1. Welcome to the MTLC MATH 112 Fall 2010

2. MTLC Information  Hours of Operation Sunday:4:00pm – 10:00pm Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 10:00pm Friday:8:00am – 4:45pm  Closings Labor Day: Sunday 9/7 & Monday 9/8 Fall Break: The lab will close for Fall Break on Thursday 10/28 at 5pm and re-open at 8am Monday 11/1 Football Game: The lab will be closed on Thursday 11/18 Thanksgiving: The lab will close on Tuesday 11/23 at 5pm and re- open at 8am Monday 11/29 Last day for help in the MTLC will be Sunday 12/5 from 4-6:30pm  Phone Number: 348 – 2592  Website: www.mtlc.ua.eduwww.mtlc.ua.edu  EMAIL: ma112mtl@bama.ua.edu ma112mtl@bama.ua.edu Please put your instructor’s name in the subject box for email.

3. Common Rules for the Center ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD, DRINKS, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CELL PHONES, COMPANIONS, OR PROFANITY ARE ALLOWED. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

4. Course Requirements  Prerequisites Grade of C– or better in Math 100 Minimum of 310 (31) on the placement test  Every student must have an active “crimson” e- mail account for computer/course login.  Every new student must have a Mylabsplus access code.

5. Textbook and access code  Textbook - Algebra and Trigonometry, 4th edition by Robert Blitzer, published by Prentice Hall.  This course is a computer based course. All assignments for this course will accessed through a publisher’s website. (www.ua.mylabsplus.com)www.ua.mylabsplus.com  An access code will be necessary to complete your assignments. No work can be completed until you have entered an access code into your account.

6. Access Codes  Access codes may be purchased with or without a printed version of the textbook.  You may purchase the code with the textbook at any of the bookstores in town.  You may purchase the code without a printed version of the book either at one of the bookstores in town or online on the mylabsenterprise website set up for your specific math course.  You may purchase the access code online using a Visa.  Again, no work can be completed until you have entered your access code into your account.

7. Calculator  Only the calculator on the computer is allowed in this course.  No other calculators are allowed during testing.  It is the student’s responsibility to learn how to operate the computer calculator before testing.

8. Course Grades  Possible grades in this course are A, B, C (+/-) or NC.  A grade of NC means you receive no credit for this course. You must take the course again, but an NC does not affect your GPA.  The last day to withdraw from the course is Wednesday, October 27th. No withdrawals will be given after this date.

9. Course Grades  4 tests (100 points each) 400 pts  Final Exam 300 pt  Quiz average (40 points each test period) 152 pts  Homework average (17 points each test period) 76 pts  Class Meetings (2 points for each week)30 pts  Lab Attendance (3 points for each week)42 pts  TOTAL 1000 pts You must have 700 pts. to pass Math 112

10. Quizzes & Homework  There will be homework assignments for each section and they will be graded. Multiple attempts are allowed on homework. Be sure to click on the “Save” button when you are ready to record your homework score. You may submit homework before the assignment is finished and return to it later.  There will be a quiz given after each section. Click on the “Submit ” button when ready for your quiz score to be recorded. Only one attempt will be given on quizzes, so please be prepared and ready to do well!  You will be allowed to drop one lowest homework grade and one lowest quiz grade each test period. If homework or quizzes are missed due to a serious, verifiable circumstance, then make-up work may be allowed. Any student requesting to make up work must fill out a petition request form in 345 Gordon Palmer with an excuse and supporting documents attached.

11. Homework and Quizzes 80% and above average on homework and quiz Below 80% average on homework and quiz A12419.2%A00.0% B26340.6%B475.6% C19229.7%C21024.9% NC6810.5%NC58869.6% Avg.80.6 Avg.50.9 Passing 89.50%Passing 30.40%

12. Working at Home  Students can do homework from home by downloading all of the necessary plug-ins. Web page: http://ua.mylabsplus.com Use the installation wizard in the software. Be sure to check for ALL components and install all necessary plug-ins.  Tests must be completed in the MTLC.  Homework and quizzes may be completed at home. However, if grades are not successfully sent from home for any reason, you will not be able to retry the work after the deadline has passed. If you work from home, there is a risk your grades may not be properly saved. NOTE: Macs do work for Math 112 but the installation is a little more difficult. Follow the instructions carefully on the installation wizard. Ask for help in the lab if needed.

13. Testing Procedures  Tests days are shown on front page of syllabus.  You will need to register for a test time during a test registration week as noted on the front page of your syllabus. Details will be discussed later in class as Test 1 gets near.  Note: During test weeks for tests 1, 2 & 3, the MTLC will be open exclusively for testing from 8am to 8pm, Monday-Thursday. The back lab will be available for studying from 8-10pm ONLY on those days. During test week 4 the MTLC will be open exclusively for testing all day, Monday-Wednesday. During the final exam week the MTLC will be open exclusively for testing all day, Monday-Friday.

