MATH 101 ALEKS TUTORIAL/HOMEWORK

 

NOTE: IF YOU REPEAT THE COURSE AND DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALEKS GUARANTEE, YOU WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ALEKS AGAIN FOR USE WHEN YOU REPEAT THE COURSE and YOU CANNOT USE YOUR PREVIOUS LOGIN NAME AND PASSWORD.

 

You should have purchased a Math 100/101 textbook and an unused Louisiana Tech University ALEKS User’s Guide with access code. The Louisiana Tech University ALEKS User's Guide with the access code included is available as a separate purchase for students who are repeating Math 101 and do not meet the requirements for the ALEKS guarantee. The ALEKS program will provide tutoring for the course, your work with the program will also determine a portion of your homework grade, and some of the quizzes will be administered in ALEKS. To obtain adequate benefit from the ALEKS tutorial program, you should use the program THREE HOURS EACH WEEK from the beginning of the course.  ALEKS Corporation provides the following guarantee to all students who purchase ALEKS for use in Math 101 at Louisiana Tech University.

 

THE ALEKS GUARANTEE for full quarter courses at Louisiana Tech:

 

If any student receives a grade of F in Math 101 or if a student receives a grade of D in Math 101 and his/her major requires a minimum grade of C,

 

 AND:

 

If (i) the student has used ALEKS for THREE HOURS PER WEEK EACH WEEK throughout the course

 

                        AND

 

(ii) the student has used ALEKS for no less than 24 hours during the course term, the student can use ALEKS the NEXT QUARTER for free if the student immediately re-enrolls in the course.

 

Registering with ALEKS

1.      Locate the Internet Explorer (recommended) or Netscape Navigator icon on your computer screen and double-click on it.

2.      Now type www.aleks.com and press Enter on your keyboard.

3.      On the ALEKS web site click on the “NEW USER? SIGN UP NOW!” button.

4.      Continue your registration under the “Using ALEKS With a Class?” section for students.

5.      You will have to enter the ALEKS Code for this course in order to complete your registration. YOUR ALEKS COURSE CODE IS DHLLW-QTV9A.

6.      You will be prompted to accept the ALEKS terms of service by clicking “I Accept” button. To complete your registration, you will also be asked to enter your personal ALEKS access code which is located inside the front cover of the ALEKS packet you purchased. The ALEKS access code can be used only one time so be sure you complete your registration before closing the ALEKS web site.

7.      To complete your registration, follow the instructions provided by ALEKS in your ALEKS User’s Guide.

8.      You must write down the login name and password assigned to you when you register with ALEKS and use it each time you logon after your initial registration.

9.      DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE YOUR ALEKS ACCESS CODE AFTER YOUR INITIAL REGISTRATION.

10.  DO NOT USE YOUR LA. TECH STUDENT COMPUTER LAB USERID AND PASSWORD TO LOGIN TO ALEKS.