Once you finish all the Introductory Assignments below, be sure to go on to the Assignments Page to see what Math Assignments you need to complete now.
(You can always get to the Assignments Page by going into the course webpage in Blackboard and clicking on the button labeled "Assignments." This is where all assignments for the course are listed, along with their due dates.)

• Login to Blackboard for the first time: Click here for instructions on how to do this!

  This is where the webpage for the course is; from now on, you can find all the course information here.
  Once you have logged on, explore the course webpage for a while until you feel comfortable that you know where to find things (It may help if you read the syllabus below first).

  If you have any technical trouble logging into Blackboard or accessing the course webpage, immediately contact Information Technology (IT) at (212) 220-8122 or at it@bmcc.cuny.edu.

  Please do not ask me to fix technical problems; unfortunately, I don't have the expertise or systems access - contact IT first, and then if the problem is not easily fixed, email me to let me know what problem you are having and what you have done with IT so far to try and fix it. Continue to call IT until the problem is resolved, and keep updating me about your progress until the problem is fixed.

• Set up your BMCC email: Click here for instructions on how to do this!

  You MUST use your BMCC email, but you can set it up to forward to whatever email account you'd like to use.

  I CANNOT email you regularly at another email address - unfortunately, this is just the way Blackboard has been set up on our campus, and I cannot change it. If you write to me from a non-BMCC email address, I can reply to that address, but any emails I send out to the class on a regular basis will go to your BMCC email (unless you have set it up to forward to another address!).

  • If you want your BMCC email to forward automatically to another email address, set that up now!
    Click here to see instructions on how to do this!
  If you have any technical trouble getting into or setting up your email, immediately contact the Helpdesk at 212-220-8379 or at helpdesk@bmcc.cuny.edu.
  

  Please do not ask me to fix technical problems with your email ; unfortunately, I don't have the expertise or systems access - contact the Helpdesk first, and then if the problem is not easily fixed, email me to let me know about what problem you are having and what you have done with the Helpdesk so far to try and fix it. Continue to call the Helpdesk until the problem is resolved, and keep updating me about your progress until the problem is fixed.

  If you are having trouble with your email and so are not getting messages from me, you can still find any important new infomation on the main page of our course webpage in Blackboard, which you can also get to by clicking on the "Announcements" button on the purple course menu.

• Put my email address on your email program's accept list:

  If you plan on using an email address which is not a BMCC email address, make sure to put my email address cwladis@bmcc.cuny.edu on your email program's accept list so that my emails to you are not filtered to your spam folder. To find out how to do this, contact your email provider.

• Make sure that you can read all the equations for this class:

  In order to be able to see all the math symbols that we use in the class, you may need to download a few programs and make sure that they are set up correctly.

  You must complete this step before you go any farther!
  Click here to test your computer to see if you need to download anything in order to view equations!
  

• Get a copy of the book:

  Dimensional Analysis for Meds , Second Edition for BMCC, by Anna M. Curren, Delmar Thompson Learning, 2002.
  Click here for a list of a few places where you can find the book!

• Post to the discussion board:

  This week you should do Discussion Board 1.
  Click here to return to blackboard so that you can login to the discussion board!

• Attend an orientation session:

  If you are having trouble with any of this, or you are new to taking courses online, consider attending one of the Blackboard orientation sessions for online students:
  Click here to see when and where Blackboard Orientations meet this semester at BMCC!

Now go to the Assignments Page to see the Math Assignments that will be Due this Week!
You can also always get to the Assignments Page by going to the course webpage in Blackboard and clicking on the button there labeled "Assignments."