Math Resource Center

Detail of Resources Available  Spring 2008

Math 81, 91, 97

Resources Available: Textbooks(2), Student Solution Manuals (2), Student Study Guide Manuals (2), Textbook-Linked Instructional CD’s (2 sets of  5-6 disks), Chapter Test-Prep CD (2), Lectures on Video Tape (same as instruction from CD’s), White Binders with Supplemental Problems, a White Binder with a Word Problem Workbook in it. On the computers, Algebra Lecture Series, Video Tapes on Basics of the TI 83 graphing calculator.

Resource Details: 

• The Instructional CDs are a live-lecture format with the author (?) writing on the board, going over examples.  Each CD covers about 2 chapters in the text. The lectures/examples are generally quite good.  Not interactive.
• The Chapter Test-Prep CD is a live video of someone working the Chapter test problems from each chapter test in the text.  Not interactive, just a hand writing out solutions to the problems selected by the user from the particular chapter test (select a chapter, select a problem, you see the solution worked with commentary).
• Lectures on Video Tape are essentially what is on the Instructional CD’s, just in video format, and of course not interactive.
• The white binders contain a wealth of practice problems for the students in printed form, one set of 15-20 for each section in the text. (If a student wants a copy of a few pages of these, the MRC would make them for them). There are also 6 or 7 sample tests for each chapter, some multiple choice, for the students to look at.  There are answers in the binders (in back) for all these section problems and the chapter exams ( except the Math 97  section problems, for some reason.)
• Word Problem Workbook (from Math 81-91). This workbook has examples, suggestions and exercises on setting up and solving a wide variety of word problems.  Separate sections for each type, such as percents, motion, geometry, money, geometry, perimeter, consecutive integers, etc. Targeted at Beginning Algebra, but useful elsewhere also.  Nicely done.
• Algebra Lecture Series on the computers.  No disk needed. The students simply click on the Algebra Lecture Series icon.  They can then choose Beginning or Intermediate Algebra, and choose lessons by topic. These are not correlated to the current texts, but are fairly close, and a good source of Algebra review/practice.

Math Resource Center

Detail of Resources Available  Winter 2008

Math 61

Resources Available: Text (4), Student Solutions manuals(4), Instructional DVD’s (6-7 disks, 2 sets).

Resource Details:

• Instructional DVD’s. These have good lectures on them (not just examples). Typically 1-2 chapters per disk.  Use Windows Media Player.  Currently, having problems with the material up through 3.1 not playing.

Math 95

Resources available:  Textbooks (2), Student solutions manuals (2),

Math 107

Resources available:  Textbooks (2), Student solutions manuals (2)

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Detail of Resources Available  Winter 2008

Math 111,112

Resources Available: Textbooks(2), Student Solution Manuals (2), Student Study Guide Manuals (2), Textbook CD (2), Instructional DVD’s (2 sets), Video Tapes on Basics of the TI 83 graphing calculator.

Resource Details

• Textbook CD (comes with new text).  We have some the students can check out if they don’t have one.  For each textbook section, the CD has

1.      practice exercises (about 20), which the user can have explained step-by-step to check their solution. The user can also ask to see example problems worked before trying the practice exercise.

2.      Quizzes?

3.      There is also an extensive selection of prerequisite topics, mostly from algebra, with the same types of practice problems (19 per topic) for each of the prerequisite topics.  This would be a very good resource for anyone needing an algebra review.

4.      Calculator instructions for TI 83/84. Not live, just PDF pages.  We have better resources for this.

5.      XL startup instructions.

• Instructional DVD’s.  Good live instructional lectures on the DVD’s.  We have two sets of 8 or 9 DVD lesson disks.  Students need to check these out from the front desk.  They just need to tell the front desk staff what sections in the text should be on the DVD. These don’t replace going to class, but they have been pretty popular with Math 111,112 students over the last year.

• Graphing Calculator Video Tapes. About an hour-long video on using the TI 83 graphing calculator.  (We also have one for the TI 89).  We also have a written instructional manual, and many copies of the manuals that come with the TI 83 (which the students can have for free).

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Detail of Resources Available  Winter 2008

Math 115/116.  Stewart/Redlin/Watson Text.

