Experiences
of a Former ACC Math StudentACC's TSI Page
Experiences
of a Former ACC Math Student
Note: In the past few years, course prefixes and numbers have changed. Previously, developmental math courses had a prefix of PAR or DVM; now these courses have a prefix of MATD. Previously, college-credit math courses had a prefix of MTH; now these courses have a prefix of MATH. Many course numbers have also changed. Please be patient with these changes. Eventually they will result in a uniform course numbering system across the public college and universities of Texas. That will make transferring courses and college comparisons much simpler. A chart is available to show the new course number that corresponds to each old course number. Each course is also identified by title to help you find the one you're looking for.
At Austin Community College, courses with an MATH or MTH prefix in the catalog and in the schedule are college-credit mathematics courses. Courses with a MATD (formerly DVM and PAR) prefix are developmental mathematics courses; that is, they are designed primarily to prepare students for college-credit courses. The Mathematics Task Force makes curricular decisions for both MATH/MTH and MATD courses. You may want to read the Statement of Purpose for the Mathematics Task Force.
Tutors and other learning assistance are available in the Learning Lab on each campus. The Learning Labs at the following campuses have web pages describing their services.
The following mathematics faculty members have websites with information about and links to math-related software that you can download via the Internet.
The ACC Learning Resource Services (LRS) page of Internet math resources includes some downloadable math software. Look under "Math Problems, Puzzles, and Tutorials" for "Math Archives."
The following mathematics faculty members have websites with links to interactive math programs.
Phil Owens Lessons on Continuity (using Epsilons and Deltas), The Logistic Model and Jurassic Park, Graph Transformations, Type I and Type II Errors, the Fundamental Theorem of Linear Programming, and Finbonacci Sequences
Mary Parker Interactive Programs and Java Applets involving Statistics, Algebra, and Trigonometry
John Thomason Financial Calculators, Simplex Method for Linear Programming, Direction Field Plotter, etc.
The ACC Learning Resource Services (LRS) page of internet math resources includes some interactive programs. Look under "Math Problems, Puzzles, and Tutorials" for "Math Archives."
The following mathematics faculty members have websites.
The following mathematics faculty members have websites with links to other math-related sites that you might find interesting.
The ACC Learning Resource Services (LRS) page of internet math resources includes an excellent selection of links to math-related sites.
The general purpose of all mathematics courses is to help students to think critically and precisely, and to apply mathematical principles to their lives.
The purposes of developmental mathematics courses are:
The purposes of the college credit mathematics courses are:
If you have a comment or question for the ACC Mathematics Department, please send email to: math@austincc.edu
If you have a comment or question for the person who maintains this website, please send email to: jthom@austincc.edu