TL;DR:

• You are responsible for 1 hour of homework in between every class.  You will track your own homework grade.
• You are expected to participate in a discord server.
• There will be in-class assessments (full period) on:
  • • Wed September 18th (Module 1)
    • Wed October 9th (Module 2)
    • Wed October 30th (Module 3)
    • Wed November 20th (Module 4)
• Final Exam Sunday December 15th, 7:30 pm, cumulative.

I run a highly adaptive and interactive course:

Expect to be active in lectures, and outside of class. I will teach math study skills, not just material. There will be groupwork. Students will be expected to maintain a respectful and supportive classroom atmosphere. Material and examples will be in response to the students and the classroom. Together we can make this an excellent experience!

The course runs on a per-lecture cycle:

• Attend class
• Before the next class, view and perform tasks in the Daily Post (this website)

The Daily Post (on the front page of this site) is your guide to what needs doing now. Set aside 1 hour between every lecture for Daily Post tasks, and you’ll stay on track in the course.  This will make up a part of your grade.  Collaboration is encouraged.  Further studying is at your discretion (it will be required, but you can decide when).

In-class assessment:

See the Goals page for a listing of topics.  The assessment will be an in-class test (50 minutes) on the material since the last test.  The final exam will be 1/3 the last few weeks of material and 2/3 a comprehensive review of the course.

Occasional Unexpected Modality Change:

Due to vestibular migraine, I may have to change modality for lecture at the last minute.  I hope this will not happen, but it may happen once or twice during semester, if I am too ill to attend class.  This paragraph describes the backup plan, if it does happen. 

I will post activities on the website if in-person class is cancelled.  You will be responsible for finding an hour to engage with the lesson, and in addition there will be a regular daily post.  If a modality change is needed, I will announce this via email, this website, the course discord, and I will ask the mathematics department to write a note in the classroom.  In all cases, see the course website for further instructions.  I will try to announce this change with at least one or two hours’ notice.  You are encouraged to engage with the online lesson during the assigned lecture hour with your peers in our regular classroom.

Discord:

We will use discord to collaborate and communicate in the course, as well as to hold office hours.  This is the single best way to contact me for timely questions because it pops up a message on my phone (although I don’t promise to have notifications on 24/7!).  You are encouraged to log into discord while doing your daily tasks to chat with others working on them too.