MATH 141L — Lab Course for MATH 141, Essentials of Statistics

MATH 141L is a collaborative lab designed to help you learn the content of MATH 141. You will solve
problems involving basic statistical concepts and reasoning, including methods for displaying, summarizing,
interpreting, and producing data; the normal model and variability in random samples; statistical inference
for means and proportions; and the linear model including correlation and regression. Two lab hours per
week. One unit credit towards graduation.

Instructor
Matthew Levy
Email: matthew.levy.50@my.csun.edu
Office Hours: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Tuesday and Wednesday or by appointment

Required Materials
Workbook: The MATH 141L workbook will be available on Canvas.
Calculator: You will need the same basic calculator that you are using for MATH 141.

Course Requirements and Evaluation

MATH 141L is a Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) class. Your grade will be based on assignments done in class,
which occasionally will be finished as homework. To earn a grade of CR you must earn 70% of the possible
points on the problems assigned.
Each of the in-class assignments is worth 10 points and will be due on Canvas at the end of class or,
occasionally, before midnight on the day of the class. These assignments cannot be made up.
All students will be graded in exactly the same way, so please don’t ask for special consideration or for extra
credit.

Class Regulations
If you behave in a way that may disturb other students, you will be asked to leave class.

University Regulations
Dropping a class is your responsibility. Please read the regulations at
www.csun.edu/admissions-records/late-add-drop-classes
Cheating will not be tolerated. While collaboration is encouraged, if you do another student’s work or have
someone do yours, you will receive NC in the course and the Vice President for Student Affairs will be informed.
Please read the pertinent pages in the CSUN catalog:
www.csun.edu/catalog/policies/academic-dishonesty/

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Information about repeating a course may be found here:
www.csun.edu/catalog/policies/repeating-courses-grade-forgiveness-undergraduate/
Note that grade forgiveness is not permitted when a grade results from academic dishonesty.

Accommodations
If you have a disability and need accommodations, please register with the Disability Resources and Educational
Services (DRES) office, (818) 677-2684, or the National Center on Deafness (NCOD), (818) 677-2611. If you
would like to discuss your need for accommodations, please contact your instructor.
If you have a conflict between religious observance dates and course examinations or assignments, please
contact your instructor before the end of the second week of class.

Free Tutoring for MATH 141/L

• Math Tutoring Centers: www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/mathematics/tutoring and
www.csun.edu/housing/tutoring
• Smart Lab, including individual tutoring:
www.csun.edu/undergraduate-studies/learning-resource-center/science-math-and-related-topics-
smart-lab
• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/csbs-tutoring-
center
• BUILD PODER: www.csun.edu/build-poder/tutoring
• NCOD (Deaf and Hard of Hearing): www.csun.edu/ncod/tutoring

Change in This Syllabus

Any change to this syllabus will be announced in class and a revised syllabus posted on Canvas.

How to Do Well in MATH 141L

1. Never miss any part of any class. Not one minute.
2. Have any required materials and your calculator when you sign on to each class.
3. Ability to concentrate is important. So get enough sleep, which probably means between seven and nine
hours each night. Less than six hours is not enough. www.sleepfoundation.org/press-release/national-sleep-foundation-
recommends-new-sleep-times
4. To further help your concentration and to free up time to study, break yourself of phone addiction. When
you study, turn your phone off. During class, turn off your phone and put it in a different room, if
possible. www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2017/12/11/phone-addiction-is-real-and-so-are-its-mental-health-risks/#1b4a195b13df
www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/smartphone-addiction.htm
5. Study groups are powerful ways to learn. Get together on Zoom with your group to discuss concepts and
compare solutions to the worksheets.
6. Get help as soon as you need it. If you get stuck or would like further explanation of a topic, consult your
study group, your instructor, or contact one of the Tutoring Labs listed above. A lot of help is available to
you. Take advantage of it.

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