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Welcome to Math 1001 Quantitative Skills & Reasoning

On-Line

East Georgia State College! CRN 80439

Please copy this e-mail and keep it in your notes and develop your calendar to keep you on track this semester. This is also on D2L.

I am excited to be teaching Math 1001 on-line. My top priority is doing everything I can to help you be successful in this course. I am sending this e-mail out a few days early. If you want, you can get a head start and look at some of the material that we will be covering. If you will, please reply that you received the e-mail. I also as you to send me your cell number. You should check your e-mail at least once every day to keep current about what is required. One of the most important ways you can help me help you is to answer emails from me promptly. I will be using CATMAIL with EGSC exclusively. We can also communicate with text and cellphone.

You can also view this email on D2L as well as my Quantitative Skills & Reasoning WEB Page at

http://faculty.ega.edu/facweb/bbrown/Quantitative%20Reasoning.htm

For now, here is a quick list of things you should do the first week of class or sooner:

1. Your first assignment is to register for the free MyOpenMath Website you will use to complete required homework and take tests. You may register by clicking on https://www.myopenmath.com/ and completing the information with a login name that you pick and a password and the course ID 52171. For complete instructions click on http://faculty.ega.edu/facweb/bbrown/MyOpenMath.htm
If you do not complete the assignment by Friday August 23, you may be dropped for non-attendance.

2. Your second assignment will be to check in with me on a short Zoom Video Conference to check your wireless network. Send me your preference for time for the conference. I will be using Zoom Video for the Math 0997 Support Class as well as to provide additional tutorial help if you have questions during the semester. If you are in my support class, we will also use a one-hour video conference every week in which you may ask questions. It will be recorded so that those who might not be able to attend during that hour can see what we covered. You can also send questions to be answered if you can not make the conference. Please let me know what hour period on Thursday afternoon would be best for you. Send me your choice: 1-2 pm, 2-3 pm, 3-4 pm, 4-5 pm, or 5-6 pm or a subset of the choices. If you can’t do any or some, let me know. If you can’t meet the time ultimately chosen, you can send in questions and get the answers on a recorded video. Please respond immediately after you get this email, and let me know your preference and your cell number if you will.

3. Login to My EGSC http://ega.edu/ and find the links to your EGSC email account and the GaView D2L Web Site. In D2L, access the course name “Quantitative Skills-Reasoning Section W Fall 2019 CO”. Look at the contents page and you will see links to my personal web page, and links to the Syllabus, A Weekly Schedule with links to videos, notes for each section, and other resources for the course. I will, in a separate e-mail, send out the notes for first two weeks in case you are not listed on D2L yet.

4. Textbook and Required Homework - You don't have to buy a traditional printed textbook for the course. A free digital copy is available by clicking on Download Free Math in Society Textbookto view or right clicking on the link and selecting “save target as” and downloading to your computer.

My experience in past semesters has conclusively shown that if you do not do the homework (essentially all of it), YOU WILL NOT PASS! Please decide now that you will do all of the homework and also get help from me.

5. Download and read the syllabus carefully. Print a copy and keep it close to hand. (It can be found on D2L and on my web site.

http://faculty.ega.edu/facweb/bbrown/Quantitative%20Reasoning.htm Click on Syllabus

6. You can actually manage everything except homework and tests by using the Class Schedule from the Quantitative Skills & Reasoning website: http://faculty.ega.edu/facweb/bbrown/Quantitative%20Reasoning.htm Click on Course Schedule and for each week it will have the videos you should view for that week and the homework you should complete. The videos required for the first two weeks are available now. I will be adding video links for the remaining sections every week.

7. Watch Videos for First Week and begin working on the first sections of homework listed for the week in the MyOpenMath web site. Be sure to find a quiet place to watch the videos. MAKE SURE TO TAKE NOTES WHILE YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS as you would if you went to a classroom! This is where I believe most of the learning happens in the course as well as doing the HOMEWORK problems! You can print the basic class notes from the web-page and take notes on my notes. Or, just start with a blank sheet of paper it's up to you how you want to do this. Be sure to keep a organized notebook with your class notes in it. You may want to use head phones when viewing the videos if necessary. You of course can view the video lectures as many times as you want, and they are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I would appreciate any feedback from you on any part of the videos including requests for more explanations or questions you may have.

8. A Capable Calculator Is Central To Success! - The TI-30XS Multiview is quite capable of the calculations you are required to do for the course including those involving functions and statistics. Without it you will not be able to do the required work in a timely manner. It is very inexpensive and can be found at Walmart, Amazon, eBay, and other stores. I bought one for about $16. Those who are not proficient with the calculator will not do as well on tests. If you already have a more expensive TI-83/84, it will do everything and more.

As we progress through this semester, I want to explore every avenue to help you all succeed. Please contact me by e-mail for most requests. If you have an urgent question, call me on my cell phone. I want to explore ways to communicate including holding individual tutoring sessions ZOOM Video Conferencing. You may also take a photo of a problem and e-mail or send it by your cell phone. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. Last semester, ZOOM Video sessions proved to be very helpful for those who requested them.

Dr. Bob Brown