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Math 083  Intermediate Algebra

Math 135 Applied Algebra and Trig

Math 153 Introduction to Statistics

Math 230 Calculus with Applications

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Although this page is under more construction than the Baltimore Beltway, I don't want to be a bumper sticker on the information super highway. Hopefully you can read my road map and follow my directions to learn a little more about the courses I teach. The directions are simple, when you find something of interest, click on the colored words or pictures and you will get more information on that particular subject (maybe more than you wanted). So put your seatbelt on, your sense of humor in drive, and enjoy the ride.

As you go through my webpages, you will notice that I appear distant. This could be because I am unique. See, I live in Boston. Yes, the one in Massachusetts and no, I am not a Red Sox fan. At least not yet. I grew up a Yankee fan and some things are just hard to give up. The fact that I live in New England doesn't effect my commute into work. I have one of the nicest commutes of all. I stroll from my living room into my office at home. Given that it snows about 8 inches a week from December to March, that is a good thing.  In case you are wondering, yes, there is plenty of milk, bread and toilet paper in the stores.

Since I teach online, I am only a few keystrokes away from my students. My office hours are online and I answer emails several times a day.  Click on any of the links to the left to find out more about what I do.

MATH 083 - Intermediate Algebra

In this class you will expand your knowledge of Algebra to include functions, rational expressions, logarithms and graphing.  No longer just straight lines, we see how much fun (and trouble) we can get into when we are thrown a few curves!  For a sample version of this class, see the link on the left side of this webpage.

MATH 135 Applied Algebra and Trig

This course is a lot more fun than the title implies!  Expanding on your knowledge from Intermediate Algebra, we now begin to cover a lot more real-life applications.   We look at the worlds of business, physics, banking, economics, chemistry and geometry through a mathematicians eyes and finally begin to answer the age old question "Where am I going to use Math?"

MATH 153 Introduction to Statistical Methods

The course every Math student looks forward to taking.  My classes are offered over the World Wide Web.  If you want a sample of what an online course is like, the link above will take you to a sample version of the class.  You can email me with any questions.  It is a perennial favorite among students of all majors, in statistics you will learn:

  • How to draw all types of pictures (called histograms, pie charts, bar graphs etc.).
  • How to get in the middle of it all (called measures of central tendency, the mean, median and mode).
  • How data is all spread around (called measures of dispersion, the range, variance and standard deviation).
  • What is the probability of passing this course, if you guess on every question of a multiple choice final exam. (HINT: The answer is not very good.).
  • What is "normal"?
  • Test claims by manufacturers.
  • Make predictions about all sorts of stuff.

In my Statistics class, we will be taking information off the Internet to look at Baseball (or another sport if you prefer), the stock market, election results and maybe a few other things. The main thing to know about this course is that, like anything else done right, it takes a lot of work. For me, the difference between an A and an F is about an inch or so on a grade roster. For you, it is a lot of work. It will look easy when I do it on the board and that is probably because I have done it a few (dozen) times. This class requires you to do your homework daily and to ask question if you do not understand. You have videos in the library (called "Against All Odds"), tutors in the Math lab (Science 302) and a incredible instructor who is more than willing to help you out, but it is your job as a student, to ask.

MATH 230 - Calculus with Applications

Business Calculus examines applications of differential and integral calculus to business, sports, natural and social sciences. We look at linear functions (straight lines), polynomial functions (variables raised to a positive integer power, logarithmic and exonential functions.

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Everybody Learning Math Online is a resource of practice exercises for a variety of Math courses offered at CCBC.

Page last updated January, 2009