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March 26th, 2014 at 11:35 pm
Handout for students on first day of class:
General Good College Habits
Do attend class each day
Do be on time to class
Do contact your instructor if absence is unavoidable
Do read your text book or e-book before attempting a homework assignment
Do read the next lesson’s topic ahead of time – be prepared
Do take notes in class – rewrite your notes at home for clarification and repetition
Do ask questions during class when not understanding class material
Do all assigned homework assignments by due dates and/or before exams
Do redo an in-class exam or quiz to learn from your mistakes – return to instructor for verification
Do practice MATH – it will stay in your long-term memory and result in reducing math anxiety
Do write all homework solutions in a separate math notebook. If you get a homework questions wrong, bring the homework notebook to class and ask your instructor/or tutors in Math Lab to help you find the errors.
Do visit your instructor during office hours or contact via email – or leave note in your instructor’s mailbox located in the Mathematics Department room N599
Do visit the Math Lab room S535 for tutoring as well as use links for BMCC’s Online Tutoring and/or E-Tutoring
Do form study groups with classmates or students taking same class
Do try to practice without a calculator – calculators are not permitted to be used on the Midterm or the Final