• Spring 2009 Schedule             Video Tutorials               Syllabus                 Homework

The goal of the video version of the Pre-Algebra class at Modesto Junior College is to provide students:

(1) the opportunity to take the pre-algebra course without needing to be in a class at a particular time of the day.  

(2) the opportunity to view the same lecture content they would watch while attending an on campus pre-algebra course.

(3) the opportunity to take the course without needing to be on campus (this assumes they have a broadband Internet connection).

Please Note:

Doing Homework on coursecompass.com

1.  Go to http://www.coursecompass.com

2. Click the “Register” button on the right side of the screen under the STUDENT section.  

3. You will need the Course Name and Course ID for our class and a Student Access Code. 
Your new textbook should be bundled with a Student Access Code. If you have a used book, 
you will need to purchase an online access.

Course Name: Math 20 Bridge

Course ID: curl38625

4. Once you have entered all the required information and obtained the online access, 
you will need to log in every day to check if there are new homework assignments.

5. DO HOMEWORK is the second button on the left side of the screen.New homework will show up every time we cover a new section, so you should check each day.

6. You will have immediate feedback on whether you have worked a problem correctly  and you will be allowed to try again on problems you got wrong.

7. If you really get stuck on a problem, print it out and bring it to the next class. 
We will discuss these problems as time permits. 

8. You should do the problems on notebook paper with a pencil, showing all steps, just as we do in class, before entering the answer into the computer. Keep your written work in a notebook.

Watching Lectures

The daily lectures will be encoded weekly and made available as Streaming video using Real Networks Real Player. The board presentations will also be made available as pdf files using Free Acrobat Reader.  

You must watch the daily lectures of the Spring 2009 broadcast of Math 20.  Click on the link to the Spring 2009 Schedule Click on any week and then click on the lecture you wish to watch.  You will need a broadband connection to watch the video lecture. 

If you click on the print version of the board photos and then click on the pane you want, you will get a reversed image of the board photos that you can print.   

It is imperative that you view the daily lectures as the text does not provide all of the content covered in the course.   You can watch each lecture using Real Player.   You just click on the lecture you want to watch. Please note that you may first need to click on the link Real Player. for the free download of the video player.

  Video Tutorials referencing the Spring 2009 lectures will be created weekly.  The video tutorials consist of short videos taken from the daily lectures.

You can watch a VHS tapes of the Sp 2009 lectures at the Reserve Desk of the MJC library. Each day's lecture should be available by noon.