Home, 3/29
On Monday, we will discuss homework in section 7.4. MyLab for this section is due on Tuesday.
If you have not finished section 7.3 on MyLab, I have reopened it with a final due date of tomorrow night. Joysheet 4 was due yesterday - if you did not turn it in, bring it on Monday.
Home, 3/14
Because we have not finished going over section 7.3 homework in class, I am extending the due date for 7.3 MyLabs to Tuesday after the break.
Have a nice spring break!
Home, 3/7
MyLab for section 7.1 is due tomorrow.
On Monday, we will continue with new material.
Home, 3/1
Exam 1 turned out well: good job, class!
If you did not do as well as you hoped, improve your preparations for the next one: put everything away and try to do a sample exam on your own as though you were taking it and see how you do. If you are stumped on many problems, more practice is needed! The Motherlode only has one sample exam, but you can always practice problems on the joysheets. Also, you are always welcome during my office hours for help with joysheets or anything else!
On Monday, we will continue with new material.
Home, 2/22
Exam 1, covering sections 6.1-6.6, is scheduled for Friday. You can find a sample exam on the "scores and docs" page, and our exam will have similar ideas on it. Make sure you go over it and see that you can do the problems in 50 minutes.
On Monday, we will discuss a few problems from section 6.6 and move on to new material in chapter 7 which will not be on the exam. I will hand out joysheet 3 as well to help you prepare for the exam. There will be no MyLabs for section 6.6 because this section is not executed well enough on MyLab.
On Wednesday, we'll do some review ahead of the exam.
Home, 2/14
Section 6.5 has been assigned on MyLab - it is due on Tuesday.
On Monday, we discuss some problems from section 6.5 and move on to section 6.6, rounding out chapter 6.
I am planning for an exam over chapter 6 during the week after next. In the meantime, we will be covering some new sections that will not be on the exam.
Home, 2/7
Section 6.4 is due on MyLab tonight - make sure you do it if you haven't already!
On Monday, we will have an in-class joysheet, and I will give you one to take home.
When we finish chapter 6, we will have our first exam, possibly during the week after next. Check out a sample exam on the "scores and docs" page!
Home, 1/31
MyLab homework for 6.3 is due on Monday. Joysheet 1 was due today - bring it on Monday if you did not turn it in.
On Monday, we will start lectures on the next section, 6.4.
Home, 1/24
MyLab homework for 6.1 is due tonight. Several of you have not done it yet - please make sure you get to it.
The next homework, over 6.2 is due on Tuesday - I moved it back one day because we will still be working on some of this homework on Monday. We should be finished with it on Monday, and will move on to section 6.3.
Tutoring information for spring has been posted - you can go to two places: the Ross Center and the Lowry Center. See schedules on the "free tutoring" page. Don't forget that you can see me for help, too! No one has been yet, and I know you need it.
Home, 1/17
The first homework on MyLab is due on Wednesday (orientation section). Please don't wait until the last minute to start it (and risk running into computer trouble) because extensions are not given. You haven't signed up for MyLab yet (there are some seven of you)? Make sure you do it over the long weekend: In Canvas, start in modules, then click on Redshelf and follow the instructions from there. Mac users: it is unlikely that MyLab will work with Safari - use another browser, such as Chrome or Firefox. Section 6.1 is due on MyLab on Friday.
On Wednesday, we will finish discussion of homework in 6.1 and start the next section.
Home, 1/12
Welcome to the course! Look around to familiarize yourself with the layout of these webpages. To get to other pages, click on the links in the menu (or drop-down, if viewing on a smartphone). The most often used pages are in the first line of the menu (or the first several choices of the drop-down). "Scores and docs," for example, has all the documents for the course.
Your first exercise is to find the syllabus on these pages and read it. The items there that are typically of greatest interest to students are from "Homework" to "Make-ups."
These pages will get more content as information becomes available. Check back often: useful information is provided in the "home" section (which you are reading), typically updated weekly. For now, here is some information on the textbook, online homework and Canvas.
Textbook and online homework: In this course, you have signed up for "Inclusive Access," which automatically bills you for access to the online homework system and includes the e-book. You can access these materials by clicking on Canvas/Modules. If you do not already have a Pearson account, you will need to create it and then link it to your Canvas account.
Canvas: Canvas will only be the repository of class notes and your grades. Information about the course and weekly messages will be posted to this website (also accessible from Canvas). (Why bother with the website outside of Canvas? Two reasons: it's easier to make updates to it, and it stays public. I value this, and you may grow to as well, as a service to future students of this same course.)
Lecture notes: Have these with you so that you can follow the lectures in class without having to copy a lot. I will distribute the printed notes. The filled-in notes written in class are on Canvas.