Math 230 – Fundamental Concepts I
Dr. Harel Barzilai – Fall 2008
§1 (3:00-4:15pm) and §153 (5:30-6:45pm)
both meet Mon and Wed in HS 113

I. Two things all students must do during first week:

  • Hand in a photocopy of your student ID. This will aid me in the process of learning the names and faces of students.
  • Make sure you can recieve emails at your students.salisbury.edu account, where class announcements will be sent; you need to either check it regularly throughout the week, or have mail forwarded to an email address you check regularly.

    II. Important Information about Course Requirements and Policies which you need to print and read:

  • My schedule (including office hours) and other useful information are on the Courses page.
  • You probably will also want to read some of the various "success in math" (and especially the Math Fable) links on the courses page.

    Critical Handouts

    1. Syllabus & Information for our section (paper copy was given in class)
    2. Carefully read the Course Policies (e.g. exam policies, tardiness..don't find out "after the fact"!)
    Make sure you read all Course handouts. You are responsible for knowing all policies in this document.

  • Less critical: the official Departmental Syllabus (PDF) for all sections of this course, which has rough outline of topics
    Key topics: Geometry; Measurement; Percents/Proportions; Mathematical Modeling.


    Other Important/Useful Links:

    ** Required Materials ** which you must bring to each class
      Rough Week by week timeline (coming...)  
    Other First week handouts:
    "Tell me about yourself" Tips on Problem-Solving **
    Instructions for written assignments (Coming..) On Working In Groups:
    Some Suggestions
     
    Math Exploration Links for Math 130/230 students including interactive applets (part 2: additional links)
  • Final Exam Schedule
  • Website for Bennett/Nelson
  • FREE MATH TUTORING
  • 10 Ways to Get Help in this class
  • Read: "A (Short) Math Fable" red glass bullet red glass bullet

    How to best Read a Math Textbook (see also)
    How to prepare for class, take notes and more.

      Explore NCTM's iMath site. and
    the Geometry-related Mathlets on NCTM's Illumination's website.



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