Gre Math Prep

[Shawnna Franz]

ThisMOOC will cover four main categories: Number Sense, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Geometry and Statistics. The purpose of this course is to review and practice key concepts to prepare learners for college and the workforce.

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Need help prepping for that big midterm or final? Don't panic. THINK TANK offers two-hour, course-specific math exam reviews in various courses during the fall and spring semesters. If you're enrolled in a course for which Exam Prep sessions are available, you will receive an email when registration opens for the first prep session.

Students enrolled in the courses we support with Math Exam Prep sessions can register for sessions through Retain up to a minute before the session begins. All students enrolled in Exam Prep supported courses will receive an invitation via email to register for a Math Exam Prep session two weeks before each exam. Once you attend your first session, you will have the option to complete a priority registration form to be enrolled in a Math Exam Prep session for each remaining exam.

Students must cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled session to avoid being charged for the session. You can cancel through Retain: please see our Student Guide to Retain for instructions on how to cancel an upcoming appointment.

Math Exam Prep sessions consist of a lecture tailored to a review packet. Both the lecture and packet are one service, so we do not provide Math Exam Prep packets to students who are not registering for and attending a session.

These THINK TANK services are different. Math Exam Prep sessions are available for undergraduate math courses at the university, while Test Prep supports students who are preparing to take various college and graduate school admissions tests such as the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, SAT, and ACT.

Panther Math Prep is completed through a free, online, self-paced program called ALEKS. After you complete the online registration, you will take an online math assessment. If you are satisfied with your score, you can use it for your math placement. If you want to try to improve upon that placement, this assessment will direct you to the areas where you need to improve. You will be provided with online review materials and practice problems to strengthen your skills. You only need one score from ALEKS or ACT/SAT to satisfy the math portion of your course placement requirement. However, you can prep and test in ALEKS up to five times. If you achieve a higher placement in ALEKS after you have enrolled in your classes, you can email your academic advisor to alter your schedule before the semester begins.

*Please note that in cases of more severe test guideline violation issues (including but not limited to: the sight or sound of another individual in the room with the test taker, use of other electronic devices i.e. cell phone, computer, etc.) the score will be recorded as a zero, and a case will be filed with the UWM Dean of Students Office for review. After that, if a student would like to request future placement test attempts they will be required to take the test with a live/in-person and approved proctor at the main Milwaukee campus or get approval from the chair of the UWM math department to test at another proctored test site at the expense of the tester. To arrange a time to come to UWM to test under these circumstances or to get approval for the offsite testing location email panther...@uwm.edu.

PLEASE NOTE: By registering for Panther Math Prep your name, UWM email address, and UWM ID number will be received by the owner of the ALEKS software, McGraw Hill. This information is only shared for the purposes of facilitating your use of the software. McGraw Hill is obligated to maintain the same level of confidentiality as UWM with regard to your information.

Math placement is designed to place you into a course(s) that will satisfy the Quantitative Literacy Competency Part A (QLA) of your required GERs or the core requirement in mathematics. Completion of this requirement can be demonstrated by satisfying one of the following options:

Again, keep in mind that your particular major may require you to complete additional math courses above and beyond this requirement.

How do I determine my math placement?

Math placement is determined based on either your ACT/SAT math score or your score on the ALEKS test in the Panther Math Prep program. If you have multiple sets of scores in your PAWS account, you will be allowed to use your highest scores to determine your math placement.

Once you have determined your math placement level, you can assess which math course(s) you will need. The math pathways listed here are general recommendations grouped by areas of study. Undecided majors and those who are unsure where their intended area of study would be classified should speak with their academic advisor listed in their PAWS account about the best pathway for their specific academic plans. Questions about which math course is appropriate for your major should be directed to the academic advisor listed in your PAWS account. If you have not yet been assigned an academic advisor, you can email us at panther...@uwm.edu.

If you have a math placement test level of 10, you qualify for a credit bearing math course (Math 103) that is appropriate for some majors. If your major does not require math coursework beyond Math 103 then you will not need to take the noncredit math class, you will be able to enroll in Math 103. Please see the list of majors below whose math requirement is satisfied by successfully completing Math 103. If your major requires math courses other than Math 103, if you are undecided about your major or if you want to try and test higher in your math placement regardless of your major, you should strongly consider retesting in math.

Depending on your intended major, if you have placed into a noncredit math course, you may be paying for an extra math course that will not count as credit toward your college graduation. If you retest and place into a college level math course, you will earn college math credit more quickly, progress faster toward graduation and save tuition costs of more than $1,000 which is why completing the Panther Math Prep could be very beneficial.

The Mathematics Department recognizes that there are many different types of math students. Every member of the department is sensitive to this variance of skill and enthusiasm and employs this understanding in the classroom. It is our goal to communicate the dynamism and importance of this subject for all students and enable students to apply the analytic concepts of mathematics in other subjects. The department emphasizes the need to place students into the proper course level so that they can be challenged appropriately.

Our curriculum offers a wide range of courses related to both empirical and abstract mathematics. The core curriculum builds from Pre-Algebra to Pre-Calculus. After Pre-Calculus, students have opportunities to concentrate on a statistical or analytic course of study. We help students make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. In the senior year, students may take both AP Statistics and AP Calculus BC or Multivariable Calculus, reflecting our commitment to offering the most engaged and enthusiastic math students the chance to explore diverse approaches. Students may also take elective courses in computer science their senior year, and our interdisciplinary STEAM program and Makerspace engage students and teachers in cross-curricular exploration.

Designed to build a solid foundation for future success in higher-level math, Pre-Algebra emphasizes deep conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills. Students will explore number theory, introductory statistics, and equations utilizing percents, ratios, exponents, and square roots through engaging and challenging problems. The classroom environment encourages collaboration, discussion, and active participation, ensuring that students not only learn the mechanics of Pre-Algebra but also develop the confidence and reasoning skills necessary for advanced mathematics coursework at Flintridge Prep.

This course is designed to help students master working with variables. Students focus on learning how to work with linear, exponential, and quadratic functions, as well as absolute value, radical, and polynomial expressions. Students apply their algebraic knowledge to solve real-world problems in contexts relating to population growth, projectile motion, and geometry.This is a non-calculator course as the goal is for students to hone their number sense and gain comfort manipulating variable expressions.

This course introduces logic and uses it to present the structure of Euclidean geometry in the plane. Topics covered are congruence, proof, similarity, parallelism, and transformations. Students also learn constructions and applications of geometry.

This intermediate-level course extends to a more mature level than the material covered in Algebra 1 through ordered field properties, inequalities, rational number systems, complex number systems, radicals, exponents and logarithms, systems of quadratics, and conic sections. The curriculum emphasizes word problems and algebraic modeling, with significant student responsibility for explaining problem-solving strategies. Graphing calculators are required for all classes from Algebra 2 on.

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