Dr. Carol Lawrence

    Associate Professor of Mathematics 

    North Carolina Wesleyan College

     

    Academic Training: 
    B.A., M.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Ph.D., North Carolina State University 
     
    Office 114, Braswell 
    Office Telephone: (252) 985-5183
    Office Fax: (252) 985-5235
    3400 N. Wesleyan Blvd. 
    Rocky Mount, NC 27804
    E-mail: clawrence@ncwc.edu


    Hi! Welcome to my web site. You will find a variety of mathematics and mathematics education resources online as well as information on courses I have taught at North Carolina Wesleyan College. If you are interested in a specific topic (math or general), try the streamlined "search engine" available at the sidebar.
     

    I operate on a very basic philosophy:  You, too, can "do" math.

     
    Feel free to visit anytime, on campus or on the internet. Many thanks to my husband, Steve, the "webhead" behind this web site.


HOMEWORK HELPERS

Algebra Online Ask Dr. Math
Dave's Math Tables S.O.S. Math

 

MATHEMATICS SYLLABI

EDU 444
Methods/Materials		 Designed for the middle grades teacher. Process and content are emphasized. Teaching strategies, techniques, and learning activities for the middle grades mathematics content are discussed.
MAT 092
Intermediate Algebra		 Basic concepts, linear equations and inequalities, graphing linear equations, systems of linear equations and inequalities, polynomials, factoring, and quadratic equations.
MAT 115
Trigonometry		 Trigonometric functions, right triangle trigonometry, solving oblique triangles, graphing trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, applications of trigonometry, complex numbers, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
MAT 121
Calculus I		 Topics will include the Cartesian plane and functions of one variable, limits and their properties, differentiation, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, integration, and applications of differentiation and integration.
MAT 122
Calculus II		 Topics will include the calculus of trigonometric and exponential functions, techniques and applications of integration, improper integrals, indeterminate forms, infinite series, and differential equations.
MAT 213
Elementary Statistics		 Analysis of data (histograms, stem plots, measures of center and spread of a distribution, normal distribution, scatter plots, least squares regression, correlation), producing data (design of experiments, sampling design), probability (probability rules, random variables, probability distributions), and statistical inference (confidence intervals, tests of significance).
MAT 302
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School		 This course is designed for the K-6 teacher. Process and content are emphasized. Teaching strategies, techniques, and learning activities for the K-6 mathematics content are discussed. Students will demonstrate teaching techniques. This course is writing intensive. 
MAT 325
GEOMETRY		 This course involves Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, a synthetic approach to Euclidean plane geometry, use of Euclidean geometry including volumes and surface areas, significance of the parallel postulate, analytic methods, introductory transformational geometry, and geometric models.
MAT 404
Abstract Algebra		 Integers and equivalence relations, groups, rings, integral domains, fields. (writing intensive).

 

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