MAT 100 Hybrid
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Course ID: This will be provided once you submit your Course Contract.
If you don't have a computer you can use computers at the Academic Success Center on either Airport Campus – AC 151 (822-3545) or Beltline Campus – WM 110 (738-7871).
Register for MyMathLab with the Student Access Kit. You’ll need to have an e-mail address that you regularly check (if you don’t have a private one, you do have one through CampusCruiser). Use the Course ID at the top of the page to enroll in the MAT 100 course.
Be sure to download the plug-ins so you can see the online material. There’s a link to the plug-ins on the Announcements page – or on the Installation Wizard tab. You need the MathXL player to do the tests. The Adobe Acrobat Reader will let you see your textbook from any computer. The QuickTime Player lets you see video examples for the text. Flash Player lets you see animations for some examples. If you try to do a problem and nothing loads up, you’re probably missing a plug-in.
“DO HOMEWORK” – The assignments on this page are what will count for your homework grade. You can see your progress in the online Gradebook. Extra recommended homework (not graded) from your book is listed on my webpage to get you ready for your test. You must complete all homework by the posted due date. (Hybrid classes will have the due date announced in class) You may do homework as many times as you want. If you get stuck on a problem, you can ask for help and they will show you how to do it. You will have to do another similar problem in order to get credit for it. You may stop before completely an entire assignment. Just make sure you submit your work. When you return, it will show you what questions you have credit for doing. The computer randomly changes values each time you do the homework problems so you will not get the same exact questions when you return. Since you have unlimited attempts on the homework, start early so you can get 100% before the due date.
“TAKE A TEST” – The Assigned Tests at the top of this page are the tests that you take for credit. The sample tests further down the page will also give extra practice, but they do not count for credit. Again, note the deadlines for the Tests. All tests are LIMITED to 2 hours! Practice Tests are timed, but you can take them as many times as you want before the due date. After taking a practice test, you get a study plan that tells you what concepts you understood and what you need to review. DO NOT click the “Back” arrow while taking a Practice Test – it’ll kick you out of the tests and delete your work. Only use the “previous question” and “next question” buttons at the bottom of the page to move between questions. Your remaining time is shown on the right of the page. Submit Test (bottom right) when you’re done (or when time runs out). You’ll get immediate results on your test scores. The Practice Test will be useful in knowing if you’re ready for the test. (Assuming you take it without looking back at your book or notes.)
You may see your test average at any time by looking at your gradebook. The top of the page has a drop-down menu that lists each chapter.
Entering answers. The bar to the left of the problems has math symbols like exponents or fraction bars. Click on it and use your mouse or arrow keys to move to where you need to put your answer. You can use the ^ as a shortcut for an exponent (just like on the calculator). Use the “more” button to get more symbols, including arithmetic operations – or use the keys on the number pad of the keyboard with * representing multiplication. The ? will give help on entering answers.
“Chapter Contents” has a link to free online tutoring. (You can also get in-person free tutoring at the Academic Success Center.)
Play around with the material to get familiar with the software. Do not wait until the last minute to do your online work. If you do, that’s invariably the time the software will go out or something will come up.
Let me know anything that would help you more in using the online material.