Math 0465

Course Description

(As of 5/23/2021) 

Students develop the foundational mathematical skills necessary for general education mathematics courses (Math 1218 and Math 1220). Content features collaborative project-based and technology-enabled group work including modeling, problem solving, critical thinking, data analysis, algebra fundamentals, and both verbal and written communication of mathematical ideas.

Topical Outline

(As of 5/23/2021)

  1. Functions including graphical analysis
  2. Operations on algebraic expressions including factoring
  3. Modeling with linear functions and nonlinear functions

At least two of the following:

  1. Modeling with systems of equations
  2. Modeling using probability and statistics
  3. Modeling using geometry and right triangle trigonometry
  4. Modeling using proportional reasoning

Advice for Success

For Mr. McCabe's session

In the classroom:

  1. Bring your textbook to class everyday.
  2. The textbook is designed to write in and follow along during the lecture.
  3. Take note of anything you find difficult. If there was an explanation during class that made something click be sure to highlight the explanation by writing it out and using a highlighter. If you need Mr. McCabe to explain it again so you can write it down ask again or talk to Mr. McCabe after class or during office hours.
  4. Most sessions with have a polling activity, log into My Math Lab prior to class on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. If you don't have any of these devices or they are not charged enough try to let me know before class.

One hour after the class session:

  1. Complete a couple problems from the different homework assessments. This will help remember and retain the content covered in class.
  2. Review notes and highlight things that no longer make sense or things that did make sense but now don't. These parts should be asked about at the beginning of the next session.

The night of the class session:

  1. Attempt to complete the entire homework set.
  2. Highlight problems that are difficult.
  3. Highlight problems that are easy, and try to explain why they are easy.

The weekend

  1. Hopefully, majority of all the homework sets are complete.
  2. If all the homework sets are not complete, then complete every homework set.
  3. Identify 2 easy problems and 2 hard problems, these questions will be used to make a practice exam later.

The Projects

  1. As soon as the project is posted print of all the supplemental material. Read the questions, and during every class session identify when a topic is covered which will also help answer a question in the project.
  2. Every weekend attempt to answer one, two, or many questions from the project.

Exams

  1. With your created questions, create a test taking environment.
  2. If you are having difficultly succeeding with the self-created practice exam schedule a meeting with Mr. McCabe.
  3. Mr. McCabe's exams are assessed based on understanding not on getting the correct answer, practice presenting work in such a way it instructs peers on how to do a problem. Practice can be done by completing the Turn-In's.