Dear PSEO College Algebra parents,

Your son/daughter is enrolled in CHAT PSEO College Algebra this fall. You will be receiving your course materials and textbook from NWC, but you will need to purchase your own graphing calculator. Buy either a TI-83 or TI-84 plus or Silver.

Please visit www.mcg.net/nelson/chatmath.htm. There you can view or download the course syllabus. There is also a link to Northwestern's PSEO section for easy reference.

The student should come prepared for class by doing the reading, watching the lesson, and trying the assigned problems before coming to class. For example, when they come to the first day of CHAT, they should have already read through sections 1.1 and 1.2, watched the video, and tried the assigned problems. All assignments (and exams) are turned in online via the MathZone website. When students do their assignments online, as long as they do not click on "Submit" they will be able to return to the assignment later to finish it or change their answers. Therefore, before they submit their work, they might want to wait until after class with me, in case they want to make any changes. I have permission from the professor to go over any of the problems assigned except the exam problems.

You should have received a letter from NWC with access instructions and account information, including your student account for the ROCK student portal. You will need to log-in to theROCK.nwc.edu to register for courses and to access your online course material. You will also get an access code with your textbook so that you can log on to MathZone. You will need a Section Enrollment Code to identify the correct course in MathZone. You will find that code on your course site.

Sincerely,

Kim Nelson, tutor
952-932-9536