MTH 111 Syllabus

Section 4 Instructor Information

Instructor:

Heiko Spoddeck

Pronouns:

he/him/his

Office Hours:

In person and on Zoom: Tuesdays 4-5 pm¹, Thursdays 4-5 pm², and by appointment³. Click on "Tuesdays", "Thursdays", or "appointment" to be taken directly to the office hours zoom room.

Email:

heiko.spoddeck@pcc.edu

Office Phone:

(971) 722-4179

Office Location:

Sylvania Campus, Social Science building, Room 201N

Ask for me at the Front Desk. If the door is locked, call me at my office phone (971) 722-4179 to let me know you are there and I will come and get you.

Hello! My name is Heiko Spoddeck, and I'll be your instructor for this course.

I started tutoring math, physics, and chemistry at PCC 19 years ago and have been teaching math for the last 17 years. I grew up in East-Germany, received my MS in Physics at the Technical University Berlin, and have lived in Portland for the last 20 years.

At PCC, I teach a variety of courses from MTH 20 up through MTH 261, as well as the self-paced ALC/ALM Math Lab courses that range from ALC 20 - ALM 111, as well as ALM 243. The self-paced classes let students review previously learned material, receive support and extra practice for their MTH classes, or learn the material at their own unique pace.

I'm excited to start this course with you, and want to be clear you know how I view my role in this course. I genuinely view myself as your instructor, and not merely a “facilitator.” Even though this is an online course, I'm very much here to teach you, and I want to help you in whatever ways I can. The course is very intentionally set up so that you should have everything you need. However, I still expect to interact with you and to have you interact with your classmates and me. I'm eager to provide any further explanation/examples when necessary, and feel that being able to do this on an individual level with students is one of the greatest strengths of online courses and instruction.

Your next step should be to continue going over this syllabus thoroughly and then continue to read the rest of this module. It is helpful to print out the course schedule for the quarter. Once you have done all this, you get started with the tasks in Module 0 and Module 1.

Best wishes for this term and I look forward to working with you!