Center for Excellence in Engineering Education

Freshman Seminar: Just in Time Math

Freshman Seminar: Just in Time Math provides an overview of the significant math topics most heavily used in core engineering courses, such as statistics, dynamics and electrical circuits. Students will have the opportunity to work in a lab applying these math concepts in an engineering setting.

Students who satisfactorily complete this course with a grade of "C" or higher will be allowed to register for introductory engineering courses up to one year earlier than usual.

Course Details

This course is listed in the Schedule of Classes for Summer 2010.

Course Title: Freshman Seminar: Just in Time Math
Course Name and Section: COR 1203.01T, section 33448
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 12 p.m.–1:50 p.m. Thursday Lab Time: 3:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
Location: MB 1.104 Thursday Lab Location: BSE 2.208

• Completion of this special section of Freshman Seminar, COR 1203, will fulfill the prerequisite for entry-level engineering courses, allowing students to begin their engineering course work sooner than students who do not take this course. COR 1203 also counts as 3 credit hours toward the Social and Behavioral Science requirement in the core curriculum.
• Strong evidence indicates that students who participate in learning communities are retained at a higher rate, and graduate sooner than their non-learning community peers. This is why the College of Engineering and Learning Communities created a special section of Freshman Seminar: Just in Time Math.
• Topics include algebraic manipulation of engineering equations, trigonometry, vectors and complex numbers, sinusoids and harmonic signals, systems of equations and matrices, differentiation, integration and differential equations. All of these math topics are presented within the context of an engineering application and are reinforced through the presentation of examples of their use in core engineering courses.

Course Requirements

• Students must be an engineering major with no more than 30 credit hours
• Prior to registration, students must have passed MAT 1093, Pre-Calculus, with a grade of "C" or higher. (Passing AP Calculus or Dual-Credit Pre-Calculus with a grade of "C" or higher is also acceptable.)

5 Steps to Earning $6,200 in Stipends

Students who enroll in Just in Time Math may be able to earn a total of approximately $6,200 in stipends and begin enjoying more professional development opportunities now by completing the following five stages:

1. Receive $1,000 Stipend
   Take Freshman Seminar: Just in Time Math in the Summer 2010 semester and pass it with a grade of "C" or better.
2. Receive $2,000 Stipend
   Complete the first step, register for Calculus I: MAT 1214 concurrently with an entry-level Engineering class (i.e. Statics: EGR 2103, Statics and Dynamics: EGR 2213, or Network Theory: EE 2423) in the next semester and complete both with “C” grades or better.
3. Receive $1,200 Stipend
   If you finish steps 1 and 2, you’re eligible to become a mentor to freshmen students who participate in the Just in Time Math Summer Camp in 2011. Mentors will receive approximately $1,200.00 for a total of 45 hours.
4. Receive $2,000 Stipend
   Upon completion of step 3, you can become a mentor to the same cohort of students in Fall 2011 and receive a stipend of approximately $2,000 (equivalent to $25.00 per hour).
5. The fifth stage opens up opportunities to participate in research labs, mentorships and internships.

How to Register to Earn Stipends

If you register for Freshman Seminar: Just in Time Math for Summer 2010, contact the CE³ program specialist, Julie Colibri, by email or by phone to receive the application form.

Completed forms need to be returned before the end of the semester. Stipends will be awarded after grades are posted.

Contact Information

Julie Colibri, Program Specialist
Center for Excellence in Engineering Education (CE³)
Phone: 210-458-5069
Email: Julie Colibri

The Colleges' Freshman Advising Center For Students With 0–29 Credit Hours
MS. 2.02.18
Phone: 210-458-5170

College of Engineering Undergraduate Advising Center For Students With More Than 30 Credit Hours
EB 3.04.04
Phone: 210-458-5525