MAT 150 Fundamentals of Mathematics

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MAT 150 Fundamentals of Mathematics

• Please take
• an index card
• a blue sheet
• a white sheet
• from the front desk.

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MAT 150 Fundamentals of Mathematics

• Who am I?
• Fred Kellisch, 627-0033, fkellisch1090_at_d2l.yorktec
  h.edu
• Handouts
• Assignment sheet (Blue)
• Great Expectations
• Note card
• Syllabus on-line on my web site at
  derfk.home.att.net or the college site at
  www.yorktech.com

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Textbook

• Textbook is College Mathematics, 2009 Update with
  MYMATHLAB

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MAT 150 The Work

• Why are you here?
• Daily warm-up problems
• Notebooks the ultimate reference
• Homework practice, practice, practice
• Success You will need a 70 or higher average in
  order to advance from this class to a college
  credit math class.
• Four modules final exam
• Missed tests must be made up within 2 weeks
• May retake 1 test in each of the first three
  modules to improve your grade

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MAT 150 Success or Failure?

• Statistics (after 10 semesters)
• 561 total students
• 65.8 complete the course
• 34.2 withdraw or are withdrawn
• 369 who complete
• 77.2 successful (A, B, C)
• 22.8 unsuccessful (D, F)
• Out of all registered students, 50.8
  successfully complete the course!!!

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MAT 150 Success is your personal responsibility

• BE ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL 50.8!
• Come to class regularly
• Be on time
• Keep good notes
• Do your homework
• Stick it out
• Communicate

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MAT 150 Class Etiquette

• Be on time or you might miss something!
• Place cell phones on vibrate, excuse yourself to
  answer if necessary
• If you need help
• Available at peer tutoring,
• I am available by request,
• make/become a study/buddy
• or

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MAT 150 Absences

• If you cant make it to your class you may attend
  one of the others! 500, 630
• The Colleges attendance policy is strictly
  followed. You must attend 80 of the classes to
  earn a grade
• 32 total classes, 80 of 32 is 25.6 or 26,
  therefore you will be automatically WITHDRAWN
  after the 7th absence.

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