A Few General Expectation for
Math 1160 Students
Personal Expectations
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Eat healthy meals
Get plenty of exercise
Get a good nights sleep each night
Be honest
Social Expectations
• Make friends with your classmates
• Form a study group with several of your
classmates for Math 1160
For Business Majors
• Make this class one of your top priorities for
the semester!
• Why? Because you need to pass this class with
a “C” or better to :
(1) Move onto Stat 2160 (Business Statistics)
(2) To be accepted into the Haworth College of
Business
Study-to-Class Ratio: At least 4-to-1
Plan on devoting at least 4 hours to the Math
1160 outside of the class for each hour in
class.
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Reading the textbook
Outlining the sections that have been read
Rewriting your class notes
Making note-cards
Memorizing terms, steps, and some formulas
Working on problems
Study group
Learn How to Study Mathematics
• There are many resources on how to study
mathematics on the internet.
• Google “how to study math”. You will find a
large resource for how to study mathematics.
Lectures
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Attend all lectures
Be on time to class
Stay for the whole lecture
Bring textbook and calculator to lectures
Bring legal pad
Take notes
Recitations
• Bring and ask questions in recitation
• Communicate (both verbally and in writing) to
your recitation instructor that you know the
material
Note Taking
• Take notes in class
• Rewrite notes shortly after class (preferably
with your study group members)
READ THE TEXTBOOK
• Read it slowly and carefully! You are reading for
comprehension.
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Read each required section at least twice!
• Once before class (for a general overview)
• Then shortly after class (for total comprehension)
• Outline the section during the second reading!
• Read the examples slowly and carefully. Understand all the
steps that the authors performed in the examples.
Exercises/Problems
• Work on a few exercises/problems, at the end
of the section covered in lecture, shortly after
class.
– Pick a few odd exercise problems at the end of
each section to attempt
– All the odd exercises in the textbook have answers
that are located at the end of the textbook.
• Turn in (or submit) assignments on time.
Keep Your Recitation Instructor
Informed
• Let them know when you are going to be
absent from a lecture or a recitation
(preferably prior to the absence)
• Let them know when you feel that you are
STARTING to struggle in the class
Quizzes
• You are to do the quizzes (even the take home
quizzes) on your own without
• Clearly communicate how you solved the
problems on the take home quizzes. Include
steps and small comments about what you are
doing.
Basics of Written Assignments
and Take Home Quizzes
• Do your initial work on scrap paper
• When writing out solutions to problems for
the assignment or quiz
– Write neatly in pencil
– Your solution should be organized
– Your solution should be complete
– Clearly communicate (in writing) to your instructor
all of the mathematical concepts that are used to
arrive at your solution