Welcome and Getting Started

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Jonas Reitz

This course is MAT 1575, Calculus II, taking place in the Spring 2012 semester with Professor Reitz.  We will be using this website in a variety of ways this semester – as a central location for information about the course (assignments, review sheets, policies, and so on), a place to ask and answer questions, to post examples of our work, and to talk about calculus, mathematics, education, reality and imagination.

Getting Started

Anyone on the internet can look around the site and see what we are doing, and even leave a comment on one of the pages.  However, only registered users can create new posts and participate in the discussion boards.

How do I register?

You will need to do two things:

  1. If you have not used the openlab before, you must first create an account  (you will need access to your citytech email address for this).  Detailed instructions can be found by following this link to the help pages, finding the “Especially For Students” section about halfway down the page, and then looking at the first link “Getting Started with the OpenLab and Joining Your Courses.”
  2. Once you have created an account on the openlab, log in and then join this particular course, Spring 2012 MAT 1575 with Mr. Reitz.  To do this, first click the “Course Profile” link at the top left of this page (just under the picture).  Find the area labelled “Course” on the right side, and click the “Join Now” button underneath it.

 

Header photo by Encel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/encels/4059671027)

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41 Responses to Welcome and Getting Started

  1. Mr WordPress says:
    January 8, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    Hi, this is a comment.
    To delete a comment, just log in and view the post's comments. There you will have the option to edit or delete them.

    Reply
  2. Musaib says:
    January 31, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Hi Professor this is Musaib. I just join the open lab.

    Reply
  3. jishan007 says:
    January 31, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Hello, professor. I am Jishan Biswas. I just created my own account. This website really seems very good.

    Reply
  4. theozeng says:
    February 1, 2012 at 12:23 am

    Hi, Professor. This is Zhi Zeng. But you can call me Theo.

    Reply
  5. lance12 says:
    February 1, 2012 at 1:55 am

    Hi, I’m still trying to get familiar with this website

    Reply
  6. endri says:
    February 1, 2012 at 5:28 am

    hello professor.
    its my first experience with this website, so i’ll take some time to figure it out

    Reply
  7. Antonio Downer says:
    February 1, 2012 at 6:15 am

    Hi, Professor just joined the course.

    Reply
  8. avald1046 says:
    February 1, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Hello professor, sweet website, looking forward to using it.

    Reply
  9. zbrowne says:
    February 1, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    All signed up Professor Reitz.

    Reply
  10. jesus22 says:
    February 1, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    HI, Professor. THis is Jesus Herrera, I’m still trying to understand how this website work. well i just need to play around with it.

    Reply
  11. prosenjitdas says:
    February 1, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Hey professor, this is Prosenjit. I’m looking forward to this semester. Hoping to use the Openlab correctly and I’m trying my best to get familiar with this website

    Reply
  12. alamin163 says:
    February 2, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Hello, Prof. Reitz:
    I am in, and this is Mohammed Alamin. I am thinking of doing a project. I haven’t decided the topic yet. I might need to talk to you about. Seems like this class is going to be a very fun class.

    Reply
  13. Gurpreet-Singh says:
    February 2, 2012 at 2:24 am

    Hey, Prof. Reitz
    This is Gurpreet Singh and just joined Openlab. I think open lab is better than blackboard and ever simpler to just get in touch with the students and the prof. Looking forward to having a great semester.
    – Gurpreet Singh

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  14. mmiltz says:
    February 2, 2012 at 3:49 am

    Finally! 8th time’s a charm!

    Reply
    • Jonas Reitz says:
      February 2, 2012 at 4:44 am

      Hi Melissa — that’s great news! Welcome to the OpenLab. Anything you’d like to share about your experience of registering? You managed to resolve the problem, so it could be helpful to others.
      -Mr. Reitz

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      • mmiltz says:
        February 2, 2012 at 5:04 am

        Well, I contacted the web support for the site and they tried to help by asking some questions, but to no avail. Eventually I just tried it again (after several times during the first round a few nights ago) and it magically worked. So really, I have no sound advice except for : if at first you don’t succeed , try , try again!

        Thanks!

        Reply
  15. koshygkoshy says:
    February 2, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Hello Professor, this is Koshy. Open lab is great by the way.

    Reply
  16. Abdoulaye says:
    February 2, 2012 at 5:53 am

    Hello,
    Better late than never, I’m in lol
    Hopefully learning here will be as fun as in da class 🙂

    Reply
  17. Shawn Finn says:
    February 2, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Hi Professor, Just tried signing up but having a problem with the City Tech email. Should be fixed by the end of the day. Website looks cool, looking forward to using it.

    Reply
  18. justinblaize says:
    February 2, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    Hi professor this is Justin Negron im looking foward to using open lab!

    Reply
  19. igorekk132 says:
    February 3, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Hello Mr. Reitz)
    This is Igor M. I’m very happy that I was able to get in your class again))
    Open Lab is probably going to be more interesting than just PDF assignments on Blackboard.
    Hey everyone! I had Mr.Reitz as my professor in CalculusI last semester. He’s very passionate and dedicated instructor with whom you will never yawn or nap in class.))) He has an incredible ability to hold classes attention throughout the whole lecture. Everyone who wants to pass – WILL pass. Anyone who wants to understand Calc. WILL understand it. Mr. Reitz gives us a very solid choice. If you want it, you get it.
    This is just my own opinion from my own experiences without any exaggeration, and I hope it will be positively confirmed by most of the participants in our class by the end of this spring semester.

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    • Jonas Reitz says:
      February 3, 2012 at 6:37 pm

      Hi Igor,
      Welcome to the OpenLab, and welcome back to my class — good to see you again! Thanks for the support – I’m very open to feedback, good or bad, so feel free to keep the comments coming.
      -Mr. Reitz

      Reply
  20. KARIM SALMAN (MA 1575, M & W) says:
    February 8, 2012 at 4:39 am

    The system finally let me register. This website is really cool and helpful.

    Reply

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