a. CANVAS - Required

We will use the free CANVAS as our "Course Organization System". Canvas allows for quick and easy access to all course tools, course rules and policies, and helpful hints.

Go to https://go.csn.edu/ and click on “Log In”. ATTENTION: You might have to go to “Additional Links” and perform an “Account Validation” if you have never set up a CSN Login Password. Once you are logged into your GoCSN Page, you will see many buttons. One of them is called “Canvas”. Click on it!  Pick your CSN account and follow the instructions. You might have to download the Microsoft Authenticator app to your cell phone! Before you can access your CANVAS Home Page!

A CANVAS Student Guide may be found at http://guides.instructure.com/m/4212. For support, distance education students can contact the CSN Technology Help Desk locally at 702-651-4357 or via 1-800-630-7563 toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

b. MyOpenMath (aka MOM) - Required

We will use the free MyOpenMath as our "Math Learning System". MOM contains online textbooks, the instructor-created lecture notes, assorted YouTube videos, homework assignments, exams, asynchronous communication tools, and much more.

You can find access to MOM by clicking its (brown) button on the Canvas Course Home Page. For MOM registration information go to https://profstewartmath.com/General/myopenmath116HY_8W1.html. For MOM technology support please contact the instructor.

c. ProctorU - Required

You must take the Final Exam with the online proctoring service called ProctorU. You MUST show a driver's license or an official state ID, military ID, or a passport. All must be UNEXPIRED. Otherwise, you will NOT be tested!  The instructor WILL NOT accept excuses such as "I lost my ID" or "My ID was stolen" or "I didn't have time to go to the DMV".

For more information and to make a testing appointment go to https://profstewartmath.com/General/FAQ_ProctorU_Process.html (also on the Canvas Course Home Page)

If you are registered with the CSN Disability Resource Center, the instructor will need to let ProctorU know. Please send the instructor your official Accommodation Letter during the first week of the semester.  Be aware that you might not be able to take the exam if your documentation is sent too late or not at all.

NOTE: It is up to you to get testing accomplished! There will be no make-ups possible for the Final Exam!

d. Zoom - Optional, but highly recommended!

The free-of-charge software-based conference room called Zoom will be used should you want to talk to the instructor face-to-face. Please make an appointment with the instructor and then download the "Zoom Client for Meetings" at https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting. For Zoom technology support plase contact the instructor.

e. Laptop or Standalone Computer - Required

Please note, that the applications we use DO NOT WORK with Chromebooks, Mobile Devices, Tablets/iPads, Linux/Unix OS, or MS Surface RT. If necessary, YOU MUST make arrangements to take ALL graded tasks on a laptop or standalone computer.

f. Google Chrome - Required

The best browser to use is Google Chrome even for Mac users. Most application we use do not always work together well with other browsers.

g. Webcam and Microphone - Optional, but highly recommended!

Should you want to communicate with the instructor face-to-face, you must have access to a Webcam (stand-alone or build into our computer) and a microphone.

h. Scanning Capability - Optional, but highly recommended

You must have a scanner or a cell phone scanner app (e.g., Adobe Scan) to send required work to the instructor. You must know how to create pdf files.

i. Calculator - Required

A calculator is necessary in this course! It MUST be any physical scientific or graphing calculator with physical buttons. Be sure to use a calculator with "forward logic". The TI 30X IIB or IIS or the TI 30XS MultiView scientific calculators are recommended.

You can use the calculator for the practice tasks, the module reviews, the module quizzes, and the Final Exam. Be sure to use the same calculator for all your work!

NOTE: You cannot use a cellphone or smart watch calculator app or an online calculator (e.g. Desmos). 

j. Instructor Lecture Notes - Required

The instructor lecture notes can be found in MOM. The MOM course is divided into three (3) modules of five weeks each. Every week contains several folders each containing a "Learning Materials" link. There you will find written instructor notes explaining the concepts.

k. YouTube Videos - Required

Under the "Learning Materials" links you can also find YouTube videos recorded by various mathematics instructors from other institutions showing more examples of how to work problems.

l. Hardcover Textbook - Optional

You do not have to purchase a hardcover textbook. You can find eText links under each "Learning Materials" link in the MOM Tasks Folders. These eTexts were written by various other mathematics instructors from other institutions. ONLY if you are not satisfied with the instructor's notes should you consult the eTexts.