Math 1324 (3:3:0) Online Mathematical Analysis I. South Plains College Mathematics Department A Division of Arts and Sciences

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1 Math 1324 (3:3:0) Online Mathematical Analysis I South Plains College Mathematics Department A Division of Arts and Sciences Martha Ann Jones Fall 2011

2 Math 1324 (3:3:0) Online Mathematical Analysis I Online Disclaimer: This is to notify you that materials you may be accessing in chat rooms, bulletin boards, or unofficial web pages are not officially sponsored by South Plains College. The United States Constitution's rights of free speech apply to all members of our community regardless of the medium used. We disclaim all liability for data, information, or opinions expressed in these forums. Instructor: Martha Ann Jones, Associate Professor of Mathematics mjones@southplainscollege.edu Blackboard site: Mailing address: Martha Jones South Plains College Reese Center 819 Gilbert Drive Lubbock, TX Course Description: From the SPC Catalog: MATH MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS I. (3:3:0) Pre-requisite: Two units of high school algebra or MATH Topics include inequalities, progressions, relations, functions, systems of equations, matrices, linear programming, compound interest and annuities. This course is a requirement for business majors. A survey of algebra topics is included, as well as business topics. It may or may not count as a math requirement for other majors. Check with the program advisor or accepting institution to be certain.

3 How This Course Is Conducted: This course is an online course, which means that you will access course information and respond to me and/or other students through the use of the Internet. I use Blackboard to deliver and manage this course. There is help available for you concerning Blackboard at the SPC Online Web site. There is a link to this information on the home page of this course. Just click on the Technical Support link to access this information. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course and receiving a passing grade, the student will have mastered at least 70% of the course objectives. The course objectives state that the student will be able to: 1. Graph and name linear functions 2. Set up and solve problems using a linear model 3. Define, evaluate, and graph a function 4. Graph and name a quadratic function 5. Solve systems of equations by graphing, elimination, Gauss-Jordan Elimination, and the Inverse Matrix Method 6. Perform matrix operations, evaluate a determinant, and find the inverse of a matrix. 7. Solve a linear programming problems graphically and using the Simplex Method 8. Use business formulas to calculate simple interest, compound interest, and evaluate annuities in order to solve finance problems. Required Materials: 1 MyMathLab Student Access Kit: This kit is available at either SPC Bookstore (Levelland campus or Reese Center) or online at: To purchase online, you will need the Instructor's Course ID. The course id is given on the homepage of this course in Blackboard. At the top of the page, under the name of the course you will see the course id. More detailed information about MyMathLab is given on the next page. Do not use this link if you plan to purchase a hard-copy textbook. Before you purchase a hard-copy textbook, please know that the entire textbook (including answers to the oddnumbered exercises, a student solutions manual, a graphing calculator manual, and a set of worksheets) is available via MyMathLab. This means that you can opt NOT to purchase

4 an actual textbook and purchase only the Student Access Kit. Many of you prefer to have a textbook "in hand," so please read the textbook information under Optional Materials before you purchase. The access kit online sells for around $90. The textbook alone is around $170. The textbook/mymathlab bundle will sell for around $200. Your most economical option is to purchase the Student Access Kit. 2 TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator: You MUST have a graphing calculator for this class. I will be installing a program on your calculator when I see you at the first proctored exam. This program is compatible with the above listed calculators only. If you own another brand or model of calculator, you may not be able to perform many of the calculator tasks presented in this course. You use these other calculators at your own risk. I will provide neither tutoring nor alternate assignments for you due to the use of an alternate calculator. The TI-83 Plus and the TI-84 Plus models look and work identically. Other models and brands are quite different. There are calculator techniques described in both the notes and the videos for this course. You may use and are many times required to use these techniques on exams. You may not use your calculator for other techniques. All other work must be shown in detail. Your homework and quizzes will be completed and submitted using MyMathLab. I encourage you to purchase your Student Access Kit (either with or without the hard copy textbook) immediately to register for this class online. Your first quiz will be due on the Friday of the first week of class. Failure to create your account during the first week of class will result in a grade of zero on the first quiz. After the second week of class, any student that has not created a MyMathLab account will be dropped from the course. Things You Need In Order To Register: Student Access Code (in the Student Access Kit) Instructor's Course ID: posted on the homepage in Blackboard South Plains College Zip Code: 79336

