"I really liked the independence and flexibility."

"...everything was broken down into very small steps."

"The techniques the online course provided for solving problems was awesome."

"This class made my Math 242 class easier. It was also nice to be able to easily find the types of problems I needed to do..."

"I was able to work through the class at my own pace and work on subjects until I understood them."

"It made Math 242 much easier and gave me an edge..."

"Overall, I think that the tutorial is great (I bought the CD). I will use it as a reference."

"I loved the tutorial!! I'm glad I bought it so that I will have it to refer to in the future. The material was presented in a very basic and clear way. I loved the way the tabs were colored in the text. It just made the whole thing so much easier."

"I thought the tutorial couldn't be any better. It was organized, clear, and thorough."

"Everything was easy to comprehend and was well presented. It was nice having a calculator generated graph to visualize as well as the simple step-by-step procedures."

"The tutorial was very good, easy to follow with clear directions. It was really helpful that there was a quiz at the end of each section where we could review the skills we just learned."

"I liked the button directions as well as the animated screens."

"Definitely. I actually have..."

"Yes, I would recommend that students purchase the tutorial just to have as a resource. It is well worth having!"

"I don't know how valuable it would be if you didn't know the material from Math 242."

"Not a bad idea as an optional, additional resource for Math 242 students. I am glad to own the CD. I am sure I will refer to it in the future."

"Overall, I would like to say that I'm glad this course was valuable and I recommend students to purchase the tutorial even if not in Math 242, for the graphing calculator has far more applications that can be used in other classes."

"Yes. If I had known that my math teacher was going to de-emphasize the calculator so much, I would have bought the tutorial & not taken the class."

"Definitely! It is much easier to understand than the manual that comes with the calculator, and it addresses all necessary topics."

"Some problems that I enter into the calculator I do with ease and without thinking, when before this course all I saw were a bunch of buttons."

"Absolutely! Often my instructor gave vague instructions on how to complete a problem using the calculator. I felt fortunate to have the step-by-step instructions at home."

"I am sure that I would not be able to use the calculator with out this class. I can now use the calculator and am confident that I can expand on my knowledge of it to help in any advanced courses in my future."

"Yes- I know what all the buttons do! It's a tool- a very useful one, and one that I now know how to use."

"Too easy to blow off studying."

"I found it hard to commit to a class that had no set class hours. It was hard at times to remember that I was in the class."

"Trying to access the tutorial online. It was often difficult, and I even got locked out because I kept getting disconnected."

"The way my teacher used the calculator was not consistent with the tutorial."

"I had a hard time getting motivated to work through the tutorial. High self-motivation is needed in this class."

"Forcing myself to sit down and work through the material. With a normal course, it is scheduled in advance with sanctions about missing classes, but the online course is unstructured and requires personal dedication."

"I would recommend it to someone who will be needing to use their calculator a lot. I would warn them, however, that it is a lot of work."

"I would recommend both the class and the tutorial for students, especially after having taken Math 242 and seen how fast the teacher works with the calculator. There is no time to learn how to use the calculator in class."

"Yes, especially if they need that one extra unit. And especially if graphing calculators baffle them."

"My Math 242 class did not cover everything the online class did. I read the tutorial and did the quiz but did not retain the knowledge because my class did not require me to utilize the topic."

"Keeping myself on track [and] not falling behind."

"The most difficult thing for me was keeping up with the class. It was the easiest thing to let slide when I found myself overwhelmed with everything I had to do. It is not as helpful if you do not keep up with it because then you are not able to use it to help you in the Math 242 class."

"Nothing was *difficult* with this course, it was just a matter of getting started and then sticking with it."

"I felt the class was very hard since I was not in a Math 242 class. Most of the material I had not gone over in class so doing the problems on the calculator was like taking another math class in itself. I would encourage other students who drop their Math 242 class to drop this class as well because learning two separate topics is very hard."

"Staying pretty much on top of the assignments made the course much easier."

"My success was a direct result of following the tutorial at the SAME pace as my Math 242 class. Mid-semester I was falling behind in class so I put off the tutorial to concentrate on my classwork. I was so disappointed when I learned there were skills I could have used on an exam - after I took it!"

"It did help, but not enough to make a significant difference."

"This class was extremely helpful in regards to my Math 242 class. I absolutely could not have done as well as I did without the ability to fully utilize my calculator. I attribute much of my Math 242 success to this class and its direct correlation to Math 242."

"I would have been successful even without this class but I probably would have had to go to my teacher more and would have taken longer to figure things out."

"Without this course my grade would have probably been one whole grade lower. On the last test I took, I got an A because I knew how to use the calculator correctly."

"I think the class helped as an added review. I think it would have been more significant, or helpful, if I had actually kept up with the assignments, instead of doing them after we were finished with them in my Math 242 class."

"I can't imagine that I would have passed the course without it."

"It reinforced the concepts that I was learning in Math 242. It provided an opportunity to practice the calculator skills."

"I don't think it helped because the teacher showed us what we would need for the class, but it did help me become more confident with the calculator."

"I think this class did help in a lot of areas. I was much more literate than most people in my class on how to go through different functions of the TI-83. I think I would have struggled much more without this class."

"This course was a major part of my success in Math 242. I felt as if I had an edge over those in my class who were not enrolled in this class."

"Marginally. Our instructor didn't emphasize the calculator role in my class."

"Sure it helped me. It taught me things that I didn't learn about my calc in Math 242. I would have done just as well without it though."

"It probably helped me some. I'm not sure it made a huge difference, but it saved some homework time."

"This class did help me through Math 242. There were specific problems on tests that probably couldn't have been done without the knowledge from this class. I probably would have dropped a grade if I didn't take this class."

"...this class alleviated the possibility of struggling to learn the calculator at the same time as learning the material in class. It greatly contributed to my feeling of ease in making the calculator work for me, instead of against me. I feel I would have been just as successful in class but it would have taken a lot more time and effort."

"I think Math 242 would have been much more difficult without this class. Even more than just the quizzes, the tutorial allowed me to find the answer to my calculator questions, while I was doing regular homework... it's an excellent resource."

"I don't think this class helped me with my Math 242 class too much. I am very glad I took it though. I think it will definitely help me in my future math classes! However, even if it doesn't I still learned a lot."

"This course was pretty significant. I definitely would not have done as well in Math 242 without the calculator section."

"The class helped me review what I learned in class and the calculator techniques explained things a different way than lecture, helping me figure out things I didn't understand from class."

"While this course is not crucial for success in Math 242, it definitely helped. When the professor introduced some calculator concepts during class times, I often found that I already knew how to do them and how to avoid common mistakes. I repeatedly helped other students during these times."

"Yes. Definitely. In the Math 242 class, there is no time to teach us how to use the calculator. The instructor only has time to show the class how to do something on the calculator once, and sometimes it's too fast for me to follow. But for me, the most important part is that 142G gave me more confidence on the calculator, so that when I study for a test or exam, I don't have to worry about remembering what to do on the calculator."