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The Math Center is offering another round of workshops to prepare for Spring 2010. All workshops are free and open to students, faculty and staff of Metropolitan State University. Registration is not required. Watch this space for any changes to the schedule!

Preparation Workshops

Preparing to take Math 98 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking: We will review techniques and skills in simplifying arithmetic expressions involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents but we will not introduce function or other algebra topics.

  • Wednesday, January 6, 5 - 7 p.m. Midway Room I
  • Thursday, January 7, 2 - 4 p.m. Midway Room I

Preparing to take Math 102 Mathematics of Sustainability:  We will review techniques and skills in simplifying arithmetic expressions involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents as well as limited algebraic expressions involving exponents, radicals, and polynomials.

  • Wednesday, January 6, 2 - 4 p.m. Midway Room O
  • Thursday, January 7, 5 - 7 p.m. Midway Room O

Preparing to take Math 115 College Algebra or Math 120 Precalculus:  We will review techniques and skills in simplifying algebraic expressions involving exponents, radicals, and polynomials. This will include factoring

  • Wednesday, January 6, 2 - 4 p.m. Midway Room O
  • Thursday, January 7, 5 - 7 p.m. Midway Room O

Preparing to take for Stat 201 Statistics I: We will review techniques and skills in simplifying numeric expressions and formulas involving whole number, fractions, decimals, and percents. We will also introduce study techniques useful for learning statistics.

  • Wednesday, January 6, 6 - 8 p.m. Midway Room O
  • Thursday, January 7, 2 - 4 p.m. Midway Room O

Graphing Calculator Workshops

Introductory Level: This level is intended for students who have never used the graphing calculator before and/or will be taking MATH 98 Introduction to Mathematical thinking, MATH 102 Mathematics of Sustainability, MATH 115 College Algebra, MATH 120 Precalculus, or STAT 201 Statistics I. We will explore the essential operations of the calculator and introduce the Equation Editor, Graphing Keys, and Statistic Menu. Bring your own calculator!

  • Saturday, January 9, 10 a.m. - noon Midway Room I
  • Tuesday, January 12, 4 - 6 p.m. Midway Room I
  • Wednesday, January 13, 1 - 3 p.m. Midway Room I
  • Thursday, January 14, 5 - 7 p.m. Midway Room I

College Algebra Level: This level is intended for students who have used the calculator before and will be taking MATH 115 College Algebra or MATH 120 Precalculus. We will explore the Graphing and Math menus and introduce techniques used in solving equations and programming. Bring your own calculator!

  • Saturday, January 9, noon - 1 p.m. Midway Room I
  • Tuesday, January 12, 6 - 7 p.m. Midway Room I
  • Wednesday, January 13, 3 - 4 p.m. Midway Room I
  • Thursday, January 14, 7 - 8 p.m. Midway Room I

Statistics Level: This level is intended for students who have used the calculator before and will be taking STAT 201 Statistics I. We will explore the Statistic and Distribution Menus and introduce techniques used in descriptive and inferential statistics. Bring your own calculator!

  • Saturday, January 9, noon - 1 p.m. Midway Room O
  • Tuesday, January 12, 6 - 7 p.m. Midway Room O
  • Wednesday, January 13, 3 - 4 p.m. Midway Room O
  • Thursday, January 14, 7 - 8 p.m. Midway Room O