Welcome to Introduction to the Course Format
for your online Math 091 or online Math 121 course.
Once you register for the course materials,
you only have to log in here at mathas.scottsdalecc.edu
to complete any coursework.
So, once you've registered, you'll come to
this site and log in here on the left.
You'll type in your username and password
and then select Force Image-Based Math.
I should mention that the course site works best
using Mozilla Firefox rather than Internet Explorer.
So, Firefox is the recommended browser.
So, once we click login, we'll see
the course listed on the left.
Let's go and take a look at the online Math 121 course,
and again, if you're in Math 091,
the course format is almost identical.
This is the course home page.
Notice at the top, the first link is for the announcements.
This is the main way that I'll communicate
information to you about the course,
so it's important that you always
read the announcements once you log in.
So this is our first announcement,
which gives important information about the course,
as well as the first due date in red.
Now, in addition to the due dates
being posted in red in the announcements, you could also
click on the course calendar here on the left.
All the due dates are on Sundays and Thursdays at 11:59 p.m.
The only exception to this is the final exam.
Under the announcements,
you'll find the Discussion Forums folder.
This where you'll post to the discussions
as well as reply to your classmates.
This is also where you'll find the Math Lounge,
which is where you can post homework questions.
This is a forum designed for students
to help students on the homework.
And all the course content
is located in the modules seen below.
So if we click on, for example, module one,
we can see that module one has four sections,
and then within each section, there are three subsections.
This is true for every module section.
So if I click on Section 1.1, we have a link to
the textbook, a link to the video lessons,
and then a link to the homework.
So if we click on the textbook link,
it opens the appropriate section of the textbook,
which you can read online, or if you wish,
you can print or save to a drive.
And then below the textbook link are the video links.
These videos are all posted on YouTube,
and they're all less than 10 minutes.
So if I click on a video link, again,
it takes us to YouTube to watch the video lesson.
It's important that while you watch the video lessons,
you take notes, just like you would in class.
So again, after you've read the textbook
and watched the video lessons,
you're now ready to begin the homework.
So if I click on the homework link,
notice how this homework assignment has 12 questions.
And then the majority of the homework questions,
you'll see, this button here for video help.
So if after reading the textbook and watching
the video lessons, you're still struggling
on a particular problem, you can watch this video here,
which will work a similar question to the one
you're being asked in the homework problem.
Remember, it's important to watch the video lessons
before entering the homework, because you will not find
the links to the video lessons in the homework.
These are only short example videos.
So, once we think we have the answer,
we can go ahead and type it in here.
Notice when I click in the answer cell,
if the question requires any special symbols,
let's say, exponents, once I click in this cell,
if I click on this yellow arrow,
it'll bring up the appropriate math symbols.
As we do the homework problems,
we get instant feedback, so for this problem,
once we type in the answer, we click the submit button
to get instant feedback.
The green bar here means we scored 100%,
and the score is instantly recorded in the online gradebook.
So, for example, if we leave this assignment now,
question number one will stay 100%.
But if we do want extra practice, we can click on
Try a Similar Question, and if we miss
this question, we still receive 100%
because we got the first question correct.
Notice also that there is a link here to
Jump to Answer, so for extra help,
if we want to see the answer to this question,
we can click on Jump to Answer.
Notice if we do this, we get a warning
that if we still want credit, we'll have to work
a new version to receive credit.
So again, it tells us the answer here, but then
we can click Try a Similar Question to receive credit.
Now, if I close this section, notice after the
four sections in this module, there's an
optional practice test, which is your best study guide
before attempting the module test.
Okay, go back to the home page.
Notice at the bottom of the page,
we have a link here to the syllabus,
online office hours, and additional resources.
So as you progress through the semester,
I will post additional resources,
but notice right now, we have a link to the course syllabus
an online graphing calculator, as well as
information about online office hours.
At the very bottom of the course, we also have
information about the midterm and final exam.
So hopefully now, you're familiar with the basic
features of the course, and you can begin making progress.
I do want to point out, though, how important it is
that you keep a math notebook where you keep your notes,
homework, work, and test work organized,
because a notebook is one of the
best resources for this course.
I hope you found this video helpful
and look forward to working with you.