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course Phy 231
05/16/2011 10:56pm
Task: `q001. You have completed the Introductory QA. Please explain the question-answer-self critique process as you understand it at this point.**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
The question-answer-self critique process is for better understanding for the teacher to see the thought process of the student. Also it allows the student to breakdown a problem step by step in order to grasp the entire concept. Once the question is thought through and typed down in a understanding manner, the answer to the question is given and then a self-evaluation of the student is made to help the student better understand what he/she did and what could be improved on similar questions. Once format is fully understand, it will become second nature in the course and will help in problem solving.
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Task: `q002. Go to the page http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu/ and click on your course. Bookmark this page (i.e., add it to Favorites on your Internet browser).
Describe what you see at this page.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
At the top of the page it says Physics 1. Underneath has little blue boxes with ‘info’ ‘assts’, ‘overview’ ‘prob sets’ etc. underneath that it says “Read this!!!” and then Welcome to the VHCC Physics I homepage. This page contains notes, assignments and other related information.
Explanations of Links
Info includes
• information for Getting Started in the course,
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Task: `q003. You might not have many questions at this point, but in general any question you pose in your responses should be preceded and followed by a series of at least three question marks. This is so the instructor can quickly identify your questions, and also so the instructor doesn't inadvertently overlook your question.
If you have a question about anything you see in the Orientation, please mark in in the indicated manner and include it in your response.
Please describe how you should annotate questions in your responses, and why it is important to do so:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blankd and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
In order for the instructor to quickly identify my question through the many forms he has to read through. ??? should be added to the end of each question I have. For example: Do pigs fly???????????? Would be an easy way for the instructor to see my question.
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Task: `q004. If at any point of the Orientation you have trouble following instructions, let your instructor know the specifics:
• Submit a copy of every instruction related to your question.
• Describe what you do at each step, and what happens as a result. Include a copy of the Address box of your Internet
browser, as it appears at every step.
If you are going astray in the process, this will give your instructor the information necessary to quickly get you back on
track
You should send this information using the Submit Question Form (this is the best form to use because it helps you structure your question and prompts you to provide important information), or the Submit Work Form. Having submitted the form it's also acceptable to send an additional note using email.
Please describe what to do if you have trouble following any of the instructions:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
• I should submit and email and a submit question form to the instructor. The email should include a title, name and access code along with the question. The question should have at least 3 question marks at the end of the question. I should submit every instruction I have a question for, what I have done at each step in thorough detail and the web address of every step.
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Task: `q005. On the webpage for your course, click on Assts or Assignments (in some courses (e.g., Liberal Arts Mathematics I and II) the assignments are simply given by a table and there is no Assts link), then on Due Dates (in courses which use a table for assignments, the Due Dates link is provided a few lines above the table), and describe what you see there. Note due dates are updated by the first day of classes; until this update the Due Dates will be for the preceding semester.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Due Dates page:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
After clicking due dates I see the dates for Spring semester weeks 1 thru 16. My understanding is there are 38 assignments as well as orientation.
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Task: `q006. Return to Assts, take a quick look down the page, and describe what you see. It is recommended that you bookmark this page in your browser (e.g., add it to Favorites) so you can access it easily and quickly.
There are probably things you don't understand right now about the Assignments page. You will get more specific and detailed information in subsequent Orientation assignments. Briefly describe what you do and do not understand about this page.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I understand that the assignments tab has every assignment for the semester. I understand if it’s a link, I should click it. Everything is this course is sequential, I should not jump ahead. I do not have any questions at this time.
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Task: `q007. Click on Info and locate the syllabus or course of study for your course (Liberal Arts Mathematics students click on Course of Study, near the top of your page). Read it and acknowledge below that you have been able to find the syllabus and know how to locate it: Note that you should re-read the syllabus or course of study on or shortly after the first day of class, to be sure you have read the document that will apply to the term in which you are taking the course.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I have read the syllabus in full
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Task: `q008. Return to the http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu page and once more click on the page for your course. Add this page to your bookmarks (e.g., in Internet Explorer, add to Favorites), and acknowledge in your response that you have done so.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I have added it to my bookmarks.
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Task: `q009. On the http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu page, click on Blackboard, and sign in using the same username and password you use to access the registration system. When the Blackboard screen comes up you should find a 'course' entitled 'Supervised Study Current Semester'. Click on this 'course' and give a brief description of what you see. You need not read all the information that appears, just take a quick look and give a line or two of description. (It is possible that you will be doing the Orientation prior to the beginning of the term, and if so this Blackboard 'course' might not yet be available. You might also be doing this before your Blackboard enrollment is run. If either is the case, be sure to make a note to yourself to do check this page out on the first actual day of classes. You won't need it before then.).
Note that enrollment in Blackboard and enrollment in your course at VHCC are two separate things. Blackboard is 'unofficial' and always needs to be regarded as such.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Blackboard Supervised Study 'course', and the unofficial nature of Blackboard.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
Supervised Study Current Semester is not currently posted. I am very familiar with blackboard and will continue to check on it. Blackboard is unofficial and the best way to contact the professor is through his website and the forms.
