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to Math 100
Roger
Bacon, the English philosopher and scientist, wrote
" Mathematics is the gate and key of the sciences"...Neglect
of mathematics works injury to all knowledge, since he who
is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things
of this world." This is the first course enabling you
to turn the "key" to mathematics. Math is the basis
for a number of subjects that you will use in your daily lives.
I have
designed this course for your success and enjoyment. Embedded
in my class site are numerous links to web pages that are
intended to enhance your learning and understanding of mathematics.
I have included tutoring sites, power point presentations
on key concepts, guided solutions to homework problems, how
to study for tests, how to take a test, and sample exams.
While
these pages offer a brief overview of the course, your actual
coursework will take place inside the Course Compass and MyMathLab
web sites. The course orientation for online students will
be held on January 14th 5:30-7:00 pm in room T-117. This orientation
will provide hands on instruction and handouts on using both
Course Compass and Blackboard.This orientation is
mandatory if you wish to be enrolled in this online course.
If you
are enrolled in the on campus distance education
televised class offered on M/W from 2:30-3:45pm, orientation
will take place the day of class. You will be using both the
Course Compass and the Los Rios Blackboard site. You can access
Los Rios Blackboard at the following URL: http://blackboard.losrios.edu.
This link opens in a new browser window. Inside Blackboard
you will find the quizzes, learning units, presentations on
material you are expected to master, handouts to be turned
in at the time of the exam, practice exams, external websites
for online tutoring and projects, and a link to the online
homework. Since you will be accessing two different sites,
each of which requires a user id and password, I suggest that
your user id and password for each of these be the same. To
login to Blackboard, the user id is"w" followed
by your student id number...the default password is your birthday
in the form MMDDYYYY.
Again,
welcome to my site and I look forward to meeting you all at
the orientation meeting.
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