Resources Available: Textbooks(2), Student Solution Manuals (2), Student Study Guide Manuals (2), Textbook Skill-Builder CD (2), Instructional DVD’s (2 sets of 6 each), Video Tapes on Trigonometry, White Binders with practice problems and practice tests, Video Tapes on Basics of the TI 83 graphing calculator.

Resource Details

• Skillbuilder (Textbook) CD.  Note that these CD’s generally accompany each new copy of the text, when purchased by the student. Copies are available for checkout in the MRC.These CD’s are a nice resource.  For each topic in the text, the student can choose to use
  1. a short video lesson on the topic, with a few examples worked (not a complete lesson).
  2. a set of skill-building exercises (about 20 per section) with feedback on answers, and solutions worked out step by step. Very nice.
  3. a section quiz, about 20 problems, also with feedback on answers.
  4. There are also some online quizzes, if one wanted to access them.

• DVD lessons. Each DVD covers a chapter or more from the text.  The student needs to check out the appropriate disk (based on chapter desired) from the front desk.  Inserting the DVD will cause the program to start.  These DVD’s cover a few selected examples from each section in the text, in a live-lecture format.  Nicely done, for what is covered, but this isn’t really a complete lecture for any given topic. If someone misses class, this would be a nice starting point to catch up, but not a substitute for a complete discussion.
• The video tapes cover “Sines and Cosines” (three volumes on trig), and there is also one on similarity and on on Pythaegorus.
• Graphing Calculator Video Tapes. About an hour-long video on using the TI 83 graphing calculator.  (We also have one for the TI 89).  We also have a written instructional manual, and many copies of the manuals that come with the TI 83 (which the students can have for free).

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Detail of Resources Available  Winter 2008

Math 124,125, 126, 225

Resources Available: Textbooks(2), Student Solution Manuals (2), Student Study Guide Manuals (2),  Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM (2), TEC (Tools for Enriching Calculus) Software on Computer, Video Tapes. and Printed Practice problems (in binder) (from old text), Video Tapes on Basics of the TI 83 graphing calculator.

Resource Details

• The CD-Rom (Video Skillbuild CD) has on it selected examples from each section (2-3 typically) worked out live with explanations.
• TEC Software   This software (Tools for Enriching Calculus) came on a disk with each new copy of the (5^th edition ) textbook, and is available on the web for the 6^th edition.  It is loaded on the MRC computers  from the 5^th edition. Students can access it just by clicking an icon on the desktop. They should then select single or multi-variable Calc, click on the Main Menu button, and then choose Modules (to explore the ideas of Calculus graphically) or Homework Hints (for selelcted problems), or some of the other options, as desired.  The advantage of the modules is that it generally uses graphing in a fairly nice way to reinforce the ideas of calculus, and it is quite interactive—students get to make lots of choices, answer questions, etc, and then see the results.  It takes a little bit of work to get familiar with what’s available here, and to figure out how to use it, but the results are nice.
• Video Tapes (from 5^th edition of text). These are video versions of the examples worked on the CD rom.

• Practice Problems. There are 50-100 multiple choice practice problems with answers for each chapter of the old text.  Still useful, even if Chapter and section numbers are different from new text.
• Graphing Calculator Video Tapes. About an hour-long video on using the TI 83 graphing calculator.  (We also have one for the TI 89).  We also have a written instructional manual, and many copies of the manuals that come with the TI 83 (which the students can have for free).

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Detail of Resources Available  Winter 2008

 Math 210 (Statistics)

Resources available: Text (3), Student Solutions manuals(2), Instructional DVD’s (6-7 disks), Video Tape on Statistics using the TI 83

Resource Details:

• Instructional DVDs: these provide good exposition of the theory, not just examples worked. Coverage is roughly two chapters per disk. Students should make sure they get the right disk for the chapter/sections they wish to view. It is suggested that Power DVD Player be used to view the lesson.
• Video Tape on Statistics using TI 83. Good step by step instruction for students using the TI 83 in a stat. class.  About 1 hour.

Math 220

Resources Available: Text (3), Student Solutions manual ((2)

Math 230

Resources Available: Text (2), Student Solutions manual ((2)