Welcome to the WPI Jumpstart Modules!

If you have taken the Calculus Placement tests and we have recommended that you consider some review before the school year starts, this is the place to be! We want to make sure that you get off to a good start in your math courses, so we have compiled review modules that will help refresh your math skills and help you succeed in your math courses. Each module has two parts – background material about the subject and practice problems in WeBWorK you can use for review. Like the Calculus Placement tests, you can work through these modules at your own pace, and you can go through as many modules as you would like.

Pre-Calculus Modules

For a review of pre-calculus material, visit Pre-Calculus Review. There are four sets of WeBWorK problems that you can use for review:

• Jumpstart Algebra – Includes skills regarding factoring, solving equations, exponents, etc.
• Jumpstart Functions – Includes evaluating functions, inequalities, composition of functions, etc.
• Jumpstart Geometry – Includes conic sections, equations of lines, etc.
• Jumpstart Trigonometry – Includes basic trig functions, triangle geometry, trig identities, etc.

Calculus Review Modules

• Jumpstart Calc 1 – Covers important skills in finding and applying derivatives.
• Jumpstart Calc 2 – Covers important skills about integrals and their applications.
  
  

Which Modules Are Right For Me?

When you completed the Calculus Placement tests, you received a recommendation that pointed out some areas in which you should consider some review. You can start in these areas, but you are welcome to choose any module to review any subject. The following is a guide highlighting the modules most relevant to your particular math course:

· Calculus 1 (MA1021 or MA1020) – If you are starting in Calc 1, then you should make sure your skills in pre-calculus are strong. The Pre-Calculus Modules will help. If you are taking MA1020, these same modules will help you improve your skills in pre-calculus as well to help you prepare for the school year.

· Calculus 2 (MA1022) – If you are starting in Calc 2, you should have a good knowledge of pre-calculus and differentiation skills. Jumpstart Calc 1 will help you review basic differentiation. The Pre-Calculus Modules will help you review pre-calculus.

· Calculus 3 (MA1023) – If you are starting in Calc 3, you should be comfortable with everything ranging from algebra to integration. All of the Jumpstart modules would help you review this material.

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