This document provides information about a trigonometry and statistics course taught by Professor Edgar Arturo Orozco Díaz in 2018. It outlines the course objectives, policies, grading structure, and expectations. The course aims to describe trigonometric functions and analyze/interpret statistical data. Grades are based on activities, projects, exams, and a portfolio. Students are expected to attend class regularly and ask questions, and the professor provides tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

1. TRIGONOMETRY AND
INTRODUCTION TO
STATISTICS
Professor: Ing. Edgar Arturo Orozco Díaz
January – May 2018
eorozco@itesm.mx
Welcome!!

2. Course Introduction / Policies
• Personal Presentation
• Educational Objectives
• Bibliography
• Grading policies
• Class / disciplinary rules
• Projects / Exams, activities, etc.

3. Personal Presentation
• Who am I?
– I consider myself a respectful and honest
person, serious in my work but considerate to
those who I care about.
• Date of birth:
– April 17th, 1982
• Hobbies:
– Travelling, swimming, being with my family
and friends, videogames.

4. Personal Presentation
• Education:
– Bachelor degree in
Industrial and Systems
Engineering, ITESM
Campus Guadalajara,
2000 - 2004
– Masters degree in
Engineering – Quality
Systems and Productivity,
Universidad Virtual, 2009 -
2011

5. • Tutoring time:
– Tuesday - Thursday 2:30 – 3:30 PM
– Place: 3rd floor, building 5.
– Bring class notes.
– NOT a personal class.
– There will be no tutoring one day prior to a
mid-partial or a partial exam.

6. Educational Objectives
(summary)
• Describe and analyze
trigonometric functions in
diverse contexts.
• Analyze and interpret data
using statistical graphs and/or
measures of central tendency
and dispersion.
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

7. Educational Objectives
• For that:
– Notation and
Mathematical language
– Algebra and Arithmetics
– Analysis and critical
thinking
– Mathematical concepts

8. Bibliography:
• Textbook:
–Precálculo:
Matemáticas para el
Cálculo. Stewart,
Redlin, Watson.
CENGAGE Learning,
USA, 6a. Ed. (en
español), 2006.
– The book will be used for theory in
general

9. Class material:
• Notebook (exclusively for Math, squared
sheets), for notes and activities.
• Class Workbook (Activities manual)
• Blackboard (http://miscursos.tec.mx)
• Block of millimetric paper, ruler, geometry
set, protractor, compass, scientific
calculator.

10. Software:
• Geogebra
http://www.geogebra.org
• Desmos:
http://www.desmos.com/calculator
• Excel from MS Office (1st partial)

11. Support material:
• Dugopolski, M. (2004). Precalculus. Functions and graphs. 2nd
Edition. Addison Wesley. Upper Saddle River, NJ. EU.
• Swokowski, E. and Cole, Jeffery. (2011) Álgebra y
Trigonometría con Geometría Analítica. 13ª edición (en
español). CENGAGE Learning. EUA / México
Internet links:
• Hippocampus: http://www.hippocampus.org
• Wolfram: http://mathworld.wolfram.com
• Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org

12. Grading policies
• 3 partials.
• Each partial consists of:
– Class Activities
– One project per partial (1st and 2nd)
– Miniquizes (2)
– One Mid-Partial Exam
– One Partial Exam
• Final Exam
• Portfolio
Schedule
Page 1

13. Grading policies

14. • How will I know if I’m doing
OK?:
– Each activity and exam
counts towards the final
grade.
– Each week the teacher will
update the SIT (mitec) with
the grades.

15. CLASS RULES (*all rules are in Page 1)
Be careful on the issues:
• Punctuality
• Food / drinks -> Trash / classroom should be clean
• Cellphones / other electronic devices: Not
permitted!
• Talking in class / Attitude in general
• Class material
• Clothing (no caps, sandals, or piercings)
*Discipline through the SEDIS
system

16. CLASS RULES (*all rules are in Page 1)
What you CAN / MUST DO:
• Bring all material: notebook, class workbook,
scientific calculator (when asked).
• Pay attention to your teacher and / or classmates.
• Ask questions when you do not understand
something.
• Express your opinion on how the course is going.
• Ask for assistance from your teacher.

17. Class Attitude
The class follows two
fundamental values:
• Respect
• Responsibility
• And following the
CODE OF HONOR of
the Prepa TEC

18. • All class activities are contained in the Class
Workbook, which you must buy immediately.
• You must bring the Workbook to each class.
• If an activity is not finished in class, you must
finish it on your own.
• Activities will be evaluated when the teacher
specifies.
• Cheating any activity is unacceptable and
cancels the grade.
Class Activities

19. Partial Project
• Every partial there is a project, done in
teams of 4.
– 1st Partial: Advance (4%) and final (10%)
– 2nd Partial: Advance (4%) and final (10%).
• The projects consist in the investigation
and solution of applications from the topics
seen in the partial.
• A coevaluation will be done among the
team members.

20. Portfolio
• Every partial, you must upload to Blackboard
some of the assesable activities of the
partial.
• It will include: Projects, miniquizes and
exams.
• You must scan all documents after they are
graded, and make a single PDF with all
documents.

21. *Any notation and / or simbology mistakes will make you
lose 5% of the grade of the exercise.
If you write only the answer – 0 % of the
evaluation
If you USE the correct procedure – 25% or
50% of the evaluation
If you write a wrong answer with correct
procedures – 75% of the evaluation
To have 100% of the evaluation, you have to
use correct answers with correct procedure.
Evaluation policies

22. Assistance:
• Every student has the right to two weeks of
absences. One more week is allowed if by the third
partial your average grade is greater than 83.
• There are not justified absences.
Late arrival:
• Not allowed. The teacher will close the door when
the bell rings.
Bathroom breaks:
• Only one at a time, and the student must ask.
Other policies

23. EXAMS
• Exams are applied on the indicated days.
Miniquizes are based on the activities and
class examples.
• Formularies are not permitted.
• If you miss the day:
– The absence must be justified. If it’s valid, the
grade will be over 100%; if not, over 70%.
• Cellphones are not allowed.

24. Special advice!
• To pass Math IV you
should:
– Be patient.
– Give your best effort
since DAY ONE.
– Have a positive
attitude.
– Ask for help when you
need it.
– Be mindful of the
evaluation policies.

25. Next class:
• Bring Class Workbook (Activity 1).
• Start forming teams of 4 members for the
1st Project.
• On Wednesday, the instructions of the 1st
project will be given.