Math Camp | SPEA - School of Public and Environmental Affairs | Indiana University Bloomington
August 2013
Where to Begin
SPEA offers two levels of Math Camp: Math Camp and Math Camp Advanced. Our Math Camp course provides a great opportunity for those who need a brush up. Math Camp Advanced is designed for all MSES, MPA/MSES and those MPA students that intend to incorporate some of SPEA’s demanding quantitative and/or analytical coursework in their academic designs. The Advanced course will provide an intense review of mathematical skills – from Algebra to Intermediate Calculus.
To better help you decide if you need to enroll in SPEA’s Math Camp, consider taking a quick assessment tool. This evaluation tool is a self-graded test covering many of the concepts presented in our Math Camp. To begin, you can download the evaluation tool and complete the exercises—instructions are included as part of the tool. Then, download the answer key and grade your own test. If you score well and feel confident that you know how to answer these questions, then you do not need to participate in Math Camp. If you do not score well and/or cannot figure out the answers to the problems included in the assessment tool, then SPEA’s Math Camp is for you.
NOTE: Some students may be required to attend SPEA’s Math Camp as a condition of admission. This requirement is clearly stated in your admission letter. Please contact the Masters Program Office (MPO) via email at speaapps@indiana.edu if you have a question about your admission status.
Math Camp Syllabus August 2012 | Math Camp Advanced Syllabus August 2012
Missed the math camp chat? View the transcript here.
Calculator
A scientific calculator is strongly recommended for Math Camp. A graphing calculator is not necessary.
Math Camp instructor: Henry Wakhungu | Math Camp Advanced instructor: Ken Richards
Topics Covered
Math Camp
Monday
Roots and exponents
Fractions
Polynomials (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing)
Percent change
Summation
Tuesday
Solving quadratic equations
Solving systems of equations
Wednesday
Functions and Graphing
Logarithmic and exponential functions
Thursday
Derivatives
Integration
Friday
Word Problems
Application problems
Math Camp Advanced
Monday
Factoring polynomials
Solving simultaneous equations
Distance formula and midpoint formula
Functions
Slopes
Equations of lines
Applying linear functions
Percent change
Graphing functions (preliminary)
Tuesday
Unit analysis
Review of exponents
Logarithms
Limits
Difference quotient
Preview of differentials
Wednesday
Differentiation general form
Alternative notation for differentiation
Rules of differentiation
Partial derivatives
Interpreting first, second, and third derivatives
Applications for derivatives
Graphing higher order polynomials
Thursday
Riemann sum
Integrals
Rules for integrals
Initial conditions
Definite integrals
Applications for integrals
Friday
Calculus of trigonometric functions
SPEA applications for calculus