Getting Started in

Math 140 – Hybrid Format

As you prepare to begin Math 140 – Precalculus – Hybrid Format, I recommend that you do the following things as quickly as possible, and certainly within the first couple of days of the semester.

1.       Send an email to the instructor:

          Please send me an email at BaarsonMonaG@jccmi.edu as soon as you read this

         getting started item.  In your email, please send me your contact information

         (name, address, and phone number).  I will send you an email back verifying I

          received your message.  This will let me be sure that you have a working email. 

          If you do not hear back from me within two days after you send your email,

          please contact me by phone at 517-796-8579 or see me before or after class.

2.       Read the Course Requirements found in the Course Syllabus.

3.       Read the information about the Grading Scale .

4.       Read the information found in the Class Calendar for Assignments,

5.       Read the information found in the Course Syllabus about the

Math 140 Semester Homework requirements and the

Suggested Practice Problems Table

6.       Be sure you have the necessary materials:   

          Read the information found in the Course Syllabus about the

Materials Needed for the Course

7.       Register for the course in MyMathLab. 

We will be using MyMathLab/CourseCompass for all of our homework assignments and several of our quizzes. 

It is extremely important that you get registered with MyMathLab/CourseCompass as soon as possible so that you can begin to do the homework and take the quizzes .

        The instructions for registering for the course in MyMathLab are as follows:

        1.         After getting on the internet, type in the address:   www.mymathlab.com

        2.        Click on Register.

        3.        On the next page, in the student section,

                    click on "Go to www.coursecompass.com"

        4.        On the next page, you will see what you need before you start the registration

process.  You will need the following three items of information:

                1.    A Valid Email Address

                2.    Course ID #:    baarson29912

                3.    Student Access Card:

             Your textbook, if purchased at the Jackson Community College Bookstore,

                     was bundled with several resources, including MyMathLab. 

                     In the MyMathLab package, you will find a Student Access Card.

Please Note:  If you did not purchase your textbook at the Jackson Community College Bookstore, you will need to purchase MyMathLab separately.  You can do this online using a credit card or the bookstore will order it for you.

       5.    Follow the online registration instructions. 

              There are four steps to registering for MyMathLab/CourseCompass. 

              1.      Access Information  

              2.      Course ID  

              3.      Account Information

              4.      Confirmation and Summary

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