Course Materials

Calculators

Here is some useful information about choosing a calculator.

Textbooks and Course Software with First Day Access

To enhance your learning experience and provide affordable access to the right course material, this course is part of an inclusive access model called First Day™. You can easily access the required materials for this course through Blackboard, at a discounted price, and benefit from single sign-on access with no codes required.

Austin Community College includes the discounted price as a course fee in your registration fees for many courses. Access to digital materials is covered by this course fee. See ACC bookstore page if you wish to order a reduced-cost loose-leaf version of your textbook to use in addition to your digital materials. They will be available for sale at ACC bookstores after the end of the Opt Out period to students who are opted in.

It is NOT recommended that you Opt Out, as these materials are required to complete the course. You can choose to Opt Out in the first week of class, but you will be responsible for purchasing your course materials at the full retail price and access to your materials may be suspended. See your course in Blackboard for details.

See First Day Classes for college-wide information about First Day Access.

Courses with First Day Access using Pearson/MyLab

MATD 0370 Elementary Algebra
MATD 0485 Developing Mathematical Thinking
MATH 1314 College Algebra
MATH 1324 Math for Business and Economics
MATH 1325 Business Calculus
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics
MATH 2413, 2414, 2415 Calculus I through III

Ordering a print copy

First Day Access includes electronic access to all required course materials. Students who do not opt out can an purchase a loose leaf copy of the textbook at an ACC bookstore after the end of the opt-out period. See ACC bookstore online for online ordering.

Courses with First Day Access using McGraw Hill/ALEKS

MATH 1414 College Algebra for Precalculus
MATH 2412 Precalculus

Ordering a print copy

First Day Access includes electronic access to all required course materials. Students who do not opt out can purchase a looseleaf copy of the textbook through ALEKS to be after the end of the opt-out period. To do this, go into ALEKS and expand Textbook from the dropdown menu on the home screen. Then choose Order Printed Version.

Courses with First Day Access using Cengage/WebAssign

MATH 1350/51 Mathematics for Middle School Teachers
MATH 2318 Linear Algebra

Ordering a print copy

First Day Access includes electronic access to all required course materials. Students who do not opt out can an purchase a loose leaf copy of the textbook at an ACC bookstore after the end of the opt-out period. See ACC bookstore online for online ordering.

Courses with First Day Access using Wiley/WileyPLUS

MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics
MATH 2420 Differential Equations

Ordering a print copy

First Day Access includes electronic access to all required course materials. Students who do not opt out can an purchase a loose leaf copy of the textbook at an ACC bookstore after the end of the opt-out period. See ACC bookstore online for online ordering.

Courses paired with First Day Access courses

Course pairings, such as NCBM 0214/MATH 1314 College Algebra with Support, are designed to get a student through the equivalent of two courses in one semester. Most of our paired courses use the same materials for both courses in the pairing. Check with your instructor if you are not sure. If you are enrolled in a paired course using the same materials for both courses, you only pay one course fee for materials. In this case, if you opt out from either course in the pairing, you will lose access to all of the materials for both courses.

Opting out

It is not recommended that students opt out of First Day Access, as the student will still be responsible for purchasing course materials from a retailer, which in most cases costs much more. Find the link to opt out on the Course Materials page of your Blackboard course. If you have difficulty finding it, check with your instructor, as they may have rearranged the content.

Refunds should be issued 15 days after the deadline to opt out. If more than three weeks have passed and you would like to follow up about your refund, please send an email to B2P@austincc.edu to inquire. Include your student ID number and the specific course for which you opted out.

Understanding the information at the bookstore

The textbooks link in the online course schedule should take you to a site that is managed by the ACC bookstore. It includes two lists of titles, labeled RECOMMENDED and REQUIRED. Recommended materials may be optional supplements, or in some cases are larger bundles that include the required materials, so make sure that whatever you choose to purchase at least includes the required materials.

Math Courses without First Day Access

The following courses DO NOT have First Day Access. Students must purchase their materials separately.

MATH 2305 Discrete Math