MAT 211 MATH FOR BUSINESS ANALYSIS Page 1 of 9 Fall 2010 updated August 29 2010 Read and study this syllabus three yes 3 times completely the day the course begins Then take the online syllabus quiz While reading the syllabus you will realize it is complete and very scary You will find many strong warnings and stern comments We put them there to make sure you understand how this course works You have many resources to help you understand the math you will study However if you cannot operate within this system you should reconsider taking this course on line Do not entertain the thought that there is less material to cover a lower standard or an easy way through this course None of those thoughts are true The content of this syllabus applies to both on line and in class sections The in class section should also read the in class addendum Blue underlined texts are links Follow them Contact Notes Instructor Contact Instructor Terry Turner Office HAV F226 E mail addresses Terry Turner asu edu On campus Office Hours Posted on my web page Important Links MY ASU Account https myasucourses asu edu Homework CourseCompass MyMathLab Reading and Videos Moodle or Course Calendar The only ways to contact your instructor is by email or in Instructor s Web Page http fym la asu edu tturner Virtual Office Hours Most emails are answered Monday through Friday afternoon If you wait until the minutes before an assignment due date to send a question it will almost certainly not be answered before the due date If you do not use the system for asking questions specified later in this syllabus your question will probably not be answered Calling an office to leave a message will result in a delayed or no response since the instructor is not on campus Note you were not given a phone number Course Materials The required text at ASU is Mathematics for Business Analysis by Scott Surgent Prentice Hall Publishing This text book can be purchased with a package including the required homework access at the ASU bookstore Required computer access1 MyMathLab Use Course ID turner43455 Moodle a free curriculum management system used by ASU School of Math and Stats SoMaSS Computer Programming required 1 Adobe Reader or other PDF reader 2 Flash Player or other SWF FLP player 3 Internet Browser IE7 or 8 Safari Firefox Chrome all work Required Security permissions 1 Allow asu edu as a trusted site 2 Allow pop ups through asu edu 3 Allow downloading of pictures through your browser 1 Implicit in signing up for this course is the expectation that you have an internet capable computer to handling the material and you understand how to set it up and use it There is no excuse for late work or exception to due dates because your computer fails you or you cannot configure your computer to work You are expected to have alternatives to complete the work on line when you start the course Page 2 of 9 Orientation and Getting Started Moodle is the course organizational and study site All non text book readings and videos will be found there or through the MAT 211 Course Calendar This is a developmental site so features will be added to it through the semester CourseCompass MyMathLab is the On line homework and evaluation system used in this course Textbook readings are found there Links are provided there to all course materials Work is assigned from the first day of class Don t delay in getting access and getting started The students who do not succeed in this course are usually the ones who do not get started immediately Be absolutely certain to complete the steps below 1 Activate your ASUrite account if you have not already done so Go to https selfsub asu edu apps WebObjects ASURITEActivation 2 Go to MyMathLab no later than the first day of class Log in there and purchase the course access unless you have it already from your MAT 210 course or bought a textbook bundle a Set up your Login Name in MyMathLab 1 Make sure your full name as shown by the registrar is in your registration for MyMathLab 2 Use the Course ID turner43455 b You should not need any other information This course will be displayed for you c The course materials may not become available until August 18 2010 but you can register earlier 3 Complete the Syllabus Quiz assignment by August 31 2010 in MyMathLab 2 4 Complete How to Enter an Answer Required by August 31 2010 in MyMathLab While these assignments are for practice and orientation you are required to do the assignments Points earned there do count Each student has an email address through the ASU Registrar This is your official email address with ASU Check it regularly Clear your mail box regularly Email sent to you from your instructor goes through this address Through the ASU email system you can redirect this email to your favorite home account You must send email from CourseCompass using the Ask My Instructor button in each problem Do not send them from other places My responses are by separate email 2 Your instructor need not respond to any other email except those sent through the MyMathLab Ask My Instructor option during this course after August 31 2010 Specifically he does not respond to email sent from Blackberries iPhone and other devices that do not use an ASU email address nor will he respond to any request not clearly written in standard English as expected of a university student Specific questions about the homework must be sent from the problem in MyMathLab This is the only approved way to ask a question about a specific problem The instructor can link back to your specific problem from your CourseCompass MyMathLab email with one click This saves a lot of time for him which means he can answer more questions from you Asking for help in any other way will probably result in no response The instructor will not lose time checking trash spam and other places his browser might dump your email because you will not follow these simple instructions All due times will be at 11 59 PM Arizona time This is one minute before midnight Arizona does NOT use daylight savings time If you are not in Arizona it is your responsibility find out what time that equates to in your local area Page 3 of 9 Any e mail from you must include your name MAT 211 and your section line number SLN CourseCompass MyMathLab completes this requirement automatically Without this information your email will be either deleted as spam or relegated to the last looked at weekly category The instructor regularly has hundreds of students in