Course Description
When you register in a foundation/remedial course, you pay anything between $1000 and $3000, in addition to incurring the cost of textbook, necessary technology software etc. When you register for this course, you get notes of key points and practice exercises. You will also get complimentary registration at MyMathLab.
Price includes subscription in a renowned eLab for resources and adequate practice
This crash course on the basic pre-requisites for a College Algebra course would help students prepare for the math placement tests of various universities, enabling them to register into College Algebra course without having to undergo one/two semesters of foundation/remedial courses.
Why you should join this course:
Reason # 1: You will get the skills necessary to qualify for the entry level College Algebra course without wasting your time on remedial courses. While the remedial course would take one/two semesters (about 6/7 months), this course would impart the same skills in 3 months.
Reason # 2: You spend less than you would, by enrolling into foundation courses.
Reason # 3: This highly interactive online class enables you to attend from anywhere in the world and practice the exercises any time convenient to you in addition to allowing multiple attempts to master the skills.
The major difference in this course from other courses is the flexibility of attending the classes from the comfort of your home, paying less towards fee and other study material, and obtaining the necessary skills to attempt the entrance tests of various universities. Students who register into this course first go over the basic concepts and examples and then they practice problems from each exercise set. Notes on the key points discussed in each class session can be downloaded for reference and unlimited revisions. Regular online tests will be posted to estimate your skill level, and recommendations would be made appropriately.
What’s in the box?
- 12 weeks course
- 3 classes per week
- 36 LIVE online classes
- Access and download the recordings for unlimited revisions
- 12 online tests
Classes will be held in two batches:
Batch 1: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm (EST, US)
Batch 2: Saturdays and Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (EST, US)
"Fresh Batch starting on Monday, September, 19, 2011"
This course is ideal for:
a. Junior High School students (This will help them get the necessary tutoring and perform well in their math courses)
b. Freshman College students (This course would help them get ready for the college algebra course, which is a requirement for many major in the undergraduate programs of almost all universities)
c. Students preparing for Math placement exams like Accuplacer, etc.
d. College-aspiring students who find themselves under-prepared for the basic requirement of College Algebra for the major of their choice
About the teacher:
The teacher Dr. Lalitha Subramanian, from Aksharam, is a Ph.D in Mathematics Education from a reputed university in the United States and holds a Masters Degree in Mathematics from Mumbai University, India. She has taught high school Mathematics in India and abroad for over 15 years and currently teaching college algebra at a reputed University in United States.
Course outline:
1. Working with fractions
2. Working with real numbers, order of operations
3. Mathematical expressions and models
4. Algebraic expressions – simplifying and evaluating
5. Translating word phrases to algebraic expressions
6. Working with exponents and radicals
7. Operations with complex numbers
8. Adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials
9. Factoring polynomials, particularly quadratic trinomials
10. Solving linear equations with one variable
11. Solving linear equations with two variables
12. Solving quadratic equations in one variable
13. Simplifying, multiplying, and dividing rational algebraic expressions
14. Rectangular coordinate system
15. Graphing a line