Hopefully, you have settled in a bit, which means in particular that you have carved out enough study time for the course, say 4-8 hours depending on how much math you already know and your math abilities. I would suggest devoting part of that time to reading the material in a text (if you do not have the official text, I have added to the syllabus page links to some alternatives). Of course you should also watch the videos  and try to answer the questions. This should be done on looseleaf as I will at times collect it. [WAC (writing across the curriculum) suggests that every course at City Tech, including math courses, have some writing.]

Make sure you get to the webwork problem sets. A whole bunch of them are due by classtime tomorrow (Tuesday 2/7). This is supposed to be review material, so for most of you, should be pretty easy. The pace of the webwork will abruptly lessen as we begin the “new” material. A more careful treatment will happen in class. I put “new” in quotes as for some of you, most of the algebra will be review. So far everyone who has asked for help in webwork has done so thru email. I encourage you to use the help system available thru the openlab (click on the link within the webwork interface). You need to become a member of the openlab to use this so please so by Thursday.  During class on Thursday, I will send those who fail to this to the New Student Center. Beginning on Thursday, I will ask students who give me questions I get via email to use this service instead. I will make exceptions if you have not got gotten a city email account because you are a new student.

As mentioned in the syllabus, tutoring is available in the atrium learning center. The math department hires advanced undergraduate math majors to provide tutoring in the midway building. The hours are shorter than in the atrium, but you might find it less crowded and more intimate.