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To go to the Weekly Syllabus for all weekly assignments, quizzes, and due dates |
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To go to the Math 112 Home Page |
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To go to the Calendar of Dates for Spring Quarter 2002-2003 |
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Quarter: Spring 2003 Professor: Dr. Ruth Ellen Hanna
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this syllabus to the student taking this course:
The following syllabus is very information-intensive: it gives much more information than the usual class syllabus. It gives you information about the course, the assignments week-by-week, and links to the rest of the web site, where you will find other necessary information. This syllabus is not to be read just as a list of assignments and dates; it must be studied so that you will have access to the information necessary to complete the assignments in this 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
Textbook: Trigonometry packaged with ALEKS, Louisiana Tech University, Instructor Dr. Ruth Ellen Hanna, New York: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom, 2003. ISBN: 007-387725-5.
The textbook is not the same as the text used for on-campus Math 112 courses.
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.
WEB SITES: All information about this course and all web material for the course, including the sites listed below, can be accessed from the Math 112 home page at www.latech.edu/~rhanna/MATH 112/math_112_homepage_spring.htm
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 . ALEKS will be a major component of this course. Your individual access code is inside the back cover of the ALEKS User's Guide. The ALEKS User’s Guide provides step-by-step instructions for registering with ALEKS.
The ALEKS program will provide self paced learning and tutoring for the course and your work with the program will also determine a portion of your homework grade. Follow instructions in the user’s guide to LOG ON TO ANY COMPUTER HAVING THE APPROPRIATE INTERNET ACCESS. The first time you log in to ALEKS, you must use the access code which is located inside the back cover of the ALEKS User's Guide and use the course code printed above. After your initial registration with ALEKS, each time you logon you will need only the login name and password assigned to you by the ALEKS system at the time you registered. To obtain adequate benefit from the ALEKS tutorial program, you should use the program THREE HOURS EACH WEEK from the beginning of the course. If you happen not to pass the course, you must have used ALEKS THREE HOURS EACH WEEK from the beginning of the course to qualify for the ALEKS guarantee and receive ALEKS free when you repeat the course.
PAGEOUT web site: A web site containing other supplements for the course is located at latech-trig.pageout.net . You will find a link to ALEKS posted on this site and many other supplements to assist you in being successful in this course. When you access this site, simply click on Math 112: Trigonometry to gain access to the supplements for the course described below.
(1). Under Announcements, you can click on www.highed.aleks.com to access the ALEKS Home Page.
(2). 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 Net Tutor services, 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.
(3). Under Student Registration you may access the procedure for registering on the Math 112 PageOut site. this registration is required in order to enable taking the online quizzes and to access the online gradebook.
(4). Under Gradebook you may access all of your quiz and exam grades for the course after you have completed your student registration in (3) above.
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMPUTER LAB ACCESS AND USE
Following are the general steps that must be taken:
Get your userID and password from the Computing Center.
Log into one of the three student lab locations (3rd floor of Wyly, 10th floor of Library, and GTM 165
Load Internet Explorer (recommended) or Netscape.
Getting your userID and password
Go to the Computing Center (located at WT 116) and bring your photo ID.
A userID and password will be given. This information will allow you to log into any of the three labs listed above.
Logging into labs
a. Once in a lab, click the “ok” button to get to the login prompt.
b. Enter your userID and password in all lowercase, then click “ok”.
c. When prompted, click “yes” that you want your current settings to be saved to the local computer.
c. Now type the address for the web site you wish to access and press Enter on your keyboard.
d. DO NOT USE YOUR LA. TECH STUDENT COMPUTER LAB USERID AND PASSWORD TO LOGIN TO A WEB SITE.
If you have any trouble please consult the PC lab consultant on duty for assistance.
Course Guidelines and Expectations for Math 112 -- Internet:
Pay particular attention to the following Course Guidelines; they
outline the expectations for this course as to graded work, ungraded work,
and participation in the course:
Operating Rules for this Class:Since there will be no regular class meetings or lectures, it is necessary that each student do the assignments, look through all the material available through the World Wide Web, on this site and others, and bring up any questions or problems by using the ALEKS message center, by personal visits, by telephone, or by email.It is possible that you may be asked to check in by E-mail every day or so; it is necessary that you check your E-mail at least once a day and that you keep in contact with the teacher.To receive credit for the course, all assigned work, whether it is to be graded or whether it is required but not graded, must be satisfactorily completed.
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It would be beneficial to read or at least look through all the material included about Math 112 on this Internet site before you begin this course (or during the first week), so that you will become familiar with the various assignments involved. Printing out this material and keeping it in an indexed notebook would be an easy way to have access to all of it without the need to be online to access needed information. |
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| Also, since this course does not have class meetings or lectures, your textbook and the Internet materials are your only resources for this course. You should read them over, mark them up, and make notes about important points. The process of reading and making notes that convert the information into your own words will help you to remember the course material. | ||||
To keep up-to-date on your progress in this course, consult the Weekly Syllabus for all weekly assignments, quizzes, and due dates. |
| Grade Determination Procedure: ALEKS, quizzes, other graded homework = 50 Midquarter Exam = 100 Final Exam = 200 Final Grading Scale: 70%-100% = S
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Academic Misconduct
The following statement is copied from page 30 of the 2002-2003 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.
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..
To View the List of all Assigned Problems from the Textbook.
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