5 Personal Address If you do not have a personal account, there are several free choices (your SPC account, yahoo, hotmail, gmail, msn, etc.) available on the internet. You should set up your personal account as soon as possible so that you can register and begin work in MyMathLab. Follow These Steps To Register: Go to and click the Student Register button. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the Instructor's Course ID. You will be prompted to enter either your Student Access Code (if you bought a packet) or purchase an access code with a credit card. Choose the one that applies to you. You will have to provide contact information, and create a Login Name and Password. Be careful that you spell the way you intend to. Please write down this information for future reference. After you have registered and enrolled, you are ready to login to your MyMathLab course. I cannot gain access to your personal information in MyMathLab, so it is very important for you to know and remember your username and password. You can set this to be the same as your SPC username and password, if you wish. To Log In And Access Your Course: Go to and click the Log In button. Enter the Login Name and Password you created during registration. This is the online learning environment for MyMathLab. Simply click the name of your course (Online Math Analysis I ) to begin exploring MyMathLab. Once you have logged in and accessed your course, it is very important to first run the Browser Check. This check will examine your computer and install the required plug-ins so that MyMathLab works properly on your computer. If you fail to do this, none of the assigned problems will appear on your computer. You must run the Browser Check on every computer on which you plan to use MyMathLab. The Browser Check is found on the homepage of MyMathLab. You will need to agree to let it download all plug ins when prompted. Otherwise, the program will not work correctly. You may also find it helpful to go through the exercise titled How to Enter Answers Using the MathXL Player. One of the unfortunate things about using MyMathLab is that you must master the use of an equation editor. The equation editor is necessary in order to type in your answers that include exponents or radicals or any other mathematical symbol not accessible from the conventional

6 keyboard. These answers have to be entered a certain way so that they are recognized as being correct. There is a learning curve here!! You must practice in order to learn how it works. Optional Materials : The textbook College Mathematics (12e) by Barnett, Ziegler, Byleen: This textbook is available as a multimedia ebook as a part of MyMathLab. If you prefer to own a hard copy, you may purchase a textbook from the bookstore. You should be able to buy it bundled with the MyMathLab Student Access Kit (Required Materials) at a lower cost than buying them separately. If you purchase a used textbook, you will still be required to purchase the MyMathLab Student Access Kit separately in order to do the required quizzes and homework for Online Math Analysis. Logging Into Your Course: Under no circumstances are you allowed to give your User IDs and/or passwords to anyone (for either Blackboard or MyMathLab). If someone other than you logs into this course, I will withdraw you immediately from the course with an "F" regardless of the reason. If you are taking this course along with a roommate, brother or sister, spouse, or significant other, you must inform me of this immediately. Failure to disclose this information could result in your being withdrawn from the course with an "F." Academic Integrity: It is the aim of the faculty of South Plains College to foster a spirit of complete honesty and a high standard of integrity. The attempt of any student to present any work as their own which he or she has not honestly performed is regarded as a most serious offense and renders the offender liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension. Students should refer to the SPC General Catalog policy regarding consequences for cheating and plagiarism (see "Academic Integrity" as well as "Student Conduct" sections in the college catalog). For all exams that are completed without a proctor, you are expected to work alone. Please do not ask anyone for help with any question on these exams. I will not help you with any course content once the exam is released for you to begin. For this reason, if you need to ask me questions, you must do so before the first day the exam is available to you. You may use your textbook, Lecture Notes, and/or MyMathLab, for assistance on your unproctored exams. If you choose to cheat, you will be withdrawn immediately from this class with a grade of "F." Whether you copy someone else's work or you allow

