.1, 1.2
2 9/3 – 9/9 Sections 1.3, 2.1
3 9/10 – 9/16 Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
4 9/17 – 9/23 Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
3 9/24 – 9/30 Section 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
6 10/1 – 10/7 Section 5.1, 5.2
7 10/8 – 10/14 Section 6.1, 6.2
8 10/15 – 10/21 REVIEW & CATCH UP
MIDTERM EXAM (through Section 6.2)
9 10/22 – 10/28 Section 6.3, 6.4
10 10/29 – 11/4 Section 7.1, 7.2
11 11/5 – 11/11 Section 8.1, 8.2
12 11/12 – 11/18 Sections 8.3, 9.2
13 11/19 – 11/25 Sections 9.1
14 11/26 – 12/2 Sections 10.1, 10.2
15 12/3 – 12/9 Sections 11.1, 11.2, 12.1
16 12/10 – 12/14 REVIEW & CATCHUP
FINAL EXAM (cumulative)

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 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ALREADY
BUT I’M saying it ANYWAY

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CHEATING

Academic dishonesty or cheating is defined as an intentional act of fraud in which a student seeks to
claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization. This includes assisting other
students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty, whether it is in coursework
or on exams.

There is no tolerance for academic dishonesty in this class. Any student caught in acts of dishonesty
or assisting another student in acts of dishonesty will receive a zero on the assignment, test, or
project.

You are responsible for reading, understanding, and abiding by the Coastline Community College
Academic Honesty Policy, available online:
http://documents.coastline.edu/About%20CCC/Policies%20and%20Regulations/CCC_PaR_Academi
cHonesty.docx

WITHDRAWALS
A student who has officially registered assumes full responsibility for completing each course in
which she or he has registered. If a student needs to drop a course(s), it is the student's responsibility
to do so by notifying the Admissions Office.

In other words, if you decide to drop this class, it is your responsibility do so. Don’t rely on me to
drop for you. Check the college schedule for relevant deadlines.

NO PHONE DURING TESTS

The use of all electronic devices other than approved calculators (such as cell phones, electronic
dictionaries, PDAs, etc.) during class tests and exams is PROHIBITED, even if you’re just using
them as calculators. A violation may result in the filing of an Academic Honesty Incident Report
and/or other disciplinary actions.

DURING TESTS, I PROBABLY DO NOT HAVE ANY (x) FOR YOU TO BORROW
You may think I always have an (x) on me, where x = pencil, eraser, calculator, battery, etc.
But I don’t. If I do I will gladly let you borrow it but I probably do not. Bring what you need
to the exam!

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