The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor workshops to provide students with an opportunity for a review of quantitative concepts. Each workshop will be held in Briggs 420 and is approximately 90 minutes long.
Algebra 4:30 PM on Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Workshop 7:00 PM on Monday, January 11, 2010
The goal of the algebra workshop is to share information on an algebra reference sheet that should empower students with a resource to help answer common algebraic questions. The algebra reference sheet will include information on fractions, exponents, algebraic properties, the order of algebraic operations and the FOIL method of multiplying binomials.
Graph 4:30 PM on Thursday, January 7, 2010
Workshop 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The goal of the graph workshop is to share information on a graph reference sheet that should empower students with a resource to help answer common graphing questions. The graph reference sheet will include information on the Cartesian Coordinate System, linear equations in two variables, the slope of a straight line, axis intercepts of a straight line and reading data from a graph.
Word Problem 4:30 PM on Friday, January 8, 2010
Workshop 7:00 PM on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The goal of the word problem workshop is to share information on a word problem reference sheet that should empower students with a resource outlining strategies for approaching word problems. The word problem reference sheet will include information on general strategies that encourage students to extract relevant information, organize the information into patterns and work toward the successful completion of word problems.