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Welcome to MA 16010!

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Course Information

• All basic course information can be found on the course

webpage

• Syllabus
• Calendar
• Course announcements
• Additional class resources

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LON-CAPA

• Homework, quizzes, and exams can be found on LON-CAPA
• Due dates are also posted here
• Everything can be found in the “Contents” tab
• In addition to assignments, there are some video and

written examples on LON-CAPA

• Each question has a set number of attempts

–Most have 99 tries, but not all!

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Brightspace

• LON-CAPA will sync grades to Brightspace where you can

view them

• My recorded lectures can be found in the “Kaltura Media

Gallery”

–You also have access to every other instructor’s recordings

• There may be technical issues with Boilercast this first

week :/

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Piazza

• There is a Piazza discussion board for this class
• Any MA 16010 student can ask questions about

homework, studying, etc.

• The instructors as well as fellow students can answer

questions

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Matt’s Website

• I keep a personal webpage for my students
• I’ll post pdf’s of my lecture notes from class

–Videos of these notes will be on Brightspace

• I’ll also post some past exam solutions eventually
• There will be extra credit opportunities eventually and I’ll

post them here

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Quizzes

• There will be 12 quizzes this semester
• Each is worth 8 points
• Quizzes will appear on LON-CAPA eventually
• You will have a 24-hour window to take each quiz
• You will have 10 minutes to complete each quiz once you

begin

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Exams

• There will be 3 midterm exams and then a final exam

–The final will be like a 4th midterm

• Each exam is worth 100 points
• You will have a 72 hour window to take each exam
• You will have 60 minutes to complete each exam after you

begin

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Calculator Policy

• You may use any calculator you have or any online

calculator application

• You should only use it for numerical computation

–Some graphing calculators and online tools are capable of

doing much much more, but it is important to learn the processes instead of relying on an online source

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Academic Dishonesty

• Purdue has a zero-tolerance policy for academic

dishonesty

• Obviously it’s much harder to enforce with online

homework, quizzes, and exams

• Instructors will look into anything that appears suspicious

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Late Work

• If you are unable to complete any assignment in the given

time window let me know immediately!

• If you miss any assignment, you must contact me within 48

hours to be eligible for consideration of an extension

–You might need documentation (like a doctor’s note)

• Just email me and we’ll figure it out

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Quarantine/Isolation due to COVID-19

• If you have to be isolated due to COVID-19 you will have

access to a temporary academic advisor who will ensure you receive the course materials you need

• Send me an email as well so I can share some course

materials with you

• You will still have access to videos and the other online

materials

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Grades

• The total points/grade breakdowns can be found in the

syllabus (on the course website)

• The grade cut-offs are already determined

–You can see exactly how many points you need for the

grade you want

• Homework is worth 5 points and the lowest 4 assignments

are dropped

• Quizzes are worth 8 points and the lowest 2 are dropped

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Extra Credit

• There will be 4 extra credit opportunities
• The first will be an exam readiness survey a week or so

before exam 1

• The other 3 will up to me

–Probably a worksheet graded for completion –I’ll email you and post them on my website

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Office Hours

• Office hours will be virtual this semester
• Depending on the schedule you will be able to

Zoom/WebEx with a MA 16010 instructor

–Might not be me necessarily

• You can still email me questions or we can find time to

Zoom and I’d be happy to help!

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Protect Purdue Plan

• All aspects of the Protect Purdue Policy apply within the

classroom

• Everybody must wear a mask at all times in the classroom
• No eating or drinking in the classroom is permitted
• The desks are not allowed to be moved in order to keep

proper distancing

• At the end of class, please wipe down your desk area

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Protect Purdue (cont.)

• Any violation of these policies will have consequences

–Disciplinary measures may be implemented

• If you feel sick stay home and contact PPHC
• If you at any time feel unsafe in the classroom you may

leave without consequence

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Questions?