Marcus
McGuff

Trigonometry

Distance Learning

Advising

Your ACC Assessment Test (TSI test) result should have told you which math course you are supposed to enroll in. If it did not recommend this course, then please contact me to discuss this before enrolling. If you enroll in a course you were not placed into, you may not be able to continue in it. If you feel that your ACC Assessment Test placed you too low and you really could handle a higher course, then please look over the math department's advising information and review sheets for the Assessment Test and the pretests in the various courses.

Prerequisite

The prerequisite for Trigonometry (MATH 1316) is a grade of C or better in College Algebra (MATH 1314) or current knowledge of high school algebra as measured by the COMPASS or ALEKS assessment test. Students who have a great deal of difficulty with the Pretest and/or review and have not had College Algebra or its equivalent recently should consider withdrawing and taking College Algebra.

To determine whether you have the prerequisite knowledge to take this course, please complete the Review for the Trigonometry Pretest. If you are able to understand and work correctly at least 24 of the problems on this review, then you are probably ready to take Trigonometry. If not, then you should probably enroll in College Algebra (MATH 1314) first Also, once you log into the software for the first time, you will need to take the Trigonometry Pretest online and make a 70% or better grade on that before you can start the other work. (Don't panic, you can take this pretest up to 3 times if necessary.)

Some students have already taken and passed courses covering this material in the past and merely need a review before moving on towards Calculus. It is important to consider how much review you really think you will need before you begin the sequence. Unfortunately it is common for students to start in a lower course, do very well, and expect to skip one of the other courses in the sequence. That won't work; once you get started in the sequence, you need to continue on in sequence, so it's important to start at the right level to begin with.

Distance Learning

Distance learning courses provide students the ability to plan their school schedules around their lives rather than planning their lives around their school schedules. But not everyone is well-suited for a distance learning course, let alone a distance math course. Everyone has different learning styles and different personalities; therefore, it is important to for you to assess your own style and your own characteristics before enrolling in this course. To help you do this, please go here, read the info, and take the "Learning Style Assessment".

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It was last updated on February 4, 2017 .