Day 1 Guide & Email Assignment
Math 494.594: Dr. Laurie Burton
Monday, September 27, 2010

1. OBTAIN COURSE MATERIALS
Make sure you have the course materials listed on the class syllabus.
2. LOOK OVER CLASS WEB PAGES
Look over your class web pages, If you have a home computer, bookmark the class web pages. Note your assignments for today include:
 
i)
 The email assignment listed below (due Wednesday, 9/29)
 
ii)
 HW Sets 0 & 1 (due Monday, 10/4)
 
iii)
 Read the homework policy for this course (see homework section of coursepack)
 
iv)
 Reread the syllabus for this course
3 VISIT OFFICE HOURS (worth 10 homework points)
Pick a time in your personal schedule to visit Laurie's office hours during Week 1 or Week 2. Allow 5 - 10 minutes for an introductory chat. You may use this time to ask homework questions. You do not need to make an appointment, please just drop by regularly scheduled office hours.
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. COMPLETE EMAIL ASSIGNMENT (worth 10 homework points)
Using your WOU email account, EMAIL Laurie Burton: burtonl@wou.edu. In the email, please include the following:
 
Subject for Subject line:
 Math 494 (or 594) Email Assignment
** Email sent to Laurie Burton without "Math 494/594" in the subject line may accidentally be deleted
 
Body of email assignment

I. Personal Information

  • First and last name
  • Place, time, credits earned and grades earned for each of the 211/212/213 series classes
  • Place, time, credits earned and grades earned for any other college mathematics class

Undergraduates

  • Which of Laurie Burton's office hours can you attend?
  • Your authorization level and focus area(s)
  • Your focus area(s) advisor
  • Term you intend to enter the Education Program

Graduates

  • Which of Laurie Burton's office hours can you attend?
  • Your current position (school, grade, etc.)
  • What additional MSinEd Mathematics Courses do you need to take?
  • Who is your MSinEd Mathematics advisor?
  • When do you plan to take Comprehensive Exams?

II. GSP Access

How will you access GSP (directions) out of the computer lab? If you are not already accessed GSP from your homework work environment, please do so before answering this email--do you have any questions about this?

III. 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?