Math 1060 Instructors,	   					                   28 April 2012
	
Welcome to Summer Semester 2012!  We hope that you will enjoy teaching trigonometry this term.  For those who taught trig in Spring 2012, there are no new changes.  If you have not taught trig recently be sure to carefully note any new items in the syllabus and calendar.
	Summer class schedules.  Be aware that the pacing for the summer is very fast, but this is necessary in order to cover all of the required material.  We felt it best on the calendars for classes that meet two days per week to have review time prior to testing on the same day as each test.  If you would prefer a calendar in which tests are followed by lecture over new material, please e-mail one of us with your request.
	Exams.  We have replaced the four midterm schedule with a three midterm schedule.  This seems to be a more logical testing schedule and also gives more class time for lecture.  The last two topics, polar and parametric equations will be covered after the last midterm exam and this material will be assessed on the final.  You may wish to give a short quiz on these topics to provide feedback to your students before the final exam.
	Identities Worksheet.  We used this as part of our course assessment in the spring.  While it is not required for summer, you are welcome to use this assignment to help your students grasp the concept of verifying identities.  The worksheet is posted on the math department Yola site and should be assigned along with chapter 3.
Required Project and Eportfolio Posting. Math 1060 is now designated as a Quantitative Literacy (QL) course. (This same designation is given to Math 1030, Math 1040 and Math 1050.) To satisfy general education requirements for the college, a signature assignment for the course must be posted in all students’ eportfolios. The required project is posted at the Math department website. Please note the updates in the posted department syllabus regarding projects and eportfolios.  Suggested begin and due dates are in the standard calendar, you may wish to modify these dates to better fit your schedule.
	MyMathLab.   Please provide your students with the MML course ID slcc39914 if you do not wish to use MyMathLab as part of your course.  This is a generic class including all the tutorial features of the software and which will not be monitored by any instructor.  If you wish to create your own MyMathLab course in order to monitor student progress or use the “ask my instructor” feature, please use the course ID Eppler 35724 to copy.  
Instructor Information Handout.  We would like to encourage all instructors to provide their students with a single page of class information that includes a link to the online syllabus.  Not printing the entire syllabus for every student will save on copy costs and reduce paper usage.  A template with instructions for this handout will be posted on the math department web page, http://slccmathdepartment.yolasite.com.

Other Resources.  Also available at http://slccmathdepartment.yolasite.com you will find class schedules, midterm test reviews, and other standard course materials.
	If you have any other questions or concerns please contact us.

Sincerely,
Kathy Eppler, kathy.eppler@slcc.edu
Brenda Santistevan, brenda.santistevan@slcc.edu