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 Beginning Algebra, 9th ed., by Lial, Miller, and Hornsby, |
| The EPGY Beginning Algebra course covers what is generally covered in a first-year high school algebra course. The course is designed to take about 24 weeks to complete on average. |
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The course is divided into several lessons, all of
which begin with a lecture presented as digitized audio
accompanied by either handwritten or formatted text. View detailed lesson contents.
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After most lectures, students are asked to try some sample
questions about the new material. Once they have
some practice, they receive graded online quizzes.
Each week, students report their exercise and quiz scores to their instructor, who keeps detailed student records and identifies special problem areas.
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 A sample quiz screen |
Students use the derivation system to solve
problems using the basic rules of arithmetic |
Additionally, students are given problems to solve using EPGY's unique
derivation system. The derivation system
provides students with a symbolic computation environment
that forces them to not only find the correct answer but
to know exactly what steps were involved in deriving that solution.
By using specific rules to transform the given equations, students construct solutions to problems in the manner of an arithmetic proof. |
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Every lesson has a homework assignment from
the textbook. Student homework is evaluated in online homework
checks. The results are submitted electronically in
the reports students are expected to send to
their tutor each week.
Students should expect to spend between 5-10 hours per week completing all the online and offline course assignments. |
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 A sample examination answer entry form |
At the end of each chapter in the text, students complete
exams. Exams are first done on paper, then entered
into an exam page like the one shown at left. Students get immediate
feedback on their answers.
Exam results are submitted electronically to the course tutors, who monitor student performance. Students are expected to retake exams if they score less than 85%. At the end of the course, students take a final exam. Students are required to score over 85% on this exam or retake it. The course grade is largely based on the final exam grade. |