course Mth158
Finally got thru this part 06/24 9:36pm
Note: If you do not have the disks for your course, you should not complete this exercise at this time. Complete this once you have your disks.Task: `q000: Verify that you have your disks.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
Note: If you do not have the disks for your course, you cannot complete this exercise at this time. Complete this once you have your disks.
Checking disks:
Task: `q001. This is for Mth 158 students only.
Disks for your course should have been packaged with your textbook. You should follow the instructions given by the publishers to run your disks.
Please verify below that your disks work and that you have been able to access the material. If not, briefly describe the problem.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
When I insert the disk it shows the chapter menu but nothing happens when I click on play. I have checked my computer to make sure I have the correct operating system and I have windows XP and Intel processor. I went to the tech support people at the college and learned that I needed to install QuickTime. It now works and I have watched the lecture on Chapter R
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Student other than Mth 158 students do as follows:
Task: `q001a. This applies to all courses except Mth 158, which uses publisher disks rather than disks produced by the instructor.
Class notes, in lecture format with video clips, are distributed on the disks you purchased in the bookstore.
If you do not have your disks yet you will have to skip this instruction for now, and you will need to return to this exercise when you receive them. If that is the case you may close this assignment after first entering in the response area below a statement that you do not yet have the disks.
Otherwise run one of the disks for your course
1. Insert the disk you have selected into your drive. Open Windows Explorer and run the HTML file in the root folder (simply locate the file and double-click on it). That file will have a name like disk_1.htm or disk_2.htm, and will be one of very few files in the root folder, so you should be able to locate it easily enough.
• The information on your disk was originally assembled for CD's, and your disk consists of a compilation of a number of CD's. The HTML file in the root folder will give you a list of the CDs collected on your disk.
2. When you run the HTML file you will either get a menu of Class Notes or a series of direct links to video clips.
• If you get a menu of Class Notes, click on one of the links (#3 would be a good choice but any will do). Otherwise go to the instruction #4.
• You will see a page containing notes. If you scroll down the page you will see links to video clips embedded within the notes.
• Click on several of these links to see how they work.
4. If you got a series of direct links, click on one of them in order to see how they work. Click on several more so you will be familiar with the format of these video clips.
Describe what you did and what you saw.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
The lecturer discusses problems in the book and gives the correct steps for the solution.
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For Mth 158 students:
Task: `q001b. If you are in Mth 158 you should have the publisher's lecture series, which should have either been packaged with your text or purchased separately (according to Textbook Information provided elsewhere).
You should follow the publisher's instructions for using those disks. Note that you might need to have QuickTime running before you can access the disks.
Check out some of the disks and describe what you see below:
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
You absolutely have to have QuickTime running before it will work
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For students in all courses other than Mth 158:
Task: `q002. See root folder file and information for a listing of the contents of each disk. You don't need to understand what you're seeing at this point; that will become clear when you begin your content assignments for the course.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
Done
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Task: `q003.
Check the rest of your disks.
Each disk should be accessed by browsing to the disk and running the file whose name most closely matches the name of the disk, or the HTML file in the root folder of the DVD. Insert each disk in turn into your drive, browse to the appropriate file, and run it.
If all your disks work, indicate that they do. If you have trouble with any of them, or with these instructions, describe your problems in detail.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
Now highlight and copy your document, paste your copy into the box below.
Double-check to be sure you have accurately filled in the information at the beginning of this form.
Then click on Submit Form.
It is suggested that you save a copy of your document as a backup.
When you submit this document you will have complete Orientation Step 5. Your next activity will be Orientation Step 6.
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Very good. I'm glad you got it to work.
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