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Summer 2010
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Fall 2010
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  Math BA  
  Math B6A
  Math B4A
  Math B1A

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 Math Club

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  Club

  Transitions
  CLIP

Study Help:
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    Last updated:    
           06/01/2010

Janet W. Tarjan

Contact Information:

Telephone: (661) 706-8317
email:  jwtarjan@hotmail.com  
(I usually check email on weekends only.  Please call and leave a message if you have sent me an email that requires a speedy response or urgent action.)

Announcements

Fall 2010 Teaching Assignment (8/23 to 12/10)
All Classes are held on the Bakersfield College Main Campus, 1801 Panorama Drive. 

Math B6A - Analytic Geometry/Calculus I  (CRN 71659)
MW 9:35 - 10:40 AM  and TR 9:35 - 10:25 AM
LA 107B

Math B4A - Math/Elem School Teaching 1 (CRN 71646)
MTWR 1:00 - 2:10 PM
LA 107B

 Math BA   - Elementary Algebra (CRN 71681)
MTWR 2:35 - 3:45 PM
MS 18
(NOTE the room change!  All other classes are in LA 107B)

Math B1A - Precalculus I (CRN  71623)
MTW 4:10 - 5:25 PM
LA 107B

Delano Campus:  No Teaching Assignment for Summer or Fall 2010,
but I hope to support Future Teachers Club and help create a Math Club. 
Any students faculty interested in participating, please call me
at 661-706-8317.  Times TBA.

(Scroll down for additional information about office hours, clubs, and study groups.)

Fall 2010 Office Hours: 

        MTWTh 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. in LA 107B
        Note:  Other office hours available by appointment.

Fall 2010 Study Groups:

        All BC  students are welcome to come work on mathematics or other homework
          in LA 107B during the above office hours. The room has been scheduled for
          study group use!  Janet Tarjan hopes to support any BC students from any math
          classes who are studying mathematics alone or with classmates.
          Come visit.  Bring your homework.          

          Students studying material from non-math classes and
          faculty from disciplines other than mathematics are also
          welcome!
  
Fall 2010 Clubs Tentative Times and Locations:

        Math Club: 
          Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
          Executive Board Room
          in the Campus Center

Future Teachers Club, Bakersfield Chapter: 
Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
LA 116
in the Campus Center

Future Teachers Club, Delano Chapter:  TBA

Transitions CLIP:  The Transitions CLIP is no
longer active!  Please review our past work and
join the clubs mentioned above if you are interested in doing
similar projects.  The student clubs are very active!

Indian Students Association: 
This club is currently not active. 
If you are interested in reactivating it,
see Janet Tarjan during her office hours.

If you want to be in a club, come to a club meeting. 
All BC students are welcome!  There are no course prerequisites.
Selection of officers and planning is done early each semester!

If you have any questions, come to a club meeting!
You may also contact Janet at (661) 706-8317. 
Leave a message and a telephone number.  Speak clearly! 
Or, you may email Janet at jwtarjan@hotmail.com. 

Fall 2010 Teaching Assignment Additional Detail

Bakersfield Campus: 

Math B6A - Analytic Geometry/Calculus I  (CRN 71659)
8/23 to 12/10 Main Campus LA 107B Tarjan J Units: 4.00 Dates: 8/23/2010 - 12/10/2010 (15 weeks) Prerequisite: MATH B1B or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.
Catalog Description: Elements of analytic geometry, differential calculus and introduction to integration of algebraic functions.8/23 to 12/10 Main Campus LA 107B Tarjan J

Math B4A - Math/Elem School Teaching 1 (CRN 71646)
8/23 to 12/10 Main Campus LA 107B
Units: 5.00
Dates: 8/23/2010 - 12/10/2010 (15 weeks)
Prerequisite: MATH BD or equivalent with a grade of 'C'. Recommended: Reading Level 5 or 6.
Catalog Description: Designed for prospective elementary school teachers. Development of real numbers including integers, rational and irrational numbers, computation, prime numbers and factorizations, and problem-solving strategies.

Math BA  - Elementary Algebra
Main Campus MS 18
Units: 5.00
Dates: 8/23/2010 - 12/10/2010 (15 weeks)
Prerequisites: MATH B50 or equivalent pre-algebra course with a grade of "C" or better or qualifying score on placement assessment. Recommended: Reading Level 5 or 6.
Catalog Description: Fundamental concepts and mathematical processes first degree equations, special products and factoring, fractions and fractional equations, ratios, proportions, radicals, exponents, graphs, simultaneous linear equations, quadratic equations.

Math B1A - Precalculus I (4 units)
8/23 to 12/10
Main Campus LA 107B
Units: 4.00 Dates: 8/23/2010 - 12/10/2010 (15 weeks)
Prerequisite: MATH BD, or two years of high school algebra or equivalent with a grade of C. Recommended: Reading Level 5 or 6.
Catalog Description: Preparation for calculus; the algebraic and graphical analysis of polynomial, rational, logarithmic and exponential functions and their applications; systems of linear and nonlinear equations, graphing, inequalities, absolute value, and complex numbers.

Delano Campus:  No assignment for Fall 2010.