Sakai

This semester, you will be using the program Sakai to submit homework assignments, to see the solutions, and to download copies of the lectures. To access Sakai you must have set up your account on clam.

Find the program on the internet at

http://sakai.rutgers.edu/

To log in, click the "login" in the top right corner and then enter your clam account login name and password in the box.

In the blue band near the top of the screen, you will see the words "My workspace" and then a list of courses using Sakai that you are registered in. Most likely, this semester, there may be only this course, listed as 750:132:01 Sp06. Click on that number to enter the page for the course.

Down the left side of the page there is a column of tools. The ones we shall make most use of will probably be those labeled "Resources", "Assignments", and "Drop Box". Some of the other tools, including "Gradebook", are not fully operational yet, but they may be before the end of the semester.

Under the heading "Resources" you will find instructions for the homework assignments and for the reading questions, and copies of the powerpoint presentations, in pdf format. To read those, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. This is available as a free download. I also expect to post solutions for the homework problems and for the tests there as the semester progresses.

There will be a homework assignment every class, and you will submit your answers to these using the "Assignments" tool. I suggest that you actually work the problems before logging on to Sakai, and then log on just to enter your answers. Notice that all you will enter are the numerical answers to the problems; you will not be entering your working for the problem.

I also give you a reading assignment for each class, and I choose one of the Questions at the end of the chapter, to see how well you are understanding the reading. Don't confuse the Questions with the Problems. The Questions are much more conceptual, and don't require much or any calculation. You are expected to give me you answer to the selected question before 10:00 am in the morning of the next class, using the "Drop box" to submit your answer. Your answer will always be short, but I do find it helpful if you give me a small explanation of how you arrived at it.

Try working with all the parts of Sakai. I shall very much appreciate any suggestions as to how we can make good use of it.