14. Replacement Policy  Everyone will be allowed to replace his or her lowest test grade with the grade made on the final exam.  Zero grades due to unexcused absences or academic misconduct will not be replaced.  If a test is missed due to a serious, verifiable circumstance, the zero test grade will also be replaced with the final exam grade, but only if a petition request form is filed within 2 days at Room 345 Gordon Palmer and if the petition request panel approves the excuse.

15. Class Attendance  Every student is required to come to the classroom/lab at the scheduled class time on the following days: Wed. 8/18 and Fri. 8/20 for Mon/Wed/Fri classes Thur. 8/19 for Tue./Thur. classes  After the first week of class, every student is required to attend a class meeting on Monday(MWF) or Tuesday(TR) of each week and sign the roll. This will then be the only days we meet to have class after the first week.  Class meetings will be held at the scheduled class time in the classroom indicated on your class schedule.  Each class meeting is worth 2 points for its entirety.

16. Class Attendance 3 or fewer absences4 or more absences A11123.8%A131.3% B19341.3%B11711.4% C10722.9%C19528.8% NC5612.0%NC60058.5% Avg 81%Avg 56% Passing 80.30%Passing 35.20%

17. Work Points/Lab Attendance  Counted Sunday–Friday  Earn up to 3 points each week by either: Making 75% or better on all assignments due in a particular week (this includes tests) Spending time the following week doing math work in the MTLC

18. Work Points w/o Lab Attendance  Earn 3 points automatically (without spending the hours in the lab) by scoring 75% or better on each assignment due that week Not just an average A missed assignment score is 0%, so lab points would be based on lab hours from the following week (even if the missed assignment will ultimately be dropped). Depends on the week the assignment is DUE regardless of when it is completed. This includes tests.

19. Work Points for Lab Hours  If you do not make 75% or better on any assignment, work points may be earned by spending a minimum of 3 hours the following week in the MTLC (math lab) doing math work on the computer, reviewing for tests, and/or attending help sessions.  Lab hours are tracked by ACT card swipes. Always swipe in and out. No ACT card, no lab hour credit. Anyone caught swiping another student’s ACT card will be charged with academic misconduct.

20. Lab Hours Student 1 will receive his lab points. Student 2 must spend three hours in the lab the following week to receive full lab points. NOTE: While a missed assignment MAY NOT hurt your average, it WILL prevent you from automatically earning lab attendance points. Student 1Student 2 HWQuizHWQuiz Section 1.510090100 Section 1.61008010060 Section 1.710075100

21. Lab Points Partial points can be earned on lab attendance as a linear function of time: 3:00 hours3 points 2:00 hours2 points 1:00 hour1 point Less than 1 hour0 points Every time you enter or exit the MTLC lab the monitor will swipe your ID card even if you exit for a short time. Anyone caught swiping another student’s ID will be charged with academic misconduct.

22. Syllabus Quiz  The Syllabus quiz must be taken (by the deadline) and contains questions about the syllabus.  You may take this quiz (and only this quiz) as many times as you like, and you may have your syllabus with you when you take it.  The purpose of the quiz is to make sure that you understand the policies set out in the syllabus should it become necessary to refer to them later, so take this quiz very seriously.

23. Acknowledgement Form  An acknowledgment form stating that you have read the syllabus and understand the policies set by this course must be completed in the software before you will be allowed to begin any assignments.  In the software, select the Test 1 Work, then select the Orientation link, then select the Acknowledgement Form to complete this requirement.

24. Prep Work Assignment  Sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.8 and 8.1 will not be part of the Math 112 curriculum and lectures. However, these sections are very important in your success of this course!  These sections will make up a single 25 problem homework assignment that will be due this Tuesday 8/24 (MWF) or Wednesday 8/25 (TR). Do not put it off, begin right away.  Take this assignment very seriously as it will not be allowed to be a dropped grade in the Test 1 material.

25. ua.mylabsplus Login Your software user name will be the prefix to your full bama email account name, and your password will be your 8-digit campus-wide ID. Example Username: jtdoe@crimson.ua.edu Password: 12345678

26. Getting Started After logging into the system and selecting your course from the course list:  Install the plug-ins on your own computer if necessary using the installation wizard found on the screen on the right.  Read the announcements, then click on the Test 1 Work tab.  Select Acknowledgement form link. You will now be prompted for your access code.  All information from today’s orientation can also be found in the link for orientation.

27. Basic look of the Software

28. Homework, Quizzes, Videos, and Text

29. Need Extra Help The MTLC is open 71 hours each week for help. Center for Teaching and Learning(CTL)  CTL offers weekly help sessions. Please take a card for future reference of weekly days & times.  CTL website: www.ctl.ua.eduwww.ctl.ua.edu  Free personal tutorial appointments are available at the CTL in Osband Hall. Call 348-8854 to schedule an appointment.

30. Before we meet next time…  Buy your access code (with or without your textbook). You must have this to begin working!  Start working on the Prep Work assignment and Syllabus Quiz.

31. Final thoughts  We are looking forward to your success in this course.  Know that this is not an easy course, you will have to work hard the entire semester.  Get help when needed. We are here for that purpose.  Good Luck!