MISSION COMMUNITY COLLEGE

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

DATE: 20 August 2001

TO: All Math Instructors

FROM: Jeffrey Bunch & Melissa Aguilar /Math Lab

RE: MATH TUTORING

AVOID BEING THE WEAKEST MATHLINK

STUDENTS MAY BE ABLE TO AVOID THESE QUESTIONS WHEN THEY VISIT THE MATH LAB TO CLARIFY MATH CONCEPTS:

WHO IS A FEW SUMS SHORT OF A LIMIT?

WHO IS ROADKILL ON THE MATH SUPERHIGHWAY?

WHOSE FACTORING SKILLS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE CLONED?

WHO IS A FEW TERMS SHORT OF A POLYNOMIAL?

WHOSE MATRIX IS SLIGHTLY UNFILLED?

DURING THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST JEFF AND MELISSA WILL VISIT CLASSES TO INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE MATH LAB AND TO SHOW HOW THEY MAY AVOID THESE QUESTIONS.