MATH 112 TRIGONOMETRY

To be offered by the Mathematics and Statistics Program via the World Wide Web:

Spring Quarter 2002-2003

 

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Registration Information

If you are not already enrolled at Louisiana Tech University, you will need to enroll, either by coming to campus or else by enrolling electronically. 

·        If you will be an on-campus student who will enroll at the Tech campus in Ruston or at the Tech Barksdale campus in Shreveport, you can find the needed information at the Enrollment Management Website.  To go to that site, click here.

·        You may also register electronically as a student at Louisiana Tech University in one of the following classifications:

    • Undergraduate Student
    • International Undergraduate Student
    • Graduate Student

To go to the Tech Website with information about electronically enrolling in these student categories, click here.

 

Email Information

Note to all Spring 2002-2003 Internet Students:  By the first class day, email Dr. Hanna so that she will have your e-mail address.  If that address changes, email the new address. 

Check your email at least once per day.  If you will be traveling, consider getting an email service that you can access from anywhere, such as Microsoft Hotmail or Netscape Webmail or email from Excite  or Yahoo. 

To go to a lengthy alphabetical list of free web-based email services, click here.

Dr. Hanna's E-mail Address:  rhanna@coes.latech.edu


COURSE DESCRIPTION

2002-2003 Catalog Description of Math 112:

MATH 112:  Trigonometry. 0-3-3. Preq., Mathematics ACT score is greater than or equal to 26, or Mathematics SAT score is greater than or equal to 590, or Placement by Exam or MATH 101. Solution of right triangles, reduction formulas, functions of multiple angles, trigonometric equations, inverse functions, and complex numbers. Credit will not be given for MATH 112 if credit is given for MATH 212 or 241.

 

 Important information about taking Math 112 as an on-line course:


Math 112 over Internet has several benefits for the student:

·        There are no on-campus attendance requirements beyond having to  take the midquarter and final examination on the Tech campus, Ruston, LA;

·        It allows you to work on your assignments according to your own schedule;

·        All of the class material is available to you on the Web site;

·        Communication between the teacher and student can be done by the message center in ALEKS, email, telephone, FAX, or by personal conferences or a combination of all of these methods.  It is not necessary for the student and teacher to be in the same place at the same time for the course information to be conveyed to the student.

But, this on-line course may present some difficulties for you, the student:

·        You cannot be passive when taking this course; you must be actively involved in accessing the Web site, keeping up with the assignments given in the Syllabus, and must make a point of asking questions using the message center in ALEKS or some other means.  There will be no lectures or question/answer sessions as there are in classroom classes when information is conveyed to all students without active effort on the student's part.  As a consequence of all the material being on the Web and there being no class meeting, it will take as much or more of your time to take this class, as opposed to a class that meets on the Tech campus, because you will have to get all of your information off the Web site rather than getting it through class meetings.

·        Because there are no daily attendance requirements, there is no specific time when the student must work on Math 112.  You must decide on the times to work on the course. You will be required to spend at least three hours per week working and making progress in ALEKS.  Your grade will be dictated by the quality of your work.  However, there is usually a direct correlation between the time spent on the work and the grade the work receives:  it takes longer to do a high-quality job than it takes to do a low-quality job.

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Technical Information

Technical Requirements

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP: Pentium PC 133Mhz, 32MB of RAM, Internet connection of at least 28K, and Internet Explorer 4.0 and later, or Netscape Communicator 4.5 to 4.8, or Netscape 6.0 and later, or AOL 5.0 and later.

Macintosh: MacOS X or higher, PowerMac or iMac, 32MB of RAM, Internet connection of at least 28K, and Netscape Communicator 6.0 and later, or Internet Explorer 5.2 and later. MacOS 7.6 or higher, PowerMac or iMac, 32MB of RAM, Internet connection of at least 28K, and Netscape Communicator 4.5 to 4.8.

Notes:

1.      Your browser should be configured with Java enabled. Both Netscape and Internet Explorer usually ship with Java. You can also install Sun Microsystems' JavaTM VM. The minimum requirement is the Java VM version 1.4.1 and later. It is available free from http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html.

2.      Most dialup and broadband online services, such as AOL, Cable and DSL, provide access to the browser types mentioned. Contact your internet service provider for further information.

You will also have to download the ALEKS plug-in.

On Campus Computer Availability

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.

TEXTBOOK

Trigonometry, Louisiana Tech University, Instructor Dr. Ruth Ellen Hanna, packaged with ALEKS, 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 for this course will be purchased through the Louisiana Tech 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.

 

 

ASSIGNMENTS

Go To Weekly Syllabus For All Weekly Assignments, Quizzes, And Due Dates.

Go To Textbook Assignments For List of Problems Assigned From Textbook.

Final Grading Scale:

 70%-100% = S
      0%-69% = NC

 
 

For More Information, Contact

Dr. Ruth Ellen Hanna

College of Engineering and Science

Mathematics and Statistics Program

George T. Madison Hall 332 (Office)

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA 71272

Phone: (318) 257-2538

FAX:   (318) 257-2182

E-mail: rhanna@coes.latech.edu


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