Enhanced Freshman Mathematics: MAT 110
Fall– 2012 Syllabus
Course Information
Course Description
Welcome to MAT 110! The purpose of this course is to prepare you for college-level mathematics courses.
You will work on various modules in the LearningStudio platform taking advantage of a new
adaptive learning technology designed to help you progress through the materials based on your
individual needs.
This course has two tracks: Track 1, “pre-math117”, and Track 2, “pre-math142”, depending on your
major. If you do not currently have a major, you are in Track 1 by default.
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Students in Track 1 must complete 52 lessons and earn a total of 6 metals.
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Students in Track 2 must complete 46 lessons and earn a total of 6 metals.
You are “On Track” if you are at a pace that, if maintained, you will complete the course before the end of
the semester. You are “Off Track” if you are going at a pace where you will not complete the course before
the end of the semester. It will also indicate how many lessons you need to complete to get back on track.
Once you have completed all of your lessons and metals, final will open. Then you will sign up for a time
to take the final exam for this course. All final exams must be taken no later than December 11,
2012.
Prerequisites
This course is open to any student scoring below 30 on the placement exam.
Evaluation Activities
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This course requires students complete four important evaluation activities:
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Success in ASU Math Study Consent Form
Your course web site includes detailed information about is evaluation activity. It will take about 2 minutes
to complete the evaluation activity. Don’t forget you will need to include your name and ASURITE ID on
the evaluation activity in order to get credit for completing the task. NOTE: If you took MAT 194 in Fall
2011 or Spring 2012 your course included the same evaluation activity. You will need to complete the
evaluation activity again in this course.
How to Succeed in this Course
Unlike other courses you may have taken, the Knewton Powered courses may require a
different study process than the one you are used to.
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Check your ASU e-mail regularly.
Log in to the course site every day.
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Try and set aside time to work on math every day. Don’t wait and try to cram it all in at the last
minute.
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STAY ON TRACK!!!
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Watch the videos and read the textbook before you take your quizzes.
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When you watch the video lectures, treat them like you would any classroom lecture. That is, keep
a notebook and take notes as you watch the videos.
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Pause and rewind the videos as needed. Watch them as many times as you need to.
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Pause the videos and try and work out the problems on your own. Then start the video again to
see how you did.
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Work out all the problems in your notebook in an organized fashion. If you solved them
incorrectly, make sure you go back and correct your work.
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If you fail any section two or more times, set up a meeting with your instructor for help.
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Take your notebook to class as well. It will be handy for problem solving.
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Take breaks – If you are stuck on a problem for a long time, take a short break. Often times you
will do a much better job at understanding the problem once your brain has had a chance to rest.
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Make a list of questions you have to take into class. Ask your instructor for help with them
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Give yourself time to study before the final exam.
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Use the available resources:
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The online content
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Your instructor and instructional aides
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The Student Success Center
Technology Requirements
Email and Internet
You must have an active ASU e-mail account and access to the Internet. All instructor correspondence will
be sent to your ASU e-mail account using the course email function. Please plan on checking your ASU
email account regularly for course related messages.
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This course uses Pearson LearningStudio for the facilitation of communications between faculty and
students, submission of assignments, and posting of grades. This course site can be accessed
through myASU at http://my.asu.edu
Computer Requirements
This course requires that you have access to a computer that can access the internet. You will need to
have access to, and be able to use, the following software packages:
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The recommended web browser for these courses are (Mozilla Firefox
(http://www.mozilla.com/), and Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome))
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Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) (http://get.adobe.com/reader/)
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Adobe Flash Player (http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/) (free)
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Microsoft Office (http://office.microsoft.com/) or a program that reads Powerpoint, Word,
and Excel documents. A popular free alternative is Open Office.
(http://www.openoffice.org/)
You are responsible for having a reliable computer and internet connection throughout the course.
Course Materials & Structure
Materials
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All your learning materials are found on your Learning Studio course site.
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Use the “Let’s Continue” prompts to find the next recommended activity. Your goal is to earn all
the metals and pass the final exam
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Final Exam: Once you have earned all your unit badges in Knewton Study Center, you will be able
to take the final exam. You must schedule your unit exam using Tutor Track to take your final in a
proctored environment. It’s required you bring headphones for the exam. You must take the
exam before December 11, 2012, and there are no extensions. If you follow the
recommender and stay on track, you should have no trouble meeting the deadline.
Grading Policy
Studying, Preparation and outside of class time.
This is a hybrid course and therefore the majority of your work will be taken online outside of the
classroom. You will be expected to spend a minimum of 6 hours per week outside of class. All
assignments and course interactions will utilize web-based technologies.
Grade Assignment
If this is your first time taking MAT 110, then the course is graded pass/continuation (Y/Z). There is no
letter grade associated with this course. If you fail to complete all of your work by the last day of class or
do not pass the final exam, you will be given the Z (continuation) grade, meaning that you will need to
retake the course the following semester, repay the course fee, and start from the beginning.
If this is your second time taking the course (meaning you received the Z the previous attempt), then the
course is graded pass/fail (Y/E). If you fail to complete all of your work by the last day of class or do not
pass the final exam, you will be given the E grade. There is no third attempt.
Drop/Withdrawal
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If you feel it is necessary to withdraw from the course, please see http://students.asu.edu/dropadd for full details on the types of withdrawals that are available and their procedures.
Class Participation
Class participation is mandatory. Attendance is recorded. Excessive absences will result in a grade of EN
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