First Semester Calculus Blue Ribbon Mathematics Partnership Committee Meeting October 19, 2005 Dr. Robin Hensel WVU College of Engineering & Mineral Resources

MATH PLACEMENT Course Placement based on: –SAT-M or ACT-M score –Math Department Placement (MPE) Exam Ready for Calculus: –SAT-M > 600 –ACT-M > 26 –MPE Score > 20 (of 30) * beginning in Fall 2005 –MPE Score > 16 (of 30) prior to Fall 2005

Math Placement SAT-M ScoreACT-M ScoreMath Course > 600> 26Calculus – – 25Pre-Calculus 540 – 55023Algebra & Trig 480 – – 225-day Algebra & Trig < 480< 20Math Workshop

Freshman Data College of Engineering and Mineral Resources West Virginia University

Engineering Majors Engineering –SATM > 600 or ACTM > 26 –Ready for Calculus 1 (or above) General Engineering –SATM: [480, 600) or ACTM: [20, 26) –Must take prerequisite math, chemistry, and physics courses

Cumulative Distribution Plot of SAT Math Scores for AY 2000 – 2004

Cumulative Distribution Plots of ACT Math Scores for AY 2000 – 2004

MATH 155 Grades

Fall 2004 Calculus 1 SAT-M Scores Under % (94) 600 & Above 62% (154)

Fall 2004 Calculus 1 ACT-M Scores Under 26 26% (45) 26 & Over 74% (131)

Fall 2004 Calculus 1 67% (285) Calculus Ready 33% (139) Not Ready

Fall 2004 CEMR Calculus 1 Grades GPA = % > C GPA = 1.85

Fall 2004 Calculus 1 Grade Distribution of Students who took the ACT-M

Fall 2004 Calculus 1 Grade Distribution of Students who took the SAT-M

ACT & Calculus 1 Grade Distribution Fall 2004

SAT & Calculus 1 Grade Distribution Fall 2004

Student Support Engineering Sections: –5-Day Math 155 (3 Lecture + 2 Recitation) Required Study Lab attendance –CEMR Study Labs (Sun – Thurs 7 – 9 PM) –MATH Learning Center (M – F 10 AM – 8 PM) –WVU Up All Night Learning Center (Thurs – Sat PM) –Resident Hall Learning Centers (Evenings) Academic Coaching for “at risk” students Parent

5-Day Calculus 1 5 Days = 3 Lectures + 2 Recitations –80 students/lecture –40 students/recitation group Recitations –40 students –1 Math GTA –2 undergraduate engineering TAs Problem sets with “engineering” applications Exams not common with Non-Engineering sections

Experimental Course Mid-semester math “review” class for engineering students who drop Calculus 1 (MATH 155) because they are failing at midterm. –Topics: Algebra, trigonometric functions, limits, and derivatives –Adds 1 credit hour to student schedule –Began Fall 2004 –Tracking student success in subsequent MATH 155 course

Other Changes Require C or better in Calculus 1 as prerequisite to enter: – PHYS 111 [current] –ENGR 102 [beginning spring 2006] –Discipline major [current] Require C or better in all Calculus prerequisite math courses before taking next math course in sequence [beginning fall 2005]

Questions? Thanks for listening!