Welcome
to Probability & Statistics (MAT 120). The
course management system for this course is both Desire2Learn (D2L) &
Coursecompass, aka MyStatLab (MSL). The Publisher has embedded MSL
inside of D2L.
Prior to January 2019, you would have bought an access code from
the bookstore or from the Pearson to gain access to the course materials for
MAT 120. Now, you no longer have to do
that. When you registered for this course, you were
charged a "DIGITAL COURSE MATERIALS" fee, which is the lowest
price available for access to MyMathLab. You will also not have to set up
your userID or anything else.
MML
is the management system which contains the
course's e-textbook, homework, tests, and much more. To
best orient yourself to this course, CLICK
"Content" on the top ribbon of
this screen; this should put you into the core of the MSL environment.
The
departmental syllabus for this course is at the following link: DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS
This syllabus says that your instructor is Ms. Velicky or Mr. Fleming, she/he is not. She/he is the person in charge of all math syllabus in our department. The College appends other information to all College syllabus, and she is the only one in the math department who has the password to create any additions or changes to math syllabi. For this reason, I created an addendum to the syllabus.
Also, checkout MATH HUB
Good Luck with the course...You may find my office hours and more by going to Contact Info/Picture of My Family/Office Hours
After clicking Content near the top of the screen
Try clicking Main Links then Course Home
Course Home will show you What to Work on Next -- the first assignment is an easy 100 grade called Syllabus Assignment...
The first type you go into some areas of MSL such as "Do Homework" under Main Links, you will be asked to accept an agreement--please do so. WARNING: The ACCEPT button does not work for some browsers (Safari is one of them). I encourage you to use either FireFox or Google Chrome as your browser.
Please surf around to see ALL the resources. Most Announcements will also be in your email.
Instructor: Bob Indrihovic
Office: Room 7217, 2nd Floor 7000 Building
Email Address: mailto:bob.indrihovic@fdtc.edu
Phone: 843-661-8177
Office Hours and Other Information at my Website: http://indrihovic.com/
You MUST have either a TI-83 or a TI-84 graphing calculator (any model like PLUS or SILVER or COLOR, just so the number is 83 or 84) and bring it with you to EVERY class period.
When you take a test in the Hub, they will give you a TI-84 calculator with preloaded programs: FIXCALC and InvT. At your earliest convenience (No later than the day you decide to take the first test), please have me or someone in the Math Hub download these programs to your TI calculator. RUN the program FIXCALC on the calculator they give you when you take a test in the HUB.
See video: http://indrihovic.com/fixcalc.mp4
Free virtual tutoring available
In addition to the Math Hub Tutoring Center, the Success Center, and other
campus resources, the College has arranged FREE tutoring
for online students through Brainfuse.
Currently, students must link to the resource through D2L. The
College is working on establishing a separate login. For now, to take
advantage on this resource
Weights on Course Assignments
|
Online
Unit Tests/Quizzes |
54%/6% |
|
|
Online
Homework |
20% |
please
do some homework each day |
|
Final
Exam |
20% |
Multiple
choice test, in-class paper test |
Online tests must be taken in the Hub (Testing Center)
The testing center will provide you with a formula sheet when you take the test
there.
If you cannot take a Unit Test during the availability dates, CONTACT ME
ASAP; otherwise, you will receive a ZERO on the Unit Test...if that happens, there is almost no chance of
you passing the course. Your password-protected test MUST be proctored in a testing center. These tests are not timed, but you must finish
before the Hub closes. If the Hub closes at 8:30 PM, you must start the
test by 7:30 PM. The assistants in the Hub are
instructed not to let you take within one hour of closing time.
To encourage you not to procrastinate, I will add 3 points to your
test grade if you take the test within THREE (3) days of the tests
availability; I will add TWO (2) points if you do not wait until the late day
to take the test. Please make sure you have a FDTC ID before using the
Math Hub for testing or free tutoring.
Online quizzes are not proctored and not password protected
You may take the quizzes as often as you like to
improve your quiz grade...these are timed (120 minutes) and there is a due
date. They are good practice before taking a unit test.
Typical Testing Center Hours on the Main Campus-First Floor,
7000 building
Mon - Thurs: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Friday: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
843-661-8063 - Testing Room
Grading Scale:
A: X ≥ 89.5
B: 79.5 ≤ X < 89.5
C: 69.5 ≤ X < 79.5
D: 59.5 ≤ X < 69.5
F: X < 59.5
W: I will withdraw you from my course with a grade
of W if (1) you have missed 3 or more
classes before March 25, have less than a 70 average on
homework, and less than a 60 average on tests OR (2) if you have have six (6) absences, I will withdraw you from the course
regardless of grades earned. I define being tardy as missing more
than 20 minutes of class OR missing more than 10 minutes of class two
times in a row. I will count being tardy times as an absence. I
will strictly enforce this policy after the first week of classes. A grade
of W does not affect your GPA.
WF: Any withdrawal after March 25 results in a WF which equals an F. A W does not affect your GPA, but a WF does.
Syncing your FDTC email to your Smart Phone
ANDROID STEPS
1) Unlock the Android device and select the Settings application. Every Android
phone looks different. You may need to search for the Settings
application.
2) Click the Accounts and Sync option. If one cannot be found, skip to the next step.
3) Select Add Account to begin the set up process.
4) Select the Microsoft Exchange account option.
5) Input your FDTC email address and password (that you use to log on to any
FDTC computer). Their email address will look something like "joe.smith1@email.fdtc.edu".
When finished, click Next.
6) Reenter your FDTC email address. The server address is
"outlook.office365.com" and the domain can be left
blank. Input your FDTC email address as the username and then enter your
password. When finished, click Next.
7) A message will pop up regarding the authenticity of the certificate.
Click Continue.
8) Once the account information has been verified, choose if you would like
your contacts, calendars, reminders, and notes synced with your email account,
as well as how often the account should sync and
how messages are delivered. When finished, click Next.
9) The account name can be left as default (Microsoft Exchange), and the name can also be left as default. Click Done.
Please note that if you choose to sync everything with
your email account, any new contacts, calendar dates, reminders, and notes will
be saved with this account. If the email account is removed in the future, all
of these newly added contacts, calendar dates, reminders, and notes will also be removed from your Android.
iPHONE
STEPS
1) Unlock the iPhone and select the Settings application.
2) Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars from the menu.
3) Select Add Account to begin the set up process.
4) Select the Exchange account option.
5) Enter your FDTC email address and password(that you
use to log on to any FDTC computer). Their email address will look
something like "joe.smith1@email.fdtc.edu".
The description can be left as default
(Exchange). When finished, click Next.
6) Once the account information has been verified, choose if you would
like your contacts, calendars, reminders, and notes synced
with your FDTC email account. When finished, click Save.
Please note that if you choose to sync everything with
your email account, any new contacts, calendar dates, reminders, and notes will
be saved with this account. If the email account is removed in the future, all
of these newly added contacts, calendar dates, reminders, and notes will also be removed from your iPhone.