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Lower division, Undergrad courses

Math Jam Fall 2024

Math Jam is a huge review session where LAs, TAs and instructors come together to help students prepare before finals week.

To register to Math Jam for Fall 2024, click here.

The Fall 2024 version of Math Jam will be held on Friday, December 13th from 9am to 2pm on the 3rd and 4th floors of Keller.  All students from Math 134, 140X, 215, 241, 242 and 252A are invited to this event.

For more information, you may contact mathjam@math.hawaii.edu

We are looking forward to see you there!

Math 134, Math 140, Math 241, Math 242, Math 251A, Math 252A

Review before your math final

When: December 13 (Friday), from 9am to 2pm.

Where: Keller Hall (3rd and 4th floor)

Ask your instructor for more information

Donuts, coffee, math? RSVP here.

Map of rooms

UH News report

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Outreach, Undergrad courses, Undergrad posts

Math 100 students fight pollution in Ala Wai Canal

As part of a project for their Math 100 course–taught by math faculty members Monique Chyba and Sarah Widiasih Post and gradaute students Moriah Aberle, Shubham Joshi, John Dukes, Christa Gogue– undergraduate students worked to combat pollution in in the Ala Wai Canal in Honolulu.  In mid-October, students made 1972 genki balls, which are balls of dense soil that contains nutrients and beneficial microorganisms, guided by their professors, TA’s, and volunteers from the  Genki Ala Wai Project.  In class, students performed computations with scientific notation and analyzed data to understand the positive effects that these genki balls could have on the ecosystem of the canal.  The balls were released into Ala Wai Canal on November 9, and the event was covered by UH News and by KITV.

 

“Quantitative reasoning and critical thinking are incredibly important skills to develop to understand and adapt to environmental as well as societal changes,” said Professor Monique Chyba.  “Math 100 is designed to teach those skills in context, students are exploring how to mathematics are interconnected with relevant aspects of their life regardless of their majors. The Genki balls project served as a bridge to expose the students to the benefits of a mathematical approach to maximize the impact of actions in environmental issues. “

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Undergrad posts

Boot Camps 2024 & Tutoring

Enlist in one or both of our IN-PERSON Math Boot Camps! The UH Manoa Department of Mathematics will conduct intensive non-credit courses for students who want to review the algebra and trigonometry concepts needed to be successful in MATH 140X and calculus courses. Led by two department Graduate Assistants in each Boot Camp course, students will strengthen their math skills through short lectures, group work, and practice problems.

These courses are designed for students who want to bridge their high school and college math courses with a review, want to revisit math concepts prior to taking the math placement exam, or who have already taken the math placement exam but want to place higher on the exam* by reviewing concepts and taking the placement exam again.

There are two Camps, with both offered at no cost:
Boot Camp for College Algebra, for those who desire an algebra refresher, on August 5-8, 2024 from 10am – 3pm, including a lunch break. Lunch will not be provided, so please bring your own “brown bag” lunch. Room: KELLER HALL 302.
Boot Camp for Trigonometry, for those who seek to brush up on trigonometry, on August 12-15, 2024 from 10 am – 2:30 pm, including a lunch break. Lunch will not be provided, so please bring your own “brown bag” lunch. Room: KELLER HALL 302.

To Register for our Algebra Boot Camp, please complete our Algebra Boot Camp Google Form. To register for our Trigonometry Boot Camp, please complete our Trigonometry Boot Camp Google Form. University of Hawai`i email address is required to complete the Google Form(s). If you would like to register for both Boot Camps, you must complete both of the Google Forms. Registration REQUIRED to attend the Boot Camp(s). Registration Form(s) due Thursday, August 1, 2024 by 12 noon Hawaii Standard Time. We are limited to a maximum of 45 attendees per Boot Camp, so please be aware that the Algebra and Trigonometry Boot Camp 2024 Google Forms may close prior to the application deadline.

* To be allowed another attempt at taking the placement exam, you must attend each day of the Camp(s) in which you are registered.
For information on the concepts covered in the placement exam, please go to the MATH Placement Webpage.

To download a PDF flyer about the 2024 MATH Boot Camps, please click here:
MATH BOOT CAMPS 2024 FLYER

In addition:

Math tutoring is available at the Learning Emporium this summer for students enrolled in UH Manoa’s MATH 134 through MATH 243. More details can be found here:

https://natsci.manoa.hawaii.edu/learningemporium/