To Math 1040 Instructors
January 6, 2012

Thank you for teaching Math 1040!  

Keep in mind that students are now required to receive at least 60% on the final exam in order to receive a course grade higher than a D.  This replaces the past requirement of receiving higher than 50% on the final exam.

The standard syllabus contains information on grading policies and final exam information.  Note that all material on the calendar must be covered and the final exam is mandatory.

There are two additional projects posted on the department website that students will be expected to complete.  Additionally, Ruth Trygstad created worksheets for each chapter covered in this course and are included to provide students with extra practice.  These worksheets can be used to enhance student understanding.  They may also help students prepare for exams.  If you have addition projects that you would be willing to share, please send them to me.

SLCC requires student e-portfolios.  Every general education class, including Math 1040, will assign a signature assignment for students to include in their e-portfolios.  Math 1040 will use the term project that we used last year, in an updated version that has been posted with other projects on the department web site.  This project requires individual work as well as group work.  Due dates for different parts of the project are posted on the schedule.  You are not responsible for teaching students to use their e-portfolio.  Direct them to the information in the departmental syllabus if they have questions.  

For those of you using MyStatLab (also referred to as MyMathLab or MML):
To create and adapt your own MML course copy the course ID richards99075.  This version contains all the features of MML but does not include any due dates.  If you need help setting up the due dates or modifying your MML course, let me know.

For those of you who are not using MyMathLab as part of your own curriculum please let students know that they may still make use of the software if they choose.  They may enroll in a generic MML course that is not monitored by any instructor but includes all the tools and assignments for practice.  The ID for this course is richards90561.

For those of you teaching Monday/Wednesday classes, please note that on the schedule Exam 2 falls before Spring Break.  That pushes 7.3 & 7.4 to the Monday after Spring Break.  This is because of the two Monday holidays earlier in the semester.  You may change this schedule to meet your needs and preferences as long as all the listed sections are covered. 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Have a great semester!

Doug Richards
Math 1040 coordinator
doug.richards@slcc.edu