<p>Both my son and his roommate are enrolled in MA 100, and didn’t realize it is virtually all online. They are both lost…and wanting to drop the class. Is there any tutoring available for this class? Or perhaps anyone know the best person they can reach out to in the Math department to see if they can switch to a different class or what the options would be? They are both business majors ( at least for now!), and I think this was the lowest Math they could take. Any enlightenment appreciated.</p>
<p>there is always tutoring available somewhere.</p>
<p>what is ma 100?</p>
<p>Math 100 is the course…</p>
<p>yeah, i get that … what kind of math?</p>
<p>Math 100 and below are online, I believe. </p>
<p>Both my sons are math tutors at Bama and they both do a very good job. I’m sure that either one of them can get both students back on track. :)</p>
<p>Tutoring is free to students (the university pays).</p>
<p>Your son and his friend can make tutoring appts online at…</p>
<p>[Center</a> for Teaching and Learning - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://www.ctl.ua.edu/default.asp]Center”>http://www.ctl.ua.edu/default.asp)</p>
<p>If you need my sons’ names, you can PM me.</p>
<p>Tell your son and his friend to be sure to bring their math textbooks with them to the tutoring sessions. It’s amazing how often kids show up without bringing anything.</p>
<p>there you go!</p>
<p>: )</p>
<p>Thanks, and appreciated.</p>
<p>Also remember that the software you use in that class is very interactive, like having a one-on-one teacher. Also, the MTLC has on-site instructors ready to assist while you do your homework there. And there are the CTL tutors.</p>
<p>If, knowing all that, you still would prefer a traditional lecture course, Shelton teaches all the UA lower level courses (often times, even the course numbers are the same).</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Good advice Feeno. A brand new freshmen may not know all that is available to him and give up too soon. Between CTL tutoring and the MTLC, these kids should be back on track soon.</p>
<p>what’s shelton?</p>
<p>My D did tell me she had trouble understanding the on-site instructors that were at the MTLC her first time. Their English is not the best. Do the instructors work set hours in the lab, so when she finds one she can understand she can try to go when he/she is available?</p>
<p>Feeno was referring to Shelton State Community College, which is also in Tuscaloosa.</p>
<p>I agree that there are many ways to get help with a math course should one be having trouble, especially if it is a 100 or 200-level course. If edgymama’s son and his roommate are sent on taking the course at UA, it will be delivered primarily in an online format. Other schools may offer an instructor-taught course which they could take over the summer or during the school year if they are willing to drive over to Shelton.</p>
<p>how far away is shelton? do very many kids go over and take classes there?</p>
<p>Shelton is on the far southern outskirts of town. It takes a good 15 minutes to get there from campus with no traffic. I don’t know how many people dual enroll in classes at UA and Shelton, but I wouldn’t say it’s unheard of. Nobody is going to want to take too many courses at Shelton (for one thing the hours earned there don’t count towards your class standing for purposes of football tickets ;)). For most who do it, I’d say it’s one- or two-time deal. </p>
<p>Some of the time, it’s not worth your while. For example, the organic chemistry there is known to be extra difficult because the professors know many students are taking it there to avoid it at UA. For the instance of math, the difference is easy to understand. Shelton teaches all their lower level math courses in classroom with a teacher lecturing. UA simply will not expend the resources to teach math classes below the precalculus level when one of the expectations for admission is three years of math in high school.</p>
<p>Peachtide…</p>
<p>If your D is having a hard time with math, have her immediately start going to CTL for tutoring. She can make appts online with the link in post #5. She can request one of my sons. PM me if you want their names.</p>
<p>October 27 Last day to drop a course with a grade of “W”</p>
<p>So, kids have several more weeks to see if tutoring or whatever can help their grades. </p>
<p>Parents…your kids can set up multiple tutoring appts. Some kids book tutoring sessions twice a week for the same class. Or, they’ll book 2 consecutive one hour sessions (I think that is still possible).</p>
<p>Tell your kids to always bring their textbooks, homework, etc with them (you’d be surprised that some kids show up to be tutored without their books!)</p>
