Any good experiences taking a summer math class at a local school like Nassau, Farmingdale, NYIT, Adelphi, or LIU? We are currently reviewing the syllabus and getting options approved by the current university (as you know the summer course has to meet the requirements of the current school) The objective is not only to pass but be ready - at least somewhat for the next level course back at the current school in the fall.
Farmingdale has MTH 151 (Calculus II) which looks good. Nassau has MAT 123 (Calculus II) which also looks like it will fill the requirement. NYIT has MAT 180 which looks similar. If they are all approved by the current university weâd like to make the best choice.
Has anyone had any good or bad experiences at our local summer classes?
Is your student at a SUNY? Most SUNYs accept course, but he needs to check with the registrars office and fill out paperwork. My son is at Bing snd has taken several winter courses. They were all grades pass fail. I think it might just be best to go with whatever is convenient.
Thank you for the reply. Very much appreciate each read/response here. As mentioned above âWe are currently reviewing the syllabus and getting options approved by the current universityâ and I am looking for some first-hand recommendations (or the opposite of ). Once the university approves the paperwork it is up to make the choice and I am looking for more first-hand info to base that choice on. (perhaps someone knows a course is poorly run, or very easy, or very difficult, not worth it, etcâŠ)
See if you can find out from the various Uâs who takes these summer classes. Is it students who have already had the course but got a C or an incomplete so they are trying to upgrade/finish? That will likely move faster than a class taken by students who have never seen the material before. Is your kid doing a math-intensive track back at the regular U? Kidâs math preparation solid up until this point???
for some it is, for some not yet. my student has looked a few up on ârate my professorâ (which is to be taken WITH A GRAIN OF SALT of course. wishing we could get some first hand info from locals who have used one school program over the other in person though.
these are some GREAT tips. thank you. that is wise to ask about who for the most part is enrolling in these summmer courses. We can check back in with the staff. Thank you so very much.
I took a summer remedial math class decades ago; a pre-requisite before enrolling in a full time MBA program. It started with arithmetic and ended after Calc 1. The class was all pre-grad school students from a bunch of different backgrounds and programs- we all needed to pass Calc before starting the program so we were all mostly the âmath dummiesâ of our respective elementary and high schools.
It was amazing- probably the first time in my education I had a top notch teacher (in elementary school if you are bad in math you get the bad teacher; in HS you get the REALLY bad teacher). But this U prioritized a solid math foundation for anyone who needed it for their grad programs. The professor was A+, the students were fantastic (we were all there to help each other- no dumb questions, all mistakes are good mistakes if it shows you what you donât know). The pace was fast but not impossible, homework every night which got returned quickly (so you werenât advancing to trig without knowing that you needed more work on long divisionâŠ)
I think if my classmates had already had Calc and were now trying to review the material it could have been terrible. But it wasnât- the U took the class seriously and you couldnât take it if youâd already had the materialâŠ
It converted me from a math-phobe into someone who uses math every day at work (admittedly, not complicated math⊠just bar charts and interpreting statistics which someone else has calculated) but it was a really valuable experience!!!
@blossom this is amazing!!! thank you for sharing this. would love it if I knew someone who could point us to a great student/professor scenario like you mention with great results locally!! what a great experience. a great professor in math is what we need this summer. hoping we make the right choice.
for the next level course back at the current school in the fall.
). Once the university approves the paperwork it is up to make the choice and I am looking for more first-hand info to base that choice on. (perhaps someone knows a course is poorly run, or very easy, or very difficult, not worth it, etcâŠ)