*Los Angeles Trade Technical College*
Spring 2012 Class Announcements
Welcome to the on-line Math 125
It is mandatory that every
student to attend one of the three scheduled on-campus
orientations. These orientions will be conducted on Saturday
February 4th at 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon, Monday February 6th, and
Tuesday February 7th, 2012 at 3:00 PM to 5:00PM. All these
orientaions will be in TE 221.
If you cannot attend any of these
orientations contact your instructor ASAP (before the orientation
dates).
For the other important
dates
and required on-campus meeting please refer to class
calendar.
Instructor:
Tayebeh Meftagh
Office:
TE 520X
Telephone Number:
(213) 763-7319
Email address:
meftagt@lattc.edu
Office hours:
Monday and Wednesday 1:15PM – 3:00PM
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:30AM or by appointment
To contact me:
You may call me at 213-763-7319 during my office hours and talk to me
or
leave a message outside my office hours.
You may email me directly to meftagt@lattc.edu or email me through
CourseCompass
(include section number ).
You can only send (can not receive) an email through CourseCompass .
On-campus tests:
This class has three on-campus tests;
First test is on Wednesday March 14th, 2012 at 4:30 PM in TE 221
covering chapters 1-3
Second test is Wednesdat April 25, 2012 at 4:30 PM in TE 221 covering
chapters 4- 6
Final in on Friday June 2nd, 2012 at 10:00AM in TE 221 covering
chapters 1-9
We have a on-campus review session for each test ( this is optional to attend).
Note 1:
If you cannot come to on-campus test on scheduled date please let me
know
at least two weeks before the test date to arrange another test date
for
you.
Bring a picture ID with you when coming to take an on-campus test.
Note 2:
There will be No Make up for any of the exams. If you fail to attend
any
of the exams you will receive Zero point for that exam ( unless
pre-arrange).
If you you do not take the final exam, you will receive Zero point for
the final exam.In case of emergency, you must email me, and with the
proper
documentation, a make up exam
may be granted.
Note 3: Online homework, quizzes, and tests for the sections covered on on-campus tests must be done before each on-campus exam.
Note 4: We have a on-campus review session for each test ( this is optional to attend).
Textbook:
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Intermediate Algebra, 2/e
Note: An aternative to the book (less expensive) to buying this book will be to purchase the Student Access Code online that comes with the e-book.The e-book is very convient and you can print pages of the book to study if you are not comfortable ready book on computer screen. Note: Used books do not come with student Access code. |
Please note this is a new book at LATTC. It is avaiable at LATTC bookstore.
To register in a
Course Compass : In order to start your class work, you need to register into virtual
class.
1. To register into coursecompass you need to have:
A valid email address. If you do not have email address you can get a
free email address by going to http://www.yahoo.com
or http://www.hotmail.com
The courseID for your class is meftagh31302
Student access code Course ID, if you buy new book student access code
come with it or you buy student access code on-line. If you
already have a used book, you need to buy
student access code. Before buying access code use the 17 day free
trial from the coursecompassand get temporary access without payment
for 17 days.
2. Go to www.coursecompass.com (bookmark it for easy access), and
click the Student under Register button. Follow the on-screen
instructions to create your account. Make sure to get temporary access
without payment for 17 days.
Before you start your course, you need to install MymathLab and
plug-ins.
To use Installation Wizard:
Before you start your course, you need to install MymathLab and plug-ins.
Use the MyMathLab
Installation
Wizard to install the plug-ins and players you need to view and
interact
with the multimedia content in your course.
You need to run the Wizard
before completing homework, tests, or practice exercises in MyMathLab.
Tip: For an overview
of the Installation Wizard, open MyMathLab Student Help and search on
"installation
wizard" in the Index. Do you need help?Please contact Product Support
for
assistance.
After purchasing
the course material and registering into course compass.
Login into
http://
www.courscompass.com as a student using your Username and Password.
Click on your course.
To send an email to your instructor or your classmates through Course Compass:
Login to your class.To do your Home work:
Click Communication tab to left.
Click on Send E-mail.
Choose All Users (everyone in the class) or Select Users (choose name).
Type the subject and message.
Click on Send.
The person receives the email on his/her email server.
Go to http://coursecompass.com/If you cannot see the assignment, you did not install MymathLab and/or plug-ins properly. You must install them before doing homework on-line.
Login as student using your Login name and Password.
Click on your course.
Click on the DoHomework tab to the left.
Click on the Submit button.
To take a test:
Note: Make sure to finish all the sections assigned for each week and do not let yourself to get behind. Try to be ahead of the schedule.Go to http://coursecompass.com/
Login as student using your Login name and Password.
Click on your course.
Click the Take a Test Icon on left column menu.
Pay attention to due dates.
If you cannot see the test, you did not install programs properly. You must install them before taking test.
Click Start Test box to start the test. You can take each test only up to two times, the highest score will count towards the grade.
Pay attention to the time that you have for each test.
Grading Policy:
Your semester grade depends on total
points earned in the course. The break down of the points is as follows:
Note: As long as you take all the
online quizzes on time and receive 85% or better, you will get the full 150
points
for the online quizzes. Use the online tutorial and quizzes to
prepare
for the on-campus exams.
Online HomeworkAssignments 100 Points
On-line Quizzes 150 Points
Chapter tests (Online) 250 Points Total (These test are closed book tests)
On Campus Exam # 1 125 Points
On Campus Exam # 2 125 Points
Final Exam: 250 Points
Bonus 20 Points
Total: 1000 Points
90% or better is “A”
80% to 89% is “B”
70% to 79% is “C”
60% to 69% is “D”