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MATH 017: Finite Mathematics
Navigation Intro
Course Home Page
Welcome to your course. This section provides important information about navigating your course. Please read through this information before moving on to the course content.
A course site (Figure 1) has three main areas (Figures 2-4). Click on the links for a description and preview of each of these areas:
Figure 1: The home page, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Figure 2: The header, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Figure 3: The main menu, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Figure 4: The content, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Header
The header area is located near the top of the page. It contains the course's name, which is also a link to the course's home page. If you are viewing your course in a full-sized desktop window, the header also includes the features listed in Table 1.
| Header Feature | Description |
|---|---|
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a link to log out of the course management system |
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a link to switch courses within the course management system |
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a link to go to the course's help page |
Main Menu
The main menu allows you to navigate to other parts of the course (Figure 6). From this menu, you will be able to access the home page, syllabus, lessons, activities, and more.
Figure 5: The main menu in detail, on the left side in a full-sized desktop window on smaller screens (To access the main menu on smaller screens, you must click to toggle the course navigation link at the top of the page.)
Content
The content area (Figure 6) follows the header area and displays the contents of the current page as well as page controls.
Figure 6: The content of a lesson page in detail, in a full-sized desktop window, on smaller screens
Page Controls
Page controls allow you to interact with page content. The page controls listed in Table 2 appear at the top of all page content.
| Content Feature | Description |
|---|---|
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a toggle link that resizes the main content area so that it does or does not fill the entire desktop window (Desktop feature only; this link does not appear on small screens.) |
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links that increase or decrease the font in the main content area |
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a search form that allows you to search for lesson pages that contain your search text |
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a link that opens a lesson, page, or section of content into a printer-friendly window |
The page controls of Table 3 (below) appear on all lesson pages at the top of the content area. In larger desktop windows, they also appear at the bottom of the page content.
| Page Control | Description
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|---|---|
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a link to the table of contents |
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a link to the first page of the lesson (Desktop view or larger mobile sized screens only.) |
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a link to the previous page of the lesson |
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a link to a specific lesson page (Desktop view only.) |
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an indicator for the current page |
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a link to the next page of the lesson |
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a link to the last page of the lesson (Desktop view or larger mobile sized screens only.) |
Home Page
The first page of your course is the home page. Your instructor may use the course's home page to provide a short welcome message (Figure 7) and post course announcements (Figure 8).
Figure 7: The home page in with welcome message, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Figure 8: Announcements from the course home page, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Lessons Page
Lessons
To get to the lessons for your course, simply find the Main Menu and click on Lessons. The course table of contents will appear (Figure 9). Note: Lessons might also be called something else like Modules, Sessions, Units, or Weeks, depending on the course.
Table of Contents Page
The course table of contents page (Figure 9 is a list of lessons and pages in your course. It also features printer-friendly links that allow you to view and print all pages within a single lesson.
To use the table of contents to go to a lesson page (Figure 10), simply click on the title of the page you wish to view.
Figure 9: The Table of Contents, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Figure 10: A lesson page, as viewed with a full-sized desktop windowas viewed with a smaller screen
Lesson Pages
A lesson page (Figures 11-14) may include content such as:
