FALL 2004
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Professor: Dr. Ruth Ellen Hanna
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Message about this
syllabus to the student taking this course:
This syllabus must be copied and studied so that you will have access to the information necessary to complete the assignments in this course. The Weekly Syllabus will be your daily guide after you begin work in the course. |
Course Prerequisites: Math 100, or Math 101, or placement by exam, or Math ACT score is greater than or equal to 26, or Math SAT score is greater than or equal to 590.
Course Goals: To understand the concepts and be able to perform the calculations concerning trigonometric functions, solving right triangles and general triangles, trigonometric identities and equations, inverse trigonometric functions, and complex numbers.
COURSE TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTS
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NOTE: DO NOT PURCHASE THE TEXTBOOK USED FOR ON-CAMPUS MATH 112 COURSE. Purchase the textbook listed below.
Textbook: Trigonometry packaged with ALEKS, Barnett, New York: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom, 2003. ISBN: 007-387725-5. The textbook can be purchased through the Louisiana Tech University Bookstore. Link to Louisiana Tech Bookstore—to order book online. |
| Calculator: A scientific or graphing calculator is required for this course. If you will be taking calculus or statistics courses in the future, the TI-82 or equivalent is recommended. |
| ALEKS: The ALEKS learning and tutorial web based program will be packaged with the textbook. YOUR COURSE CODE IS R V V A P – 3 T C C Q . Your individual access code is inside the back cover of the ALEKS User's Guide and can be used only one time. The ALEKS User’s Guide provides step-by-step instructions for registering with ALEKS. Click Here to Go to and Print Information about ALEKS and Initial Steps for Registering on ALEKS. |
| BLACKBOARD WEB SITE: If you are enrolled in the Math 112 internet course at Louisiana Tech University for the current quarter, you will be enrolled in Dr. Hanna's Trigonometry Course on the Louisiana Tech University Blackboard site. This site will contain some of the online quizzes, additional tutoring sources, and your grades will be posted on this site. Click Here to Go to and Print Instructions for Accessing and Using Blackboard. |
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMPUTER LAB ACCESS AND USE
There are two computer labs open to students in Wyly Tower. Also, the computer lab in GTM 165 is open to all Tech students. There are many other computer labs used in the individual academic units of Louisiana Tech University.
Click here for information about obtaining access to and using the student computer labs.
Course Guidelines and Expectations for Math 112 -- Internet:
Operating Rules for this Class: |
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It is necessary that
you check your E-mail and the ALEKS Message Center at least once a day and that you keep
in contact with the teacher.
Dr. Hanna's E-mail Address: rhanna@coes.latech.edu By the first class day, email Dr. Hanna to guarantee that she has your current e-mail address. If that address changes, email the new address. |
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To receive credit for the course, all assigned work must be satisfactorily completed.
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Since there are no regular class meetings or lectures, it is necessary that each student complete the assignments and bring up any questions or problems by using the ALEKS message center, by personal visits, by telephone, or by email. |
| Your textbook and the Internet materials are your major resources for this course. You should read them over, mark them up, and make notes about important points. You must become very familiar with all the material included about Math 112 on this Internet site . Printing out this material and keeping it in an indexed notebook would be an easy way to have access to all of it. |
| Grade Determination Procedure:
ALEKS Progress and Weekly Quizzes = 50 Midquarter Exam = 100 Final Exam = 100 Note: Problems assigned from the textbook must be completed before taking the Weekly Quizzes. These problems will not be turned in because they can be checked using the answers in the back of the textbook. Any questions about these problems can be answered by using the ALEKS Message Center, by faxing the work to me, by telephone, or by office visit.
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HONOR CODE AND ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Refer to the “Academic Misconduct” section of the current Louisiana Tech University Catalog. If it is determined that academic misconduct has occurred, the penalty may range from dismissal from the University to a failing grade in the course.
The Louisiana Tech University Honor Code Statement: "Being a student of a higher standard, I pledge to embody the principles of academic integrity." For details on the Academic Honor Code, violations of the Honor Code, and procedures for dealing with behaviors alleged to be in violation of the Code, please refer to http://www.latech.edu/tech/students/honor-code.pdf.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Attendance will be recorded based on your individual login time and progress with ALEKS and the dates your individual assignments are submitted.
ASSIGNMENTS
The assignments and dates in the Weekly Syllabus are subject to change if conditions during the quarter require that such be done.
To Go To Weekly Syllabus for all Weekly Assignments, Quizzes, and Due Dates, Click Here