7 someone else to copy your work is immaterial. Cheating of any type is not tolerated and you will be subject to disciplinary measures. Student Conduct: Expected student conduct is as outlined in the SPC catalog. Please note that this is an online environment and you will have the opportunity to chat with other class members. Please do not post any pictures or data that others may find offensive. Watch your language in the chat rooms. Respect and courtesy is required at all times. Violation of Netiquette will result in serious consequences. Even though there is no face to face meeting between us, I still expect formal/polite classroom decorum, as do your classmates. Prerequisite Skills: In order to participate in this online course, you need these skills: typing skills know basic functionality of a computer know how to connect to the internet know how to and be willing to compose, reply to, and forward messages know how to attach and open documents in an message know how to print.pdf (Adobe Acrobat) documents have algebra skills consistent with the successful completion of high school Algebra I and Algebra II. Students that fail to do well in this course often times do not have the adequate knowledge of algebra necessary for success. Printer Access: For some assignments in this course, you may be asked to print the assignment and mail to me for grading. Therefore, you must have access to a printer which produces good, clearly-readable documents. Printer malfunction is not a valid excuse for late submission. Computer Issues: If your personal computer becomes "disabled," there are open computer labs on the Levelland and Reese campuses which you may use to access this course. Please use only these labs to access MyMathLab since special plug-ins are required and other labs (or places like Kinko's or public libraries) will not have these plugins installed. I should receive a schedule of open lab times once the semester begins. I will let you know this information once it becomes available. Please remember that it is your responsibility to have a back-up plan in case your computer goes down. Please have this plan in place now and do not wait until it is a crisis situation. All of the assignments for this class will have a window of time in which the assignment must be completed. If

8 you wait until the last day to try and complete your assignment and you encounter computer issues, the deadline for completion will NOT be extended. You must plan ahead in order to complete your work under all possible conditions. I cannot be constantly extending deadlines due to poor time management on the part of a student. Software: MyMathLab requires the following plug-ins: Math XL Player Adobe Acrobat Reader Quick Time Player TestGen Plugin (most recent version) Links for the above plug-ins as well as other information concerning computer requirements, browser requirements, and monitor resolution, are found in the Browser Check in MyMathLab. You should carefully work through this Browser Check as soon as you register and log into MyMathLab. You may need to take down your firewall while installing the plug ins. The TestGen plugin can be especially finicky about wanting to install properly. It may take more than one attempt. I have never had a student that could not get it installed eventually. This is one good reason not to wait until you have an assignment deadline to go through the installation process. If you cannot log into MyMathLab for some reason, me immediately and I will try to login from my computer. If I can login, I will contact you to let you know that the problem is on your end instead of the server. For the record, the MyMathLab server is rarely down. If the MyMathLab entry site you normally access (through does go down, you can usually still access your homework and quizzes by going through the "back door". The address for this is Login from this site as a MyMathLab user. The window for MyMathLab user login is about halfway down the page on the left side. Homework and quiz deadlines will not be extended when they are both accessible through this "back door." This "back door" entry will not allow you to gain access to all course materials. You may work on homework and quizzes only. Assignment Policy: Unit grades may consist of several things: quizzes, homework assignments, discussion, and other online activities that may be included in each lesson. These grades will be averaged together and will be considered your "Daily Average".

