Math anxiety starts early. It can be traced as far back as elementary school, mathematics assistant professor Amélie Schinck-Mikel said. In Schinck-Mikel’s MATH 227 class, Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I, students’ first assignment is to write an autobiography of their…
Department looking to improve math scores
Some 10 percent of freshmen fail their math midterms and start scrambling to save their sinking grades before finals, Cal Poly mathematics professor Adrienne Riley said. But the math department has tools and resources to keep them afloat. Midterms in…
Transfer credits ≠ Poly math classes
A new state law will make it easier for community college students to get into Cal Poly, but it could also weaken Cal Poly’s mathematics degrees. The five math classes in an associate’s degree would count for the same as…
COSAM funds new study sessions for 2010-2011
The College of Science and Mathematics put $200,000 into Student Academic Services to increase the number of study session opportunities available for Cal Poly students.
Summer make-up program ranks poorly with Cal Poly
The department heads of English and mathematics said they oppose the CSU mandated Early Start program because remediation isn’t a large problem at Cal Poly.