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Math 104 - PRECALCULUS - Siranush Grigoryan

Course:PRECALCULUS
Professor:Siranush Grigoryan
Email:siranush.grigoryan@canyons.edu
Format:
  • OnlineLive
Course Length:
  • 8 Week
  • 16 Week

Introduction

 My name is Siranush Grigoryan, and I will be your instructor for this course. This orientation letter will provide you with helpful information as you prepare for our class.

 

There will be both synchronous ZOOM meetings during scheduled class days/hours and in-person exam, and in-person Final Exam. Please check in-person exam days in the schedule. 

Course Description

This course is designed to develop skills to analyzes equations, inequalities, liner, quadratic, radical, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, conic sections, zeros of polynomial equations and additional topics in preparation for calculus.       

MATH 104 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Graph polynomial, rational, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions and solve equations involving these functions.

                                                  

What to Expect in this Course

The textbook for this course is: Webassign access code for Precalculus by Cohen, Lee, and Sklar (7th ed.)

 

A hard copy of the textbook is not required. The only required material is Webassign student access code and your COC email account. You can either purchase the access code online through COC Bookstore or from Cengage’s website on the first day of the semester when you login to Canvas.

 

You must attend class meetings via Zoom as in schedule

 

If you do not log in to Canvas and do the required assignments due in the first week of the semester or contact the instructor via email to share that you’re having issues with accessing Canvas by the required date and time, you will be dropped from the course as a “No Show.” If you are not active during the semester for longer than one week, you may be dropped from the course. However, it is your responsibility to officially drop the course.

If you are not active during the semester for longer than one week, you may be dropped from the course.  Please make sure that you are staying on top of all Canvas assignments as there will be no makeup assignments for any reason.

You will probably spend at least ten hours per week. You will have online homework that needs to be completed weekly. I will be available to address any questions you have.

To organize our course materials and assignments, we will use Canvas. The detailed instructions will be under Modules tab.

 

Types of Assessments

You will have  

1.In - Person Exams (in campus) Please check dates in the class schedule

2. Classwork during ZOOM session

3. In - Person Final Exam (in campus) Please check dates in the class schedule

4. Online homework via WebAssign

 

 

Textbook Information

 

  • A computer (laptop or desktop computer, with a webcam, a microphone, and speakers);                                                                                                                                                                  
  • A reliable connection to the internet to join confer-zoom lectures and take online exams;
  • A secondary device that you will use to join Zoom video conferencing during exams and scan your hand-written work;                

Access to Webassign, which includes the course eBook and online homework

Other Relevant Course Information

What You Need to Know About Required Course Materials

  • We will be using StatCrunch as our statistical software.  See https://www.statcrunch.com/help for video help. 
  • Canvas:  Our course will be using the Canvas course management system to support our teaching and learning goals starting on the first day of the course.
    • You can access our course on the first day of class at https://coc.instructure.com/login/canvas  using your MyCanyons username as your login.   If you have never used Canvas before, your default password is “students”.  You are automatically added to the course by the school system as long as you are enrolled in the class. 
    • After login, click on Dashboard or Courses to locate our class. Then click on the title of our class.
    • If you haven’t done so already, change your Canvas password.
    • From the left menu bar, click on Account → Settings → Edit
    • From this window, you can also enter an email address and/or text preferences if you would like to receive text messages for assignments, deadlines, and due dates.
    • Then go to Notifications. On this screen, you may edit what you receive from Canvas and the method of contact.
    • Click on Account → Notifications. Under Notification Preferences, you can control the method and way Canvas contacts you with reminders of course deadlines and activity. These can be updated/changed at any time.
    • Please also use the following website at https://www.canyons.edu/academics/onlineeducation/studentsupport/canvasstudentguides.php.  Here, you can also access Canvas user guides with helpful tips for navigating and using Canvas. For any Canvas related issues, please call the Canvas Student Support line at (661)362-3344 during college business hours, or (877)889-9052 for 24/7 support.   
  • You must have a reliable computer with reliable, consistent Internet access
  • You must have an up-to-date internet browser, Chrome is preferred for Canvas.
  • Access to a word processing program (such as Microsoft Word) and slideshow presentation program (such as Microsoft PowerPoint), you may use Google Docs and Google Slides instead.
  • Valid MyCanyons email account that you will regularly check
  • Basic document creation and handling (how to cut/copy/paste from one document to another.
  • Be able to create and save documents in Microsoft Word and as a pdf file, how to attach documents to email messages and discussion posts, how to create and save a graph/chart/diagram, etc. in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint.

Additional Resources

Canvas

This course can be accessed on the first day of class via Canvas at https://coc.instructure.com. Log into Canvas using your CanyonsID single sign-on:

  • CanyonsID Username is your COC student email address (Ex: username@my.canyons.edu)
  • CanyonsID Password is your COC student email password

Please visit the Get to Know Your Online Classroom page for help logging into Canvas and for tips on using Canvas and Zoom. Canvas Chat Support is also available 24/7 for any Canvas related issues.

Online Education

Check out the Online Education website for more information on a variety of topics that can help you be a successful online student such as: exam proctoring, learning styles, computer skills, and tips for student success. If this is your first online course, feel free to take our online learning readiness assessment to assess your skills.

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Last updated: 04/11/2023 Sub#: 391