9 Quizzes -- The quizzes will be multiple choice. They will more or less cover the material on the calendar for that week. There is a little variation here and there, but you have to stay on track with the calendar in order to do well on the quizzes. These quizzes are located in the Quizzes and Tests link on MyMathLab. Online quizzes may be submitted twice and I will record the higher of the two grades. It is not necessary to report your quiz scores to me. MyMathLab automatically saves your scores in a gradebook for me. After each session, click the Submit button to ensure that your score is saved correctly. Quizzes will be assigned weekly. The time limit for quizzes is 60 minutes. You may not begin the quiz, stop for a while, and begin again. You have 60 consecutive minutes and that is it. The deadline for all quiz assignments is Friday at midnight on the week it is assigned. The quiz will be available on Tuesday of each week. Homework -- Homework assignments are located in the Homework link on MyMathLab. The homework assignments are not multiple choice. They have to be worked out and the answers have to be typed in. You must master how an equation editor works in order for your answers to be accepted. Homework assignments will be due approximately every three weeks. You will need to stay on track with the course calendar in order for the problems to be completed on time. These problems can be worked as many times as necessary to achieve the grade you want and are chosen as representative of the basic concepts presented in the sections. In addition to the online homework, a more comprehensive assignment will be given for each section from the textbook exercises. These assignments will be posted at the end of the lecture notes for each section. (You will see each assignment posted as you work your way through the lecture notes.) The textbook exercises will not be graded. I will assign only odd-numbered problems from the textbook exercises so that you can check your answers in the back of the textbook. If you do not have a hard-copy textbook, the answers for the odd-numbered problems can be found on MyMathLab in the Selected Answers link in Chapter Contents. There is an online copy of the Student Solution Manual included in MyMathLab, under Tools for Success. This manual has solutions worked out step-by-step to help you understand how to obtain the correct answers. Discussion -- There will be several discussion topics posted during the semester. You will be notified in Blackboard when the discussion has been posted. You will be expected to participate by posting a response to the discussion question and replying to at least two of your fellow classmate's posts within a specified window of time. The grading criteria for discussion posts can be found here: Discussion Rubric

10 Other -- There may be other activities posted at various times during the semester to check your class participation. I may occasionally you and simply ask for a response within a certain time frame. I will notify you by posting an announcement in Blackboard when these types of activities require a response from you. Students not signing in to the course on a regular basis may miss a chance to complete the assignment during the time allotted. Any missing assignments will be assigned a grade of zero. Exams: All exams are required. Even if you believe you can successfully complete the course with a grade of zero on one exam, this is not acceptable. Every exam must be completed and submitted. If you fail to submit an exam, you will be withdrawn from the course with an "X" regardless of your average at that time. Exams will be administered in the following ways. Exams are taken online using MyMathLab: When this option is used, the exams will be located in the Quizzes and Tests link on MyMathLab. The exams are timed. You will have four hours to complete each exam. Exams must be taken in one sitting. Plan ahead. Make sure you have four uninterrupted hours to complete an exam. You may not need all four hours, but you will want to schedule the full amount of time just in case you do need it. The exams are not printable. You must remain connected to the internet and logged into MyMathLab for the duration of each exam. It is absolutely critical that you use a reliable computer with a trustworthy internet connection to take exams. All other applications should be closed as you complete an exam. If your computer tries to access or if someone tries to chat with you at the same time you are taking an exam, a "glitch" may occur and you may lose your access to the exam entirely. If your computer tends to have connection problems or if your internet connection is not reliable, DO NOT USE IT TO TAKE AN EXAM! Make plans to use a computer in one of the SPC labs mentioned in the Computer Issues section of this syllabus if you do not trust either your computer or your internet connection. The best advice I can give you is this: Do not wait until the last day an exam is available to complete it. If you procrastinate and you are not able to complete the exam on time you will get a zero on the exam and be withdrawn from the course. If you have a computer issue during an exam, this is the policy that will be followed:

