How much personal attention do C&M students get?
Almost as much as they want. Attached to each C&M campus class is an instructor and an undergraduate class assistant. About 2/3 of the C&M class meetings are in labs in which the instructors and class assistants work one-on-one with their students. To get a consultation during lab time, all a student has to do it to raise a hand. Everyone gets to know each other in a way impossible in the lecture model of teaching, Frequently the friendships built in C&M extend way beyond C&M itself.
Comments from Students
The problems we solved . . . apply to our classes and to our lives. I learned 10 times more than I would've in [a traditional calculus class] . I actually feel smart. Because we do everything by computer, we are forced to know why we do what we do. The style and the types of questions are things we can relate to and picture. I personally learn more when I understand and am interested... I gotta tell you, this is the most fun I have ever had in a math class. Seriously.
Tech Support
Techs support both the lab machines and the software used in this program.
In the event of a problem, send an e-mail to tech@cm.math.uiuc.edu.
