MA 114 Online: Home

MA 114 (Introduction to Finite Math) has been offered as an online course at NCSU since the fall semester of 1997. During that period, more than 5,000 students have taken the class.

The online section of MA 114 was also one of the first math classes in the world to use WebAssign as the primary tool for homework and tests (starting in 1998).

The homework for this class is accessed via webassign.ncsu.edu. Information about WebAssign is provided at the WebAssign tab at the top of this page. Once an assignment has appeared in your list of current WebAssignments, WebAssign will show you the due date for the assignment. The way to stay on schedule in this class is to monitor your list of current WebAssignments regularly. There are no surprises. Most assignments, except for a few at the beginning of the semester, allow a week or more for completion of the assignment.)

There's also a Google calendar for the entire semester (available via the Calendar tab at the top of this page). This shows the window for each homework assignment, test, and the final exam, as well as other information like holidays. So a glance at the Google calendar can show you what assignments will be available to you on each day of the semester.

Instructional videos for this course may be viewed full screen at either the NCSU website or at YouTube. The course is divided into six parts, and the videos for each part are found via the links in the right sidebar.

Important: All university correspondence to students uses students' NCSU e-mail addresses. So it is essential that you check your NCSU mail account. All your currently scheduled homework assignments are found at WebAssign once the semester begins, and class news is found at the News tab (at the top of most pages). Short news blurbs will appear under "News Briefs" in the right sidebar.

News Briefs

(Dec 4) Extension requests have been disabled as of today.
(Nov 21) Going into the final day for Test #3, 28 students have taken the test. The average score is 75 and the median is 79.
(Nov 19) With 2 days to go on Test #3, 10 students have taken the test with an average score of 73 and median score of 82.
(Nov 16) After Test #3 has been open for two days, 8 students have completed the test with an average score of 75 and a median score of 88.
(Nov 16) I have reset the due dates for the 6.1 and 6.2 WebAssignments so that they match the dates shown on the calendar in this website.
(Nov 14) MA 114 Test #3 begins tomorrow. Last day for test is Nov. 21.
(Nov 2) Academic Progress Reports were sent out to everyone from NCSU Registration and Records.
(Oct 20) 19 students have taken the test. The average score is 91 and the median score is 94. Monday is the final day to take the test. The Testing Centers are closed today.
(Oct 19) Remember that the Testing Centers are closed on Friday, October 20.
(Oct 18) Five students completed the test during the first two days. Average score is 96.
(Oct 16) One student took the test today. The grade was 100.
(Oct 12) Testing Centers closed on October 20. But Test #2 extended to Oct. 23. See News Page.
(Oct 12)
(Oct 9) Test #2 begins a week from today (Oct. 16).
(Sep 28) Part 4 of this course starts a brand new topic that is unrelated to what has gone before.
(Sep 13) After Test #1 has been up and running for 3 days, a total of 13 students have taken the test with an average score of 93.
(Sep 11) After two days on Test #2, as of now 6 students have completed the test and the average score is 94.6.
(Sep 9) Only one student took Test #1 on the first day it was available. His score was 100.
(Sep 6) See the News Page to learn about the sample test.
(Sep 5) The first day for Test #1 is Friday, September 8.
(Aug 17) The first homework assignments are due tomorrow night.
(Aug 15) Check out the News Page. You'll need to track this page throughout the semester.
(Aug 12) The fall semester begins on August 16. You will receive an email from the professor the morning of April 16 if you are enrolled in this class.

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