Program Overview
The Math Start program is a series of classes designed to help students who need extra math support and to shift towards being student-ready regarding math competence.
The program is here to offer vital assistance to students as they begin their math college experience. With multiple classes offered and a focus on teamwork, we help you build confidence in math and prepare for future math courses. This program is also designed to help students meet PSU's math proficiency requirements.
Program Highlights
- Small class sizes
- Educators with specialized training in building foundational math skills and math confidence
Courses Offered Through Math Start
- UNST 199: Qualities in Math Confidence (4 credits)
- This course is designed for any student placed into Math 95 or below interested in working on their math confidence. Additionally, we will work on problem-solving and ALEKS modules to prepare you for either Stat 243Z, Math 105Z, or Math 111Z. This class does not count towards your BA or BS math requirement.
- Math 111Z Precalculus I: Functions (4 credits)
This course is tailored for students preparing for trigonometry or calculus, emphasizing functions and their properties, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, piecewise-defined, and inverse functions, explored symbolically, numerically, and graphically in real-world applications, with a focus on skill-building, problem-solving, modeling, reasoning, communication, interdisciplinary connections, and the appropriate use of technology.
In Conjunction With
- Math 199: Precalculus Support (1 credit)
- This course is designed to empower your mathematical journey with a strengths-based approach. This course is tailored to reinforce foundational skills and concepts from MTH 095, fostering success in MTH 111Z. Our interactive environment provides the perfect setting to develop, practice, or refresh algebraic and study skills. Prerequisites include placement into MTH 095 within the last year or completion of MTH 095 with a grade not exceeding C-, and co-enrollment in an MTH 111Z course with in-person lecture delivery.