Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Materials:

The main materials you will need are a textbook and a printed or digital copy of the Class Notes.

• Basic College Mathematics. ISBN 9781260727456. Miller. 3rd edition.

You may/rent  buy a new or used textbook.  New books from the bookstore come with an ALEKS program that you may use for additional practice (but this is not required!)

You need a copy of the Class Notes (for Test #1 and Test #2).  I will send you copies of the notes a week before the term begins.  You will need the Test #1 Notes for the first day of class (at least the first 5 pages or so).  I highly recommend double-sided printing from the library or printing center.   Multnomah County Libraries offer FREE printing services.https://multcolib.org/mobile-printing

I recommend a notebook for your homework to keep all your work together.  (Unless you are planning to scan the work in a physical scanner). 

You will need Adobe Scan or a similar free app to scan your homework pages into one document.  

You will need access to a calculator around week 5 or so.  Your phone calculator may be all you need sometimes, but you’ll need a non-phone calculator for the Final Exam.  

Proctored Exams: Proctored exams are one of the many assessment tools used in MTH/STAT courses to assess student learning. 

The exams for this class will be proctored virtually by me (your instructor) on the following dates and times; please make every concerted effort to attend my virtually proctored exams listed below. (If you cannot make or miss the exams, you will need to take a make-up exam in-person in a PCC testing center.) 

• MidTerm on Zoom during class time (TBD)
• Final Exam on Zoom during class time (TBD)

To have your exam proctored virtually, you must fully read and understand the Student Guide to Virtually Proctored Exams in Zoom and meet the technology/environment requirements; technology support will not be provided on exam day. Virtual proctoring was designed and piloted in collaboration between Math, Online Learning, and the Testing Center. 

If you do not meet the requirements for virtually proctored exams, prefer to take your exams in-person, and/or have an unavoidable scheduling conflict, please contact me in the week before school starts.  Alternative testing arrangements can be made for virtual or in-person proctoring at a testing center given adequate notice and depending on testing center capacity and availability. Scheduling appointments with a testing center and communicating with the instructor is the responsibility of the student, as well as paying any associated fees with using a non-PCC testing center.

If you have accommodations through Accessible Ed & Disability Resources at PCC, please contact me a week before the start of class so we can discuss your specific accommodations and how I can best support you.  

If you have any questions or concerns about proctored exams, please feel free to contact me in the week before classes start.

You will need a scientific calculator for the second half of the class.  You will also need a laptop with a detachable webcam or a laptop and a cellphone for virtual proctoring.  (See more info below).