Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Thank you for your interest in Math 105! This is great course (if I do say so myself!) filled with content that you can actually use in real life!

This course is structured with weekly modules along with weekly deadlines for assignments. There are lecture videos to watch with notes to fill in as you go, practice activities to complete, a write up, and a quiz each week. All of this is completed online, and you choose when to work on the different activities each week according to your schedule. Most weeks you should expect to spend around 10-12 hours working on course activities.

Virtually Proctored Exams: Proctored exams are one of many assessment tools used in MTH to assess student learning. Our class will be participating in a Virtual Proctoring Pilot that is being run in collaboration with Math, Online Learning, and the Testing Center. The exams in this class will be proctored virtually in Zoom with me, your instructor, on the following dates and times:

• Exam 1 on Monday July 29 from 4pm to 6pm on Zoom
• Exam 2 on Tuesday Sept 3 from 4pm to 6pm on Zoom

Virtually proctored exams require: 1) a modern computer (desktop or laptop) with a supported operating system (Windows or Mac), 2) a broadband internet provider or mobile carrier with LTE or better service, 3) a microphone, 4) a detachable webcam or mobile device (such as a smartphone, tablet, etc.), and 5) a quiet, isolated, well-lit location. Please see the Student Guide to Virtually Proctored Exams for more information. 

If you do not meet the requirements listed above, prefer to take your exams in-person, and/or have an unavoidable scheduling conflict, please contact me as soon as possible; with adequate notice,  alternative testing arrangements can be made at a testing center. Scheduling appointments with a testing center is the responsibility of the student, as well as paying any associated fees with using a non-PCC testing center. 

If you have accommodations through Accessible Ed & Disability Resources, please contact me so we can discuss your specific accommodations. 

If you have any questions or concerns about virtually proctored exams, please feel free to contact me.

*Virtual proctoring means having your exam proctored by an approved proctor on Zoom on a specific day and time. 

**In-person proctoring means having your exam proctored by an approved proctor at an in-person testing facility on a specific day and time.

We will be using spreadsheets in this class. I will primarily be using google sheets in my demonstrations. 

We will also be using the online statistics application Stapplet. 

You will also be expected to scan written work into a single pdf document. This can be done either with a scanner, a scanner app on your phone, or you can create a pdf from pictures of your work.