11 One restart will be granted in case of computer or program malfunction. This means one restart for the entire semester NOT one per exam. Computer problems are unfortunate and irritating, but they do happen. Offering one opportunity to restart an exam is the best I can do in fairness to all. Please do all you can to avoid this situation. This restart will not be allowed for any student beginning the exam after 8 pm on the day it is due. I am often not available to reset exams immediately and since the exam must be completed within a four-hour window, I would need to be contacted about this early enough for you to have time to complete the exam before time expires. When testing online, there may be instances where you typed in an answer and MyMathLab counted it wrong simply because you did not use proper notation or something of that nature. I will take a look at each online exam and adjust your grade accordingly. It is your responsibility to look over your exam after submitting it. If you feel you typed in an answer that is correct, but MyMathLab counted it wrong, please make a note of which problem it is. If I change your exam grade by awarding you some partial credit, I will notify you through . Exams are printed up, completed by hand with ALL WORK SHOWN, and mailed in: When this option is used, the exam will be available several days before its deadline. You must print the exam and complete each problem by hand showing all work. Make a good, readable photo-copy of your completed exam to keep in case your exam gets lost in the mail. Take your exam to the post office window and ask it to be hand stamped in order to insure a legible postmark. Mail your exam using first class mail. Mail the original exam (not the photo-copy) to me. The mailing address is on the first page of this syllabus. Please DO NOT use certified or registered mail. The mail does not come directly to me and I will not be available to sign for it. This will cause a delay in the grading process. USE FIRST CLASS MAIL. The cost of mailing an exam will be approximately $2, probably less. Be sure to get a receipt for your postage to document the date of the postmark in case your exam gets lost in the mail. All exams MUST be completed in pencil. Pen is not acceptable and will not be graded. For a handwritten exam, the deadline for completion and mailing is firm and non-negotiable. Each exam must be postmarked no later than the deadline in order to be graded for full credit. If your exam is postmarked one-day late, I will deduct

12 10 points from your exam grade for lateness. You will receive a grade of "0" on any exam postmarked more than one day late. Combination -- Part of the exam is done online, part of the exam is written and mailed in: The same instructions as given above will be followed. Your grade for the exam will be determined by averaging together the online and mailed in portions. Proctored Exam: Exam 2 and Exam 4 will be proctored exams. These exams must be completed without the use of Lecture Notes, your textbook, or MyMathLab. Exam 2 will cover primarily the material presented in Unit 2, but it will also contain some of the most important information in Unit 1. Exam 4 will cover primarily the material presented in Unit 4, but it will also contain some of the most important information in Unit 3. Any student living in Lubbock, or Hockley County OR any student taking any class on campus at Reese, Levelland, or the ATC (regardless of residency) is required to come to the Reese Campus to take the proctored exam. The date and time of the proctored exam is on the Class Calendar. If your schedule prevents you from attending the exam session, you are required to drive to Reese and take your exam at my office or the testing center earlier than the posted exam deadline. You may not schedule a different test time after the exam has been given. Students residing in Hale County may either take the proctored exam at Reese on the evening scheduled, or I will schedule you a time to take your exam at the testing center at the Plainview campus. You will need to contact me about this so we can make arrangements about this as soon as possible. The following 2 paragraphs apply ONLY to those students living outside of Lubbock/Hockley/Hale counties and NOT taking any classes at any of the 4 locations mentioned above. You must make arrangements to take your proctored exams in the physical presence of a proctor (see below). It is the proctor's responsibility to mail the exam to me at the given address, so you should provide your proctor with an addressed envelope and enough money for postage. Please make these arrangements and send the required information to me no less than one week before you wish to take your exam. The deadline for making proctor

