Making the best of your self-paced course using the textbook, CD’s and on-line resources.

If you bought the textbook as packaged by the bookstore your package contains the textbook, lecture CD’s and an access code for the on-line component of the course.

• CD’s of lectures on all topics in the course

These will help you to study at home and get instruction from the CD. You can watch these at 3am when the MSC is closed.

• My Math Lab Software package

To use this great package you go online to Coursecompass.com. The package includes an access code that you use together with the course code which is provided by the MSC. (Note: the MML package contains the full textbook online.)

Once you have signed up and installed the software you can

• Watch instructor videos
• Get summaries of chapters on power point slides
• Do practice homework
• Have examples explained in detail
• Find out what you still need to study through “My Study Plan”
• Take your online quizzes at home on your own computer or come to the MSC
• Take practice tests to get ready for the real thing.

• Testing

To pass the course you must take a series quizzes and tests.

Quizzes can be taken two ways

1. At the MSC in the grading room on paper. If you don’t pass you will have to see the instructor.

2. Online. If you don’t get 80% or more, you can retake the quiz. Make sure to study your errors before you retake the quiz. (If you take it too many times without passing, you might be referred to take the quiz at the MSC.)

After you passed the quiz online you must print out the quiz summary and bring it to MSC grading station. Unless you have this print out you are not allowed to take the next test.

Tests must be taken at the MSC in person.

If you need help with any of the features please feel free to come to the MSC and get help from a tutor.

Quick Start Guide to My Math Lab (MML)

In order to use the online quiz feature and to access all the other great features you must create an account in MML. It’s easy and here are the steps. Before you begin have your email address ready and your MML code that was packaged with your textbook. You will also need a Course code. This code links you to the correct course. The code for the school year 2007-2008 is: msc96833 (Note: all letters are lower case and there are no spaces.)

Now let’s get to the computer:

1. Go to www.coursecompass.com (Add this website to our favorites in your browser, since you will be visiting this page daily during the semester.)
2. Click on register in the STUDENT section. (If you have used any Pearson online feature before you can enter your login name and password, otherwise continue as a new user.)
3. Click next, read the agreements and click I Accept
4. Enter the access code. Enter the zip code. It is 90601. Enter the country. United States; Click next;
5. Enter your name and other information. Make sure to double check your email address.
6. Enter the course id: msc96833; Click enter.
7. Now you must input your name and email. (Make sure you type your email correctly.) Make up a login name and a password. Make sure you pick something you can remember. (Write both on an index card and put it in a safe place!!!!) Click enter
8. Wait until you get a message that you are done and that the confirmation will be emailed to you.

Now you have created an account. Once you are registered you can log into MyMathLab from any computer. Go to www.coursecompass.com

Click on Login; enter your login name and password. You get to a page where you will see a link to M70(A-D) 2007 -2008. Click on this link.

In order to do math you must have the correct software on your computer. So when you log in for the first time you must run the Installation Wizard. The wizard will install all the programs that you need onto your computer. Note: The computers in the MSC have the software installed, so they can be used anytime. Next complete the tutorial: How to enter answers into the MathXL-Player. Have fun!!!