Its time to get the bootcamps rolling for 2012! You’ve been waiting much too long to see when the next pre-algebra, algebra, and stats bootcamps will be held. Well, here they are for your math reviewing needs!

Pre-Algebra Bootcamp
This bootcamp is designed for anyone who needs to review the basics like working with fractions, negative numbers, and variables before starting algebra.

Feb 6 – 12
Mar 5 – 11

Algebra Bootcamp
A little rusty on algebra? This bootcamp reviews important algebra skills that come up in courses like algebra 1 (or beginning algebra) and a few of the topics you may find in intermediate algebra / algebra 2. This is perfect for anyone who is preparing to take courses like college algebra or pre-calculus.

Feb 20 – 26
Mar 19 – 25

Statistics Bootcamp
Would you believe me if I said we go from making histograms to hypothesis testing in a week with this bootcamp? Covering much of the same material as an AP stats or college level introductory statistics course, this bootcamp can help you review all of the most important introductory statistics concepts.

Feb 13 – 19
Mar 12 – 18

Remember, these are all online and you get a full 6 months access to the materials after the bootcamp is over. It’s a great deal and always fun / interesting. Think about it: only the most serious of students sign up for a math bootcamp ! Hope to see you in one this spring!

If you or your child recently bought a TI83 or 84 for math, you have purchased a very valuable tool! Once someone has command of their calculator, the results are amazing – Getting away from tedious calculation allows you to focus on the big picture and understanding concepts – both keys to truly understanding math.

But the manual, well, it can leave a little to be desired, especially if you just want to get up and running. I have seen students in algebra, calculus, and statistics courses that are held back simply because they don’t have command of their graphing calculators.

With this in mind, I will be offering an introduction to graphing calculators workshop
LIVE online Tuesday August 23 6-7:30 pm central time.

This workshop will cover the following for TI83/84 calculators (the most common):

• Basic operations on the calculator
• Recent software updates (for TI84)
• Graphing and analyzing functions
• Useful modes and operations
• Basic stats functions that can be used in any class (if time – based on the number of questions)
• Any questions YOU have!

This is perfect for anyone that has been having trouble using their calculator or who just purchased one and wants to know some of what it can do! Since it is live, we will be able to address issues as they come up to make sure everyone “gets it”. If after the workshop there are extra questions, I will stick around and make sure they get answered.

The introductory price for this workshop will be $10 per attendee (the price for the any future workshop will be $25) and I can only accept 20 people in this first session. This will include the workshop as well as access to a member area of this website with more graphing calculator videos for any review or reference (available after the meeting).

To reserve your seat before they run out, please sign up here by clicking “BUY NOW”, I look forward to seeing you
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About the instructor (me)

Notes:

• Don’t worry if you can’t attend this one! There will be others scheduled but they will be at a later date and the cost will be $25.
• You don’t need any special software to attend this meeting – you will get an email with a link to attend.
• As usual, I offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If for any reason, you are unhappy or can’t attend, I will gladly refund your $10.

A few weeks ago, we had a quiet sign up for a couple of courses we wanted to test out: a fractions review course and a graphing calculator introduction course. The last lesson of these courses posts on Monday and the students so far are getting quite a lot out of them! They are getting the courses for free in exchange for their occasional feedback (read: they will fill out a small survey or two). While the direction of these two courses will be determined later, it has been a great opportunity for both us and the students.

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