Math 111 Day 1 Email Assignment & Initial Course Plan
Fall Term 2009
Dr. Laurie Burton

WORTH: 10 Homework Points

TURN IN: Email only (see below)

DUE: Wednesday 9/30 by 2 a.m.

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.

EMAIL ASSIGNMENT

Using you WOU student email address, EMAIL Laurie Burton: burtonl@wou.edu. In the email, please include the following (note--please do not send this information as an attachment, type directly into the email):

SUBJECT: Math 111 Email Assignment

  Please include Math 111 on the subject line anytime that you are emailing me about this course. It is preferred that you add a further identifier such as:
    Math 111: Email Assignment or Math 111: HW question, section 2.1

NOTE: Email sent without an identifying subject line is likely to be deleted without being read.

BODY of the email

Part 1. Personal Information
  1. First and last name
  2. Your major
  3. Your year in school
Part 3. Course Compass / My Math Lab Access
  1. Textbook
    1. Did you buy a new textbook with a student access code included? OR
    2. Did you buy a new textbook and go back to the bookstore to get a code? OR
    3. Did you purchase your access code online through coursecompass.com? If you purchased your access code online, will you use a regular book or just the online ebook?
  2. Do you have any questions about using MyMathLab?
Part 3. Mathography
  1. How did you place into Math 111 (placement test, SAT scores, took Math 099, etc.)
  2. What was the last math course you took? Where did you take the course? When did you take the course? What was your grade in the course?
  3. What is the next math course that you need to take after Math 111?
  4. Is Math 111 a prerequisite course for another course that you need to take at WOU? What is that course?
Part 4. Calculator
  1. What calculator will you be using in this course? Please list the type such as TI 83.

Part 5. Course Plan
Describe your plan for success in this course; include at least the following:

  1. What grade do you plan to / wish to earn in this course?
  2. What is your homework plan?
  3. How will you seek help in this course?

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