I’ve never forgotten my college professor for integral calculus, Mr. Whatever-his-name-was. I can still see him, standing at the front of the lecture hall, shirtsleeves rolled up, wielding a piece of ...

Alina Siminiouk ’20 says the Smith students she is tutoring in calculus are convinced she has always been good at math. That’s not so, says Siminiouk—a Smith Posse scholar and one of seven peer ...

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What did you think of your time with the ALEKS? We hope you found it interesting. After your session, you will receive a score, which determines if you should enroll in one of our calculus courses, ...

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Students pursuing or likely to pursue majors in Mathematics, Chemistry, Geophysics, Geology-Geophysics, or Physics, or following the B.S. program in Computer Science, should take one of the Calculus ...

Are you ready to take Math 111 (Calculus I) or Math 131 (Calculus I for Life Sciences)? A 25-problem Calculus Readiness Evaluation test is available on Blackboard to help you determine if you have the ...

If you’re not sure whether to start in MATH 105 (Calculus I), MATH 106 (Calculus II), or beyond, start here. GOAL The purpose of these exams is to help you decide whether you should skip Math 105 ...

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For more than 30 years, calculus has been seen as the pinnacle of high school math—essential for careers in the hard sciences, and an explicit or unspoken prerequisite for top-tier colleges. But now, ...