Directions for Doing PM Precalc Assignments

Directions for Doing PearsonMyLab Precalculus Assignments

By Dr. S. Gramlich

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The following explains how to navigate through PearsonMyLab to do your online assignments and some helpful advice. The resources in this online course are strategically set up so that you may go directly to attempting the assignments as soon as you login. All graded assignments (homework and Final Exam) should be started by the due date/time given in MyLab. No exceptions beyond the extension dates/times given in the home tab of Canvas.

Select the Chapter Assignment Homework and then the question # you want to do.

NOTE: No two Students in the class will get the same questions!

LEARNING RESOURCES:

There are many resources in the right margin to help you answer the question correctly:

Help Me Solve This, View an Example, Video, Animation, Textbook Pages, and Calculator. View these resources FIRST (i.e. read the text pages, watch the videos/animations), learn how to do the exercise, and then complete the exercise. Note: After you go through Help Me Solve This, new question numbers will be regenerated.

RECOMMENDED TECHNOLOGY:

A scientific calculator is mandatory. Furthermore, I recommend using a graphing calculator as discussed in your textbook. Windows also has calculators under Start –Programs -Accessories -Calculator. Another technology that is helpful is web based graphing such as www.WolframAlpha.com. Plenty of smartphone apps are also available.

HOMEWORK GRADING:

Your Grade Will Depend Upon Your Persistence.

After you click “Check Answer,” if you get the exercise wrong on the first try, MyLab will give you a few more tries to answer it right. BEWARE: if you use “Help Me Solve This” it will count as 1 attempt. Homework questions have unlimited attempts by clicking “Similar Exercise” or “Try Again.” If you want to take a break, click “Save” then come back to doing your assignment whenever you like.

TESTS: The Midterm and Final Exams (both 110 MINUTES, both available in Week 1) can be found under Quizzes & Tests in the left margin and can be taken as many times as you would like up to the due date/time. BEST SCORE counts.

GRADING: To get your Final weighted Average, add up ALL the points you’ve earned for each assignment and divide by the total # of POSSIBLE points. Note: Each assignment has a different point value. Convert to a %. Verify your grade% in PearsonMyLab Gradebook.
Timeliness of doing assignments (as per the syllabus), reading the discussion posts, and performance on the Final Exam will be taken into account, especially in borderline and equivocal cases. You must work on ALL assignments to complete the course. Otherwise, a letter grade will be dropped for missing assignments.