<p>edgymama,</p>
<p>I’d encourage them to stay with the class. They will still have to take MA-112 after MA 100 and that is done primarily online as well. Just make sure they go to the MTLC and put in their hours every week and ask for help if needed. They should also go to the help sessions that were mentioned above.</p>
<p>There is no getting around taking & passing the math classes so they might as well buckle down and start doing so now.</p>
<p>The online math classes concern me. Do they need to take a full year of math, what is the requirement? Math is not S’s best subject and he is used to very small math classes with a lot of attention. I know he has to take a placement test, he would probably place out of precal as he is taking intro to Cal this year. Online calculus, eek.</p>
<p>ldinct: Calculus is not an online class. Just the introductory level math classes are taught online. Alabama’s calculus classes this fall range from 20 to into the 80s.</p>
<p>Math requirements are different for every major.</p>
<p>The other option is that he take his math at a home community college during the summer months. Often those classes are very small, and that allows for individual attention.</p>
<p>This thread may be misleading some people into thinking Bama doesn’t have profs for college math classes.</p>
<p>The math classes that are online are the ones that aren’t college level courses. They are essentially repeats of high school math. I believe that Math 100 is a repeat of high school Algebra II. See below…</p>
<p>MATH 100 Intermediate Algebra. 3 hours.
Prerequisites: Placement and two units of college-preparatory mathematics; if a student has previously been placed in MATH 005, a grade of “C-” or higher in MATH 005 is required.</p>
<p>Intermediate-level course including work on functions, graphs, linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, systems of equations, and operations with exponents and radicals. The solution of word problems is stressed. NOT APPLICABLE to UA Core Curriculum mathematics requirement. Grades are reported as “A,” “B,” “C,” or “NC” (No credit).</p>
<p>MATH 110 Finite Mathematics. 3 hours.
Prerequisites: Placement and two units of college-preparatory mathematics; if a student has previously been placed in MATH 100, a grade of “C-” or higher in MATH 100 is required.</p>
<p>Sets and counting, permutations and combinations, basic probability, conditional probability, matrices and their application to Markov chains, and a brief introduction to statistics. Grades are reported as “A,” “B,” “C,” or “NC” (No credit).</p>
<p>MATH 112 Precalculus Algebra. 3 hours.
Prerequisites: Placement and three units of college-preparatory mathematics; if a student has previously been placed in MATH 100, a grade of “C-” or higher in MATH 100 is required.</p>
<p>A higher-level course emphasizing functions including polynomial functions, rational functions, and the exponential and logarithmic functions. Graphs of these functions are stressed. The course also includes work on equations, inequalities, systems of equations, the binomial theorem, and the complex and rational roots of polynomials. Applications are stressed. Grades are reported as “A,” “B,” “C,” or “NC” (No credit).</p>
<p>MATH 113 Precalculus Trigonometry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 112.</p>
<p>Continuation of MATH 112. The course includes study of trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, and trigonometric equations. Complex numbers, De Moivre’s Theorem, polar coordinates, vectors, and other topics in algebra are also addressed, including conic sections, sequences, and series. Grades are reported as “A,” “B,” “C,” or “NC” (No credit).</p>
<p>MATH 115 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: Placement and a strong background in college-preparatory mathematics, including one-half unit in trigonometry.</p>
<p>Properties and graphs of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions are emphasized. Also includes trigonometric identities, polynomial and rational functions, inequalities, systems of equations, vectors, and polar coordinates. Grades are reported as “A,” “B,” “C,” or “NC” (No credit).</p>
<p>Degree credit will not be granted for both MATH 115 and MATH 112 or MATH 113.</p>
<p>Your son will probably be taking a college-level math class, so he will have a full time prof. </p>
<p>Many majors only require one semester of college level math. The Core Req’t is one semester. </p>
<p>If anyone thinks his child is not ready for college level math, then it may be a good idea to take a CC class the summer before starting college.</p>