I teach a variety of courses ranging from MA 0103 (Intermediate Algebra) to MA 3113 (Intro to Linear Algebra) to sections ranging from 20 students to 200 students. I believe that no matter the size of the class, mathematics can be broken down and presented in a way that students believe they are getting personal instruction.
(Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MA 1723). Three hours lecture. Parametric and Polar Equations; infinite series; introduction to vectors; vector functions. Honors section available.
(Prerequisite: MA 1723). Three hours lecture. Basic principles of linear algebra; vector spaces; matrices; matrix algebra; linear transformations; systems of linear equations; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; orthogonality and Gram-Schmidt process.
Three hours lecture. The Luckyday Scholars Seminar will introduce Luckyday scholars to the Luckyday community, university community, and Starkville community and provide an understanding of their role as contributors and leaders as they begin to grow professionally through servant-leadership through the four Luckyday values: scholarship, community, service, leadership.
(MA 0003 is a developmental course designed to prepare a student for university mathematics courses at the level of MA 1313 College Algebra: credit received for this course will not be applicable toward a degree). Three hours lecture. Real numbers fractions, decimal fractions, percent, algebraic expressions, factoring, algebraic fractions, linear equations/inequalities, integral exponents, quadratic equations.
(MA 0103 is designed to prepare a student for MA 1313 College Algebra) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Real numbers, algebraic expressions, factoring, algebraic fractions, linear equations/inequalities, quadratic equations, Pythagorean Theorem. Does not count toward any degree. Students with a math subscore of 17 or 18 must take this course in the summer or spring terms at MSU, transfer credit from another institution, or test out of the course by taking a departmental test.
(Students with credit in MA 1713 will not receive credit for this course; Prerequisite: ACT math subscore 19, or grade of C or better in MA 0103). Two hour lecture. Two hours laboratory. Review of fundamentals; linear and quadratic equations; inequalities; functions; simultaneous equations; topics in the theory of equations.
(Students with credit in MA 1713 will not receive credit for this course; Prerequisite: ACT Math subscore 24 (or higher for some sections), or grade of C or better in MA 1103 or MA 1313). Three hours lecture. The trigonometric functions: identities; trigonometric equations; applications.
(Prerequisites: Math ACT 24 or C or better in MA 1103 or MA 1313). Three hours lecture. Properties, applications, and graphs of linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, identities, equations, and inverses. (Degree credit will not be granted for MA 1453 and either MA 1313/1323).
(Prerequisite: ACT Math subscore 24, or grade of C or better in MA 1103 or MA 1313). Three hours lecture. Algebraic and some transcendental functions, solutions of systems of linear equations, limits, continuity, derivatives, applications.
(Prerequisite: ACT Math subscore 26, or grade of C or better in 1323 or 1453). Three hours lecture. Analytic geometry; functions; limits; continuity; derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions; applications of the derivative. Honors section available.
(Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MA 1713). Three hours lecture. Anti-differentiation; the definite integral; applications of the definite integral; integration of transcendental functions; other techniques of integration. Honors section available.
Three hours lecture. Math study skills and basic mathematical concepts with which incoming students struggle in preparation to MA 0103 (Intermediate Algebra) or to be taken in conjunction with MA 0103.