Wiki Page, Math 13 - Perez Sandbox : 📜Syllabus - Assignment Details (Part 1)

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Taking Notes and Video Reflections

Throughout the class students will be expected to watch videos and take notes in Packets. Part of your homework will be to take notes by watching the videos on CANVAS. You can access these blank packets on CANVAS in the modules section. In order to receive points on taking notes and watching the videos, you will need to fill out a “video reflection” quiz on CANVAS.

It is VERY important to watch videos and take notes before their corresponding due dates, since we will be working on problems that relate to notes in class.

NOTE 1: The main purpose of the videos is to write ALL notes down. It is not expected to understand everything from the videos after watching them. So be sure to highlight and write down questions you may have. I encourage students to post any questions from notes or HW on the Discussion forums. It is a great way to get clarification and help others in the course.

NOTE 2: It may not be possible, or affordable, to print all the packets out and take notes in them. It may be that the best way for you to take the notes is in a Notebook. But the idea here is to have organized notes that you understand. So if needed in the future, you can look back at them and understand what was written.

Note 3: Students will only be able to submit Video Reflections once, but you can always revisit them if you want to view videos again.

Discussions

Since this is an online course, there is minimal contact with other students. But it is always recommended for students to discuss with their peers in any class. So to encourage this in an online setting, there will be discussions on each packet of notes of which you will get points for. Posting regularly can help students clear up many questions you may have and possibly help you have a deeper understanding of the math we are doing in the class, as well as getting to know some of your peers in the class. Remember, you are all in this together and it is okay(and highly recommended) to talk to each other and help each other out.

Homework

Homework is meant to give extra practice for concepts and more. Some problems may be fairly easy, medium, and some that are challenging. Not all of the problems may seem related to the notes you took (these are usually the more challenging ones), if so, do not hesitate to ask a question about it on the Discussions, by asking a tutor, or asking me directly. These are great examples to go over and can possibly make the material more understandable when going over them. And remember, it is always okay to skip a problem. Homework due dates are just guidelines and I consider 30% by the due date more than enough. Remember that 50% completion of a HW assignment by the end of the semester is full credit.

Homework suggestions:

As soon as you take the notes from a video, make sure to read through the HW on that particular topic and attempt any that may seem pretty simple. Try to focus specifically on the problems that are similar to the notes in the video.

Before the checkpoint on that topic, go over the HW again and focus on the ones that you didn’t get right. You can always do problems over whether you get them right or wrong.

When it is time to start studying for the final assessment (about a month before), go over the HW again and try and finish any other problems up.

For a list of suggested problems to try, click this link: Suggested HW problems

Doing the homework in this way will increase the likelihood that you will get the needed 50% or higher needed to get full credit.

In order to be on track with class, make sure you are regularly/daily working on math. Students are expected to work on math outside of class two hours for every hour spent in class. Which means at least 10 hours of math outside of class.

NOTE: Sometimes connecting the HW problems to the notes can be challenging. I highly recommend that if you find a problem(s) that seem to not match up with the notes, post a question on it in the Discussions, as that is a great way to learn how it may(or may not) relate.

Submitting Homework

After attempting an assignment, the system automatically saves the students progress so they can come back to as needed. The following will appear in the "Grades" section once a student has attempted an assignment:

Complete 🏆, this means by the end of the semester the student will be given full points

Almost there 👷‍♂️, this means the student is almost at the 50% mark

In progress 🏗️, this means the student has attempted the HW

Viewed👀 , this means the student has skimmed the HW