Day One Assignment Guide
Math 213
Monday, April 2, 2012
1.

Make sure you have the COURSE MATERIALS listed on the class syllabus. Tuesday lab (4/3) requires the use of your class activity book.

Note: If you are repeating Math 213, please drop by your instructor's office hours to pick up blank copies of the Activity Book activity sets.
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 9.1 (§9.1) in your textbook-due Tuesday, 4/3
 
ii)
 The email assignment listed below-due Wednesday, 4/4, 12 midnight
 
iii)
 Start your 9.1 vocabulary assignment; the 9.1 vocabulary quiz is Friday, 4/6
 
vi)

Study for your 213 Fractions, Decimals and Percents Skills Test. Directions and three practice test are linked to your 213 Assignments & Activities page
3.

Download and print the 213 Handouts. These handouts (also linked to the 4/2 homework column on your 213 Assignments & Activities page) are for your use spring term. It is recommended that you three-hole punch the handouts and organize them in your course notebook.

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.
5.

COMPLETE EMAIL ASSIGNMENT
Using your WOU email account, EMAIL your professor
     Laurie Burton: burtonl@wou.edu   
OR 
     Matthew Ciancetta: ciancetm@wou.edu
In the email, please include the following:
 
Subject for Subject line:
 Math 213 Email Assignment
** Email sent without "Math 213 " 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?

II. Mathography

  • Where and when did you take Math 211 & 212?
  • How did you feel about Math 211 & 212?
  • Who was your Math 211 & 212 teacher(s)?
  • What grades did you earn and Math 211 & 212? Were you happy with these grades?
  • Why did you earn the grades you earned in Math 211 & 212 (conceptual, please don't explain your course %)?
  • If you would prefer to improve your grade, what things might you do to create that for yourself?
  • If you are repeating Math 213, what is your plan for success this term? How does this compare to your previous Math 213 plans?
6.

Pre-Class Enrollment Survey
Please open this "Pre-class Enrollment Survey," answer the questions, save the file as your pawprint user name (example rjones11.xls) and return the named.xls file as an attachment to your email assignment. This information is valuable to our department and we really appreciate your time filling out the short survey.

Thank you!