Welcome to Mr. Sousa's
online MAT082 Arithmetic course.
I wanted to make this video
to welcome you to the course and also to show you
some of the key features of the online materials.
One of the nice benefits about this course
is that all of the course materials are free online.
The only extra cost would be is if you wanted
to print out a copy of the textbook.
Once you login to the course, the first thing you'll notice
is this calendar in which all the due dates are posted.
So, you can see class officially starts on January 14th.
The first due date is January 19th.
If you click on the 19th, it'll actually list
the specific assignments that are due,
and all due dates are 11:59 P.M.
But it's important to not just rely on the calendar
to know what's going on in the course.
It's important that you read
the announcements on a regular basis.
So, if you click on the announcements,
this is the main way that I'll communicate
important course information to you,
so you should read these on a daily basis.
And I'll also emphasize the due dates in red.
In addition to the announcements,
you will also be asked to participate
in online discussions with your classmates.
To do this, just click on the discussion link here.
So, for discussion one, here are the five questions
you're asked to respond to.
Once you're ready to post your response,
just click on this discussion link here,
and then click on new thread, then you can type in
your response here and click submit.
All of the math content for the course
is organized in modules, and each module
is organized very similar to a textbook.
So, if I select module one, the first option here
is to access the textbook for the entire module.
There's also a link for detailed solutions
to any odd problems for extra practice.
Each module is divided into sections.
So, if I click on section one,
each section is organized in the same way.
There are three parts to each section.
There's a link to the online textbook,
which opens up as a PDF, which you can then print
if you wish, or just read online.
And then there are the videos,
and there are two types of videos.
There are video lessons and video examples.
All of the videos are hosted on YouTube,
so if I select this first lesson,
it'll go through all of the major topics
for that specific section.
[Video Instructor] Welcome to a lesson
on place value and whole numbers.
The goals of this video are to define counting numbers
and whole numbers, determine place value of whole numbers,
and then write whole numbers in expanded...
And all the videos are available in HD.
So, once you watch the lessons and then the video examples,
you're ready to practice the homework.
So, if we select the homework link,
notice how this first homework assignment has 24 questions.
The homework questions have an unlimited number of attempts,
and you get two chances at each version.
So, for example, if you type in your answers
to this question and miss it,
you can do it one more time with the same number.
If you miss it again, you would get a new version.
And within a majority of the questions,
there are video help options here,
so if you forget how to do a specific question,
you can click on this link here,
and a video opens up that explains a similar problem.
[Video Instructor] In this problem,
we're given the number 53 million 981 thousand 476.
Once you watch the video,
you can try the homework question again.
Once you type in your answer, you click submit,
and you'll get instant feedback.
If you wanted to, you could jump straight to the answer
to review on your own, but then to get credit,
you would get a new version.
So, again, all of the homework
is going to look similar to this.
So, once you worked through each section,
read the textbook, watch the videos,
and complete your homework, to get ready for your test,
you will always have this optional practice test.
This does not count as part of your grade.
It counts as your study guide to prepare yourself.
And then, finally, you would take the module test.
And once you enter the test, you must complete the test.
There's also a time limit of two hours on most tests.
And each test question you will have two attempts.
The last thing to mention, I'll also be posting
additional resources here,
and here's information about the final exam.
So, I want to welcome you to the course,
and I hope you find these resources helpful.
If you have any questions,
please don't hesitate to contact me.