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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. |
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PAGEOUT web site: A web site
containing other supplements for the course is located at latech-trig.pageout.net . When you access this
site, simply click on Math 112: Trigonometry to gain access to
the supplements for the course described below.
(1). Under Syllabus, you may access the following: (a). Your Online Guide to Math … Syllabus from which you should download and print a section-by-section guide for the course coordinated with ALEKS. (b). Supplements which contains a link to the free online tutorial service, to the graphing calculator workshops, and other supplements. (c). Chapter…(a specific chapter from the textbook) which contains an on-line copy of all sections of the textbook, practice problems by section, practice quizzes by chapter and by section, and other supplements. (d). Some of the weekly quizzes you are required to complete are also accessible from this site.
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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
The following statement regarding academic misconduct is copied from page 16 of the 2003-2004 University Catalog. Academic misconduct at the University is determined by the faculty member, committee, or other supervisor(s) under whom such misconduct occurs. The misconduct may occur in an individual class, a comprehensive examination, a practicum, an internship, a thesis or dissertation, a research project, a multi-quarter sequence of courses, or any other academically-related matter or setting. Penalties may range from dismissal from the University or an academic degree program to a failing grade or lesser penalty as determined by the faculty member, plan of study committee, or supervising authority. The student has the right to appeal the charge of academic misconduct in accordance with the Final Grade and Appeals Procedure.
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 following assignments and dates 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