13 arrangements is noted on the Class Calendar. This exam must be postmarked to me no later than the deadline specified on the Class Calendar. Proctor Guidelines: Your proctor must be approved by me. Each proctor should be fair and impartial, so please do not select friends or family members. Generally proctors should be professionals teachers, librarians, principals, bankers, etc. I reserve the right to disallow any person for any reason. Please put some thought into who you ask to be your proctor, and do not wait until the last minute. Your proctor must have a private address and be able to open and print.pdf (Adobe Reader) files. The proctor should also have access to a photocopy machine in order to make a copy of your completed exam. Send me an containing your proctor's name, place of business, telephone number, address, and the day and time you have scheduled your exam. This should also include your relationship to this person, how you know this person, and any other relevant information to help me decide whether or not to approve this person as your proctor. Do not assume that the person you choose will be approved as your proctor. I will send you an either approving or denying your choice of proctor. If approved, I will contact the proctor and the exam to the proctor. The proctor will be required to sign an affidavit affirming the security and honesty of the exam. Make-up Exams: No make-up exams will be allowed for any reason. If you realize that you have a conflict on an exam deadline, arrange your schedule so that you are ready and can take your exam and have it mailed and/or submitted early. There is no retake of an exam due to poor results on the first attempt. Study Guides for Exams: There will be a study guide posted for each exam, prior to release, so that you have an idea what to expect. The online exam questions are essentially pulled from the same pool of problems as the homework exercises. If you have done the homework exercises and understand the concepts presented there, the exams should not be too difficult. Please keep in mind that MyMathLab will only accept answers as correct if they are formatted correctly. Failure to work on the homework puts you at a distinct disadvantage for understanding how the answers need to be entered. The study guides are NOT an exact replication of the actual exam. They are designed to merely give you an idea of what to expect. I will include the solutions that I have worked out by hand so that you can see the step-by-step process for each problem if that would be helpful. Since the homework problems allow you three attempts at typing in the correct answer, I will post a "practice exam" so that you can have an idea of

14 how it differs to be be scored on only one attempt. The grade on the practice exam will not count. Exam Due Dates: Check the Class Calendar for the exam release dates and deadlines. These deadlines are firm and non-negotiable. Exams are planned during weeks 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15. Attendance Policy: Because this is an online class, you must access the course on a regular basis. Accessing this course on a regular basis is extremely important in order to master the objectives of the class. You will feel more at ease with the material if you stay in touch with what is going on. If you fail to log into the course on a regular basis, I will drop you from the course. I will alert you to this problem as necessary. You should alert me if you plan to be absent more than two days in a row. The software for both Blackboard and MyMathLab tracks when and where you have been in the course. The minimum attendance requirement to be successful in this course is at least three (3) days per week. This is a minimum! Most students find that doing some math every single day is the best way to maintain continuity and to stay caught up. The Class Calendar is designed to assist you in staying on track. Although the calendar shows only weekdays, weekend days count for attendance as well. Most online students need and use weekends to stay caught up. You will not be able to complete this course by logging on simply on the weekends. If your schedule does not allow you to work on the course during the week, you will be dropped for failing to maintain the minimum attendance requirement. Some course resources will be posted for a limited period of time (3-4 days). If you fail to login and gain access to those resources when available, you will not have access to them at a later time. Withdrawal: If you are administratively withdrawn from this class, the grade for the course will be (at my discretion) either an "X" or "F." If you are a student new to college as of Fall 2007, you may be given a "U", as determined by the registrar. Administrative withdrawal may occur if you have not logged into the course for five (5) consecutive days, consistently fail to meet deadlines, or if you fail to log into the course three (3) times a week. I also reserve the right to determine excessive absences based on your progress throughout the course. You will be dropped from this class if you fail to turn in any exam. If you wish to withdraw from this class for any reason, you must initiate the appropriate steps on your own. To withdraw from this class, me with your drop

15 request. I will send you an giving my permission for you to drop the course. You should print this , take it with you to the registrar's office either on the Levelland campus or the Reese Center campus, fill out a drop notification form, and pay $5. If you live too far away to drive to Levelland or the Reese Center, notify me of your desire to drop, along with the reason why you have chosen to do so. I will send you an giving my permission for you to drop the course. You should print this , type and print a note to the registrar indicating your wish to drop the class, mail both my and your note along with a check or money order for $5 to South Plains College using this address: Office of the Registrar South Plains College 1401 College Ave. Levelland, TX In your drop note, please include your full legal name, student ID number, the course number, and a short note detailing your request to be withdrawn from the class. /Announcements: We will be using as our primary means of communication. Any questions or comments you have should be sent to my spc address. Please check your daily for any communication from me. I will post announcements with Blackboard. You must log in to Blackboard in order to gain access to the announcements. If I request a reply from you (even just to check in with me), please reply promptly. is our only means of regular communication. The preferences on your computer should be set so that you can receive in html format. Html format allows me to send replies to your math questions in good mathematical form. Response Times: I will do my best to respond to your within 24 hours for questions I receive on Monday through Friday by noon. On weekends, this response time may increase. I will notify you if I get behind or leave town so that you can expect a slower turn-around time. Please do not wait until the last minute to do homework, quizzes, or to ask questions before an exam. You must plan on allowing a reasonable amount of time for me to respond to your questions. If you wait until the last minute, your questions may not be answered by the quiz or exam deadline.

