1. Presented by Janine Termine Welcome 095 Basic Algebra

2. Important Information Professor : Janine Termine E-mail: terminej@bucks.eduterminej@bucks.edu Phone number: 215-968-8130 Office: F127

3. Required Materials MyLab/MyMathLab. Course ID needed from instructor. It can be found on the Course Information Sheet. (All homework and quizzes will be completed online.) Text Book. The required text book can be found on the provided syllabus…(This is optional-there is an e-book online if you choose not to purchase a text book, but there is not much savings by doing this.) Access to a computer. This is an online course and computer access is assumed. E-mail Account. All communications will be via e-mail. In order to sign up for MyLab you will need a valid e-mail account. You can use your student account provided from Bucks or your personal e-mail. It is your responsibility to check your e-mails often.

4. Registering for CourseCompass Go to www.pearsonmylab.comwww.pearsonmylab.com You need an individual access code. Access codes are packaged free with new texts (Text books are packaged as 3-ring punch books and should be purchased from the Bookstore for around $110) or an access code can be bought over the Internet with a credit card for about $90. The book and code together are the best deal. The Course ID can also be found in the Course Information Sheet. The code will be your instructor’s last name with five digits following it. (Example: termine12345…This is an example!!! Not the Course ID)

5. Registering for MyLab 1.) Go to “pearsonmylab.com” and click on “Student/Register”

6. Registering for MyLab 2.) Type in the Course Id: Teachers Last name and 5 digits (example: termine12345) and then click “Continue”. Your teacher will provide you with the Course ID…

7. Registering for MyLab 3.) If you have never used a Pearson product, you will need to “Create a Pearson Account” in the middle of the page.

8. Registering for MyLab 4.) This will take you to the Registration Page and you will need to fill in the following information…

9. Registering for MyLab 5.) At this point you will be asked to pay for your course materials. You have two options… - Use an Access Code (Comes with the purchase of a new text book) - Purchase on line with a valid credit card or PayPal for $82

10. Registering for MyLab If you have financial aid and cannot pay at this moment in the registration, you can choose the link at the bottom of the page, “Get temporary access code for 17 days without payment”. This temporary code will only work for 17 days. After that time period you must purchase a code.

11. Installation Wizard Once you have registered, go into MyLab. Your first step is to read my announcement and run the MyMathLab Installation Wizard. The wizard walks you through installing the plug-ins and players you need to access the multimedia content in your course.MyMathLab Installation Wizard Be sure that you allow pop-ups on the site. MyLab must be designated as a trusted site. We will explore MyLab together after we review the remaining policies.

12. Navigating MyLab Homepage Please note the navigation buttons are on the left side of the homepage. The homepage will display important due dates and your progress in the course. Under “Coming Soon” are direct links to assignments that are due in the near future.

13. Navigating MyLab Chapters Click on Chapter 1 and you will see the all the required sections for Chapter 1, Quizzes and Reviews.

14. Navigating MyLab Individual Sections Click on Section 1.1 and you will see the suggested course of study broken down into steps…

15. Navigating MyLab Step 1 STEP 1 - Print Notes 1.1 Section_1_1_Exponents_Order_of_Operations_and_Inequality Section_1_1_Exponents_Order_of_Operations_and_Inequality The above link in MyLab will take you to the “Guided Lecture Notes” you should print out and work the examples.

16. Navigating MyLab Step 2 – Textbook Reading STEP 2 - 1.1 Textbook Reading Open the multimedia textbook section to access video clips, animations, and practice exercises. Please take notes in your notebook (the notes that you printed out in Step 1).multimedia textbook section The above link in MyLab will take you to your e-book. It is important that you read each section and fill in your notes before coming to class.

17. Navigating MyLab Step 3 – Video Lecture STEP 3 - 1.1 Video Lecture Watch a video presentation for this section of your textbook. Please take notes in your notebook.video presentation The above link in MyLab will take you to the video lecture for the section you are working on. The videos are excellent recourses for learning and understanding the material.

18. Navigating MyLab Step 4 – Homework Assignment STEP 4 - Homework Assignment Section1.1 Follow this link to MyMathLab and do the corresponding assignment for 1.1. The homework links for all sections will take you to “all” homework assignments…you will have to locate the appropriate assignment. (More on homework later in the presentation.)

19. Suggested Course of Study Summary It is highly recommended that you follow all the chapters in the order they are presented on the left menu bar. Within each chapter you will find chapter sections, quizzes and reviews. These are numbered in the order you should learn them. Within each section, you will find the suggested course of study...Set a side at least two hours for each section. STEP 1 – Print out notes. STEP 2 – Read textbook section and fill in notes. STEP 3 – Watch video and fill in notes. STEP 4 – Locate and do homework assignment.

20. Grading Policy - Homework Homework Average – 15% of your final grade All homework is to be completed online in MyLab. You can access homework assignments via Step 4 in each section. You can also access them under “Coming Soon” on the homepage if the assignment is due in the near future. Once in “Homework”, I suggest clicking on the “Show all button” at the top of the Homework page. You must adhere to the “due dates”. If an assignment states “past due” you will still be able to do it, however, you will lose 1% of the assignments final grade for each day it is late. You will not be able to proceed to a new assignment without scoring a 80% on the previous assignment. You do not have to do the text book assignments listed on the assignment sheet. The are for extra practice. (No credit given.)

21. Grading Policy – Homework (con’t) You can increase your homework grade by re-entering an assignment (before or on the due date) and clicking on questions that you got wrong. Once there, go to the bottom of the page and click on “Similar Problem”. This will bring up a new problem for you to do. You can do this several times before you will not be permitted to redo a problem. You can also enter an assignment after the due date for review purposes…just make sure you choose the “review” option when presented to you by MyLab.

22. Quizzes Quiz Average – 10% of your final grade All quizzes are to be completed in MyLab. There is a Mid Chapter Quiz and an End of the Chapter Quiz for EVERY chapter. You can access your quizzes via “Coming Soon” on the home page and/or by clicking on a chapter and locating the appropriate quiz link. All quizzes can be taken twice. The “Study Plan” should be reviewed after you take a quiz the first time.

23. Study Plan (Quizzes) After you take a quiz for the first time, click on “Study Plan” at the left side of the home page.

24. Study Plan (Quizzes)

25. The “purple push pins” will appear next to topics or objectives that you need to work on before you retake the quiz. Click on the topic next to the purple push pin. It should take you to questions you need to work on before taking the quiz a second time. These are the questions you want to concentrate on before you take the quiz for the second time. Study Plan (Quizzes)

26. Tests Test Average – 55% of you final grade There will be four tests that MUST be taken in class on the due date. There are no test make ups! Your lowest test score will be dropped and replaced with the grade you receive on your final. Check the assignment sheet for the dates of all tests! Calculators are permitted.

27. Final The final is worth 20% of your total grade. The final will be 40 questions from all chapters that were learned this semester. The final must be taken on its scheduled day. You instructor reserves the right to administer the final during the “finals period” after the last day of classes. It can not be taken after the due date!

28. Grading Review Homework: 15% Quizzes: 10% Tests: 55% Final 20% _____________________ Total:100%

29. Withdraw Policy I reserve the right to withdraw anyone who falls more than two weeks behind in their assignments. Once you fall behind, it is very difficult to catch up. You can find the withdraw date on the Course Information Sheet. The best thing you can do is to set time aside for your course work each week. In fact, it is necessary. You will not be able to complete all the work for this course the night before a test.

30. Please read the Course Information Sheet and then take the Orientation Quiz once you are registered in MyLab. You will not be able to start any homework until you take the Orientation Quiz!