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Task: `q010. We might use various features of this Blackboard page, but the course is not delivered using Blackboard. Blackboard has a number of very good features, but it is of necessity a 'closed' system and not sufficiently flexible or efficient to be the primary vehicle. The one feature we are sure to be using is the Grade Center, where you can check your grades on tests and my comments. Locate the tab for the Grade Center (it might be listed under 'My Grades') and click on it. Describe what you see.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I found my grades in the Summer Physics 231 course on Blackboard. Nothing is currently posted, because no assignments have been turned in.
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Task: `q011. You need not look at any more of the Blackboard page, but you are welcome to do so if you choose, and you may ask any questions you wish in your response. If you have no questions, or do not feel the need to further explore this page, just respond with 'ok' or something of that nature.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
OK
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Now highlight and copy your document, paste your copy into the box below, and 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 4. Your next activity will be Orientation Step 5.
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Self-critique (if necessary):
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Self-critique rating:
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course MTH 164
5/17/11 around 9:30 AM
Hello
There are 2 questions in this document, accompanied by some instructions.
Copy this document into a word processor or text editor.
Answer the two questions posed in this document, inserting your answers, confidence assessments and self-critiques as explained.
Solutions are given, but don't look at the solution to a question or problem until you have entered your answer.
You will probably find that you can answer many of these questions without writing anything down.
It is often helpful to sketch, doodle, jot down ideas, do calculations, organize and test ideas on paper. On those problems where you cannot arrive at an answer 'in your head', is recommended that you work out your solutions on paper.
When appropriate, you will later be encouraged to use a calculator to do any arithmetic you cannot do mentally. However the calculator is not appropriate to the questions that appear on this document. Put the calculator aside and think through these questions.
When you are finished you will submit your work according to the instructions at the end of this document.
It is important that all the information in documents of this nature be submitted, so that all the information ends up posted at your page.
When submitting documents, do not delete anything from the original document. Insert your answers, questions, comments, etc. as indicated, but do not otherwise change the original document.
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Question: `q001. If you are earning money at the rate of 8 dollars / hour and work for 4 hours, how much money do you make during this time? Answer in such a way as to explain your reasoning as fully as possible. A solution to this problem appears several lines below, but enter your own solution before you look at the given solution.
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Your solution: (type in your solution starting in the next line)
The answer is $32. Each hour you work, you get $8. You work for 4 hours. So you multiply 8 by 4 and that comes out to 32.
confidence rating #$&*: 3
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3 means you are at least 90% confident of your solution, or that you are confident you got at least 90% of the solution
2 means that you are more that 50% confident of your solution, or that you are confident you got at least 50% of the solution
1 means that you think you probably got at least some of the solution correct but don't think you got the whole thing
0 means that you're pretty sure you didn't get anything right)
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Given Solution: 8 dollars / hour means '8 dollars per hour', indicating that for every hour you work you earn 8 dollars. If you work for 4 hours, then if you earn 8 dollars for every one of those hours you earn 4 * 8 dollars = 32 dollars.
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Self-critique (if necessary): (If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in 'OK'.
Otherwise explain in your own words how your solution differs from the given solution, and demonstrate what you did not originally understand but now understand about the problem and its solution.)
OK
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Self-critique Rating: (If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in 'OK'.
Otherwise evaluate the quality of your self-critique by typing in a number between 0 and 3.
3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies between the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate your complete understanding of the situation.
2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand
1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand
0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't make a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in this case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase and state what you do and do not understand about each phrase)
OK
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Question: `q002. If you work 12 hours and earn $168, then at what rate, in dollars / hour, were you making money?
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Your solution: (type in your solution starting in the next line)
You make $14 per hour. You can do this by taking 168 and dividing by 12.
confidence rating #$&*: 3
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3 means you are at least 90% confident of your solution, or that you are confident you got at least 90% of the solution
2 means that you are more that 50% confident of your solution, or that you are confident you got at least 50% of the solution
1 means that you think you probably got at least some of the solution correct but don't think you got the whole thing
0 means that you're pretty sure you didn't get anything right)
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Given Solution: $168 earned in 12 hours implies that $168 / 12 = $14 were made per hour, so the rate is $14 / hour.
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Self-critique (if necessary): (If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in 'OK'.
Otherwise explain in your own words how your solution differs from the given solution, and demonstrate what you did not originally understand but now understand about the problem and its solution.)
OK
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Self-critique Rating: (If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in 'OK'.
Otherwise evaluate the quality of your self-critique, using a number between 0 and 3.
3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies between the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate your complete understanding of the situation.
2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand
1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand
0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't make a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in this case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase and state what you do and do not understand about each phrase)
OK"
Self-critique (if necessary):
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Good work. Let me know if you have questions.