16 Office Hours: This class is conducted online, which means that there are no official office hours. If you need one-on-one assistance, we can arrange to meet in a Chat Room in Blackboard at both of our conveniences. Send me an letting me know that you need to meet. Please give me at least two times that are convenient for you to meet. I will reply to your with the time that is most convenient for me. I am also willing to meet with you face-to-face to answer any questions you might have. Grading Policy: Your final grade will be calculated as follows: Exam 1 = 15%, Exam 2 = 20%, Exam 3 = 15%, Exam 4 = 20%, Exam 5 = 15%, Daily Average = 15% Your final course grade is based on the grade distribution: A (100 90) B (89 80) C (79 70) D (69 60) F (59 0) You may access your daily grades in MyMathLab by clicking the Gradebook button. Periodically I will transfer your MyMathLab grades to the gradebook in Blackboard and update your current average. IMPORTANT: The average you see given in MyMathLab is NOT your overall average. No exams are included. This is your homework and quiz average only. I strongly suggest that you contact your Academic Advisor to determine what minimum grade is required of you in this course. Generally, a "D" will not transfer and may not count for credit for some majors. Please find out in advance what grade you must achieve so that you will not be disappointed at the end of the semester. Math Resources: There is always additional assistance available to you if you need it. Take advantage of every resource. Me Please don't be afraid to ask me for help. Please send an if you need help. We can arrange to meet if necessary. Video Clips I have made dozens of video clips that correspond to each topic covered in the course. You are not being graded on whether or not you watch the videos. However, you are expected to master each concept and simply reading from the text may not allow you to do so. If you are unsure about how a problem

17 should be done, please watch the video for that topic. Once you've watched me work out a problem, you'll know what I would expect from you. As you read further you will see that there are other resources for videos. Be aware that there is sometimes more than one way to work out a problem. If in doubt as to which method is best, I would follow the videos that I have posted in the learning modules. MyMathLab This program contains many practice problems (with step-by-step help), tracked tutorial exercises, review exercises, practice exams, and an interactive multimedia textbook. Take advantage of all the excellent tools that MyMathLab provides. There are a few videos included in the multimedia library of MyMathLab, but not many. Again, keep in mind that there is more than one way to work out many problems for this course. In the video clips, I do not always use the same method as the book. I teach using the methods I have found to be most effective and those that simplify the concepts as much as possible. Technical Support: Please do not contact me for technical support for either MyMathLab or Blackboard, as I would most likely not be able to help you resolve your problem. Refer to the technical support link on the homepage of this course for more information. Diversity: In this class I will establish and support an environment that values and nurtures individual and group differences and encourages engagement and interaction. Understanding and respecting multiple experiences and perspectives will serve to challenge and stimulate all of us to learn about others, about the larger world, and about ourselves. Students With Special Needs: Students with disabilities, including but not limited to physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in this class should notify the Special Services Office early in the semester so that the appropriate arrangements may be made. In accordance with federal law, a student requesting accommodations must provide acceptable documentation of his/her disability to the Special Services Coordinator. Students who enroll in this class who may need classroom accommodations are strongly encouraged to schedule intake interviews with the Special Services Department before enrolling in this class or prior to the add/drop date for this semester. For more information, call or visit the Special Services Office in the Building 8 at Reese, or call (806)