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title: bootcamp program
tags: service, ULA
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# TU STEM Math Preparation Bootcamp
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### Schedules, Locations by math course and Evening activities
**[Math 119](#math119)**
- **[Monday, August 23](#monday_119)**
- **[Tuesday, August 24](#tuesday_119)**
- **[Wednesday, August 25](#wednesday_119)**
- **[Thursday, August 26](#thursday_119)**
**[Math 273](#math273)**
- **[Monday, August 23](#monday_273)**
- **[Tuesday, August 24](#tuesday_273)**
- **[Wednesday, August 25](#wednesday_273)**
- **[Thursday, August 26](#thursday_273)**
**[Evening activities](#evening)**
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## Math 119
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### Monday, August 23
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**9:15 am, Lecture 1.** Fractions and Order of Operations.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Yarnevich</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Zhang</td>
</tr>
</table>
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**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 1,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch in ULA groups,** [West Village Commons](
https://goo.gl/maps/73L4kK9z4M24CP7F8)
.
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**1:30 pm, Study Skill session 1, in YR 121.**
- Differences between high school and college math courses
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**2:30 pm, Lecture 2.** Exponents.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Parnes</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Yarnevich</td>
</tr>
</table>
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**3:45 pm, Challenge Problem Session 2,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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### Tuesday, August 24
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**9:15 am, Lecture 3.** Factoring.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Jones</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Guingona</td>
</tr>
</table>
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**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 3,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch,** West Village Commons.
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**1:30 pm, Study Skill session 2, in YR 121.**
* Resources for success in math courses
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**2:30 pm, Lecture 4.** Solving equations.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Yarnevich</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Zhang</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**3:45 pm, Challenge Problem Session 4,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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### Wednesday, August 25
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**9:15 am, Lecture 5.** Slope and Rate of Change.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Parnes</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Yarnevich</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 5,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch,** West Village Commons.
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**1:30 pm, Study Skill session 3, in YR 306.**
* Introduction to Online Assignments
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**2:30 pm, Lecture 6.** Graphing.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Yarnevich</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Jones</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**3:45 pm, Challenge Problem Session 6,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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### Thursday, August 26
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**9:15 am, Lecture 7.** Introduction to Functions.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 1 & 2</strong></td><td>YR 125, Dr. Zhang</td>
<td><strong>Groups 3 & 4</strong></td><td>YR 126, Dr. Guingona</td>
</tr>
</table>
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**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 7,** with ULA's.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 125 | YR 122 | YR 126 | YR 124 |
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**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch,** West Village Commons.
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**1:30 pm, Conclusion, closing remarks,** Science Commons.
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## Math 273
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### Monday, August 23
:::info
**9:15 am, Lecture 1.** Fractions and Order of Operations.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Jones</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Guingona</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 1,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
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:::success
**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch in ULA groups,** [West Village Commons](
https://goo.gl/maps/73L4kK9z4M24CP7F8).
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:::info
**1:30 pm, Study Skill session 1, in YR 205.**
- Differences between high school and college math courses
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:::info
**2:30 pm, Lecture 2.** Factoring.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Guingona</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Jones</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**3:45 pm, Challenge Problem Session 2,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
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### Tuesday, August 24
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**9:15 am, Lecture 3.** Exponentials and Logarithms.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Parnes</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Zhang</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 3,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
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**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch,** West Village Commons.
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:::info
**1:30 pm, Study Skill session 2, in YR 205.**
- Resources for success in math courses
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**2:30 pm, Lecture 4.** Trigonometric functions.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Parnes</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Guingona</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**3:45 pm, Challenge Problem Session 4,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
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### Wednesday, August 25
:::info
**9:15 am, Lecture 5.** Composition of Functions.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Guingona</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Zhang</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 5,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
:::
:::success
**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch,** West Village Commons.
:::
:::info
**1:30 pm, Study Skill session 3, in YR 205.**
- Introduction to Online Assignments
:::
:::info
**2:30 pm, Lecture 6.** Slope and Rate of Change.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Parnes</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Zhang</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**3:45 pm, Challenge Problem Session 6,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
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<span id="thursday_273"></span>
### Thursday, August 26
:::info
**9:15 am, Lecture 7.** Graphing.
<table style="font-size:95%;">
<tr>
<td><strong>Groups 5 & 6</strong></td><td>YR 217, Dr. Jones</td>
<td><strong>Groups 7 & 8</strong></td><td>YR 219, Dr. Parnes</td>
</tr>
</table>
:::
:::info
**10:30 am, Challenge Problem Session 7,** with ULA's.
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| YR 216 | YR 217 | YR 218 | YR 219 |
:::
:::success
**12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch,** West Village Commons.
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**1:30 pm, Conclusion, closing remarks,** Science Commons.
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## Evening Activities
Beginning time of all evening activities is 7 pm. They are planned to run until about 9 pm.
| Evening | Activity | Location |
| --------- | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Sunday | Field events | Towsontown Field |
| | Board games | 2nd floor lounge, 7800 YR |
| Monday | Movie _Toy Story 4_ | In YR 205 |
| | Field events | [Newell Field](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.393830,-76.604893) |
| | Board games | 2nd floor lounge, 7800 YR |
| Tuesday | Planetarium show & Observation | [Science Complex, Room 2206](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.391170,-76.605524) |
| | Cybersecurity / Hacking demo | In YR 205 |
| | Board games | 2nd floor lounge, 7800 YR |
| Wednesday | Board games | 2nd floor lounge, 7800 YR |