MATH 112 INTERNET COURSE BLACKBOARD SITE
If you
are enrolled in the Math 112 internet course at
1). The Louisiana Tech Blackboard site is on the internet at blackboard.latech.edu.
2). Your login name is your Louisiana Tech issued userid. If you have not
obtained yours, it can be obtained from the front desk of the
3. After you login, the Blackboard courses you are enrolled in will be listed.
Select Trigonometry and follow the instructions given from there.
Access to some of the online quizzes is located in “Assignments”.
Access to all GRADES which have been posted are located in
“Tools” under “Check Grades”.
Access to several tutoring sources
is located in "Course Documents". You should browse through all
of the items listed. Assistance specific to each section in the textbook can be
accessed by clicking on the desired chapter, then the desired section within
that chapter. The various sources you will find for each chapter and/or section
are described briefly below.
Audio Visual Tutorial/Practice
The Audio/Visual Tutorial/Practice can be accessed by clicking on a specific chapter, click on “Audio/Visual Tutorial/Practice”, then click the link for the section you want to
access. You will then click
Audio/Visual Tutorial/Practice again.
A
brief introduction to the section is given and a summary of the major concepts
in the section are given as lessons within the section. When you select a lesson, the key concept for that lesson
appears first. If you click the Review
button and have your speaker turned on, you will be carried through a brief
audio/visual explanation of this concept. If you click the Matched Problems button, you will be given a small sample of
problems involving the concept in the lesson. If you click the title listed in
the Interactive Diagram box, you
will be given an interactive problem to assist you in understanding some of the
concepts in the section.
When
you have finished with the Audio/Visual Tutorial/Practice for a section, you
can click the Close button to exit the tutorial or you can use the forward and
back arrow buttons located on either side of the Close button to go to the
tutorial for the next or the previous section.
Power Point Presentation
A brief Power Point summary of the major concepts in
each chapter can be accessed by clicking on a specific chapter and then click
“Power Point”.
Explore the Web Exercises
Some interesting application of trigonometry and
interactive exercises to increase your understanding of the concepts in
trigonometry and the applicability of these concepts can be accessed by
clicking on a specific chapter and then click “Explore the Web Exercises”
Practice Problems
Practice Problems for each section can be accessed by clicking on the specific
section. These problems can be used to practice the types of problems in each
section, and a solution to each problem can be accessed by clicking "Show
me the solution” When you enter an answer, click the check mark by the answer
box to see if you answered correctly. The other options in this window should
be self explanatory. Try it and see! You should find this to be very helpful
tutoring on topics or specific problems for which you need additional
explanation.
Practice Quizzes and Chapter Quizzes
A Practice Quiz by section and Chapter Quizzes for the entire chapter can be
accessed by clicking the desired option for a chapter. Most of the major
concepts in each chapter or section will be covered by the problems on these
quizzes, but you must also study the assigned homework problems for the class
and do the work in ALEKS to be sure you have studied all types of problems
assigned. Unlike the Practice Problems, you will not be able to access a
solution to each problem. When you submit the quiz, you will be provided with
the problems, the answer you submitted, and a statement of correct or incorrect
for each problem.
For chapters in which some sections are omitted from the course syllabus, the
Chapter Quiz will contain problems from the omitted sections. You will not be
responsible for problems from the omitted sections.
In
preparation for the weekly quizzes and the exams in the course, you should use
the practice, chapter, and self test to check yourself, but also go back over
the homework problems you were assigned and do the work in ALEKS to be sure you
have checked yourself on each type problem assigned in the course.