Day One Assignment Guide
Math 211: Dr. Mary Beisiegel
Monday, January 4, 2010
1. Make sure you have the COURSE MATERIALS listed on the class syllabus. Thursday's class (1/7) requires the use of your class activity book.
2. LOOK OVER the class web pages, If you have a home computer, bookmark the class web pages. Note your assignments for today include:
 
i)
 Read Section 1.1 (§1.1) in your textbook-due Wednesday, 1/6
 
ii)
 The email assignment listed below-due Wednesday, 1/6, 12 midnight
 
iii)
 POW Warm Up (use link on HW page)-due Friday, 1/8
 
iv)
 Chapter 1 Online (use link on HW page)-due Monday, 1/11
3.

Download and print the COURSE HANDOUTS link. These handouts are for your use fall term. It is recommended that you three-hole punch the handouts and organize them in your course notebook.

You will need your first handout in class on Wednesday, 1/6.
4. YOUR STUDENT WOU EMAIL ACCOUNT
All official university and class business and announcements will be directed to your WOU student email account. If you do not regularly check this account, please log in to this account and FORWARD your WOU email to an account that you do regularly access. Use Options > Settings and scroll down to Mail Forwarding.
5. Using your WOU student email account, EMAIL Mary Beisiegel beisiegm@wou.edu. In the email, please include the following. Email due by Wednesday, 1/6 at 12 midnight. This email assignment is worth 10 homework points
 
Subject for Subject line:
 Math 211 Email Assignment
** Email sent to Mary Beisiegel without "Math 211" in the subject line may accidentally be deleted
 
Body of email assignment

I. Personal Information

  • First and last name
  • Brief college biography
    What year at WOU is this for you? If you went to a college prior to WOU, which school and for how long?
  • What college math classes have you taken, what grades did you earn in these classes?
  • How did you place in Math 211? SAT/ACT Scores? Compass Placement test? Or?
  • What is your planned authorization level? ECE, EC/Elem or Elem/MS?
  • What is your focus area(s) (2 for EC/Elem, 1 for MS)?
  • What is your advisor's name and department?

II. Mathography

Please tell me a little bit about your experiences with mathematics. How do you feel about math? How do you usually do in math?

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