Location:  Life Science (Building 1057) Room C122
Time:  MWF 10:10am-11:00am

Instructor: Dr. Ken Baker
Office: Boyd GSRC 526
E-mail:  kb@math.uga.edu
Phone:  542-2210  

Office hours: for now, Wednesday after class (11:00-12:30) , Thursday afternoon (1:30-3:00), and by appointment. 

Textbook:  Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, by Sybilla Beckmann, Addison-Wesley, 2005
The Activities Manual to Accompany the above book is also required and needs to be brought to class each time. 
We will cover chapters  8, 9, 10, and 11.

Tools needed: ruler, compass, protractor, scissor

Course Objectives:  To strengthen and deepen knowledge and understanding of measurement and basic geometry and how they are used to solve a wide variety of problems. In particular, to strengthen the understanding of and the ability to explain why various procedures and formulas in mathematics work. To strengthen the ability to communicate clearly about mathematics, both orally and in writing. To promote the exploration and explanation of mathematical phenomena. To show that many problems can be solved in a variety of ways.

Topical outline:  Visualization. Angles. Geometric shapes and their properties. Constructions with straightedge and compass. Transformation geometry: reflections, translations, rotations. Symmetry. Congruence. Similarity. Measurement, especially length, area, and volume. Converting measurements. Principles underlying calculations of areas and volumes. Why various area and volume formulas are valid. Area versus perimeter. The behavior of area and volume under scaling.

          Test 2 - Friday March 10

          Test 3 - Friday April 14 

Any unexcused absence on a test day will result in a test grade of 0.  It will be possible to make up for a missed test only if documented justification for the absence is provided.

Final:  Friday May 5 (Cinco de Mayo!), 8am-11am (Spring 2006 Final Exams)  The room will be our usual class room.  The final will be cumulative.

Homework:  Homework will be assigned regularly below and due each Friday that we do not have an exam.  Only some problems from each assignment will be required to turn in.  The collected homework will be graded for accuracy and mathematical writing.  You are expect to write explanations that are legible, clear (but not verbose), convincing, and coherent enough so that your fellow classmates could learn from them.  Please do not submit the first draft.  Late homework will not be accepted.  Your lowest homework grade will be dropped.

Class Attendance and Participation:  Both are necessary in this class.  In order to protect class from distraction, coming-later-for and leaving-early-from classes are discouraged.  Please let me know in advance if you must come late or leave early. You are responsible for all information and announcements given in class, even if your absence is excused. 

Grading:  For full credit, full work must be shown.

                Tests: 60% (20% each)

                Homework: 15%

                Final: 25%

Course grading:  A: 90%-100%; B: 80%-89%; C: 70%-79%; D: 60%-69%; F: less than 60%.

Academic Honesty: All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense.

See http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/culture_honesty.htm; especially sections 5 and 7.

On all exams I ask that you write out and sign the Student Honor Code:

"I will be academically honest in all of my academic work
and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others."