Seven topics, two discussion posts a week, one final. Walkthroughs for the ALEKS problems that trip people up, scripts for the DQs that feel impossible, and honest notes on what the syllabus doesn't tell you.
Three units, three proctored exams, then the final. Walkthroughs for the ALEKS problems that trip people up, an exam page for each unit telling you what is on it and what is not, and honest notes on what the syllabus doesn't tell you.
Start with Topic 1 See your three unitsEach week has two discussion questions, an ALEKS homework set, and a six-question review. Topics 2, 4, and 6 add a Major Assignment; Topic 7 wraps with a cumulative Final Exam in place of the usual homework and review.
Your sections pair the topics into three units, each closing with a proctored exam, then a cumulative final. There are no graded discussion questions. Topic 7 is taught but is not assessed. Everything on this site is open to you either way, so read past the labels where they differ.
Taught in class, but it carries no ALEKS homework for your section and none of the thirty final-exam questions come from it. Worth your time anyway: it is the part of this course you will use most often after it ends.
Functions, slope, and linear modeling — plus the Excel moves (formulas, cell references, basic graphs) you'll lean on the rest of the term.
Percent, unit conversions, and building a budget you could actually use — anchored by the first Major Assignment.
Simple vs. compound interest, the CPI and inflation, and annuity formulas for planning how money grows over time.
Short- and long-term loans — auto loans, credit cards, student loans, and mortgages — plus an APA-style written analysis. The heaviest week of the course.
Descriptive statistics, the normal distribution, and reading the graphs you run into in the news — plus a first pass at margin of error.
Counting, permutations and combinations, theoretical vs. empirical probability, and expected value — anchored by Major Assignment 3.
Income taxes, stocks, and bonds — the last content week, with a cumulative Final Exam replacing the usual Homework and Review.
MAT-144 — Course Atlas
Your whole course as a sky map — seven topics, every lesson, discussion, and assignment. Find where you left off, or chart what's ahead.