Marcus
McGuff

Course Handouts

Some of this information is available in different formats: Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format (if your computer doesn't already have this installed, you can download the software for free from Adobe), Rich Text Fomat (rtf, which can be opened in most word processorts, including Microsoft Word or the Wordpad program included with all versions of Windows, though equations probably won't show up in Wordpad), and plain html format (you can read and print these from your web browser).

The html pages in particular are available elsewhere in the site, but these are "plain" versions without the menu bar or graphics, so they are easier to print out, if you wish. (If you just want to look something up, use the link pages; they are easier to read and find your way around.)

Course Information:

Information Printable html file Website page link
Course Policies/Syllabus html link
Course Schedule and Homework Assignment List html link
"Getting started" - A checklist of things you need to do before class starts and during the first week of class html link
"How to Prepare for a Math Test" - Some advice I wrote up that you might find useful html link
Guidelines for email "status reports"   link
Section note ("instructor's notes") - Here are some notes I have written up answering some common questions and giving extra hints   link

 

Test Review Sheets:

 

Test Review Sheet
Elementary Algebra
Review for Pretest
Test 1
Ch. 1 - Review Exercises: 12-19, 23-33, 42-61, 67, 69, 71
Ch. 2 - Review Exercises: 15-35, 39, 43-50, 54-60
Test 2
Ch. 3 - Review Exercises: 11-19, 25-38, 40-51, extra practice problems handout
Ch. 4 - Review Exercises: 9-25, 30-39
plus anything from earlier tests.
Test 3

Ch. 4 - Review Exercises: 41-55, 60-64, 68-78
Ch. 5 - Review Exercises: 11-45, 47-55, 58, 59, 62-65, extra practice problems handout
Ch. 6 - Review Exercises: 11-36
plus anything from earlier tests.

Test 4
Ch. 6 - Review Exercises: 40-47
Ch. 7 - Review Exercises: 9-27 odd, 29-32, extra practice problems handout
Ch. 8 - Review Exercises: 11-18, 21-31 odd
Ch. 9 - Review Exercises: 11, 13, 19, 20, 22, 24, 31, 33-36
plus anything from earlier tests.
Final Exam

 

Important Information about Taking Tests in the Testing Center

You must take each test at your designated ACC testing center during the dates it is scheduled to be available. Visit http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/ for information about testing center locations, policies and procedures. Remember that:

  1. You will need to know the following information about your course.

    Synonym number: Can be found here
    Course Number: MATD 0370
    Test Number: Test #1 (will change with each test)
    Instructor Name: Marcus McGuff
    Instructor Home Campus: Northridge
  2. You will need to show a valid photo ID (driver’s license) AND a valid ACC ID. You must come in to an ACC campus in order to obtain an ACC ID card. This procedure has changed recently; go here for more information on that.
  3. You must use the testing center that you selected on your online orientation form. If you need to change that, send me an email message asking to do so (in advance).
  4. You need to bring pencils and eraser. Paper will be provided for you at the testing center. You will also need to bring a scientific calculator. Please remember that you must show all of your work. If you don't have room for this on the test paper itself, please show all work for the problem along with its answer on the scratch paper, clearly labeled with the problem number, and write a note on the test saying "See scratch paper".
  5. The test WILL NOT be graded in the Testing Center -- they will send the tests to me after the deadline and I will grade all of them at the same time. Those grades will usually be posted within a week after the deadline. You'll find those posted in the online gradebook on MyMathLab.

Important note about the final exam:

You will notice that the deadline for the final exam is kind of early compared to the other exams. This is because I have an absolute deadline when I have to turn in your final grades for the course and I have to allow time for the final exams to get to me from the Testing Centers. If you really need a few more days to take the final, you may contact me in advance to request that I put the test in the Northridge Testing Center for you for a few extra days. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)

This webpage was created by Marcus McGuff.
It was last updated on October 31, 2011 .