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Old 07-07-2008 at 12:29 AM   #1
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Mathematics Review Manual
with a brief first-year survival guide for Students Entering McMaster University 2008

 General Information
  • Why Background Knowledge Matters
  • What's this Review Manual and Survival Guide About?
  • Transition from High School to University
  • How is Math at University Different from High School Math
  • Learning Mathematics
  • Important Little Bits

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Old 07-07-2008 at 06:42 AM   #2
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Thank you! A little rusty in certain aspects, so that'll definitely help.
Old 07-07-2008 at 04:43 PM   #3
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It'd be nice if there's a chem or physics review..it'd help a lot!
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Old 07-08-2008 at 11:19 PM   #4
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LOL i actually brought all my books already and giving them a quick read through LOL but thsi is cool to thanks alot
Old 07-08-2008 at 11:20 PM   #5
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nice find MacEng!
Old 07-09-2008 at 07:24 PM   #6
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It'd be nice if there's a chem or physics review..it'd help a lot!
Hey Kevin,

Chemistry will post review quizzes on webCT once you get access to it. For physics, browse around this physics 1B03 site. The first few chapters we go over in that class is high school review (mechanics i.e. kinematics and dynamics) so you should be able to complete it.

Hope that helped.
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Old 07-10-2008 at 03:49 PM   #7
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Thanks, now i can try to remember everything i forgot.
Old 07-14-2008 at 12:36 PM   #8
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hey just wondering is this for a specific math course or just math courses in general? I am going to take Math 1K03 and Math 1M03 so would this be useful for me?
Old 07-14-2008 at 03:03 PM   #9
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nice find MacEng!
hey could someone answer my question above please
Old 07-14-2008 at 05:46 PM   #10
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hey just wondering is this for a specific math course or just math courses in general? I am going to take Math 1K03 and Math 1M03 so would this be useful for me?
from page four of the manual:
"This booklet will help prepare you for academic life as a first year University student, and in particular, for the first year courses in mathematics that you will take"

So yes, it will be useful for you
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Old 07-17-2008 at 07:25 PM   #11
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once again kudos to the dudes that got the math and physics review..

im a bit concerned about chemistry so if anyone can find some link to the review, i'll greatly appreciate it..I know Im only taking 3 units of chem but I just want to do well lol
Old 07-18-2008 at 12:21 AM   #12
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The quizzes are on webCT, which you'll get access to when school starts. You spend an entire week or so going over 'assumed knowledge' from high school before going into the textbook material.
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Old 07-21-2008 at 01:25 PM   #13
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Hi Anitaa - this manual goes over math that you should know before going on in university (that is, if you need math, or need to take math in whatever is you are planning to major in, like science, eng, buisness, ect)

The goal of it is to get you on the right track, to transition from math that you were doing in highschool, to math that you will be doing in university. I do not believe it is intended for a specific course, but my guess is that the focus will be on subjects that you take in first year, like calculus or statistics.

I hope this answered your question,
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Old 07-21-2008 at 06:35 PM   #14
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Ok thanks alot, I have to take Math 1M03 and 1K03 (i'm going into the social sciences) so that is why I was just wondering if it was more geard to the actual math/eng students
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LOL i actually brought all my books already and giving them a quick read through LOL but thsi is cool to thanks alot
how did you know which books you had to purchase?
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