Student Success in Mathematics

Six northeastern Ohio institutions of higher education entered into a partnership to help bridge the gap in mathematics preparation between high school and college. The collaborating institutions are Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University, the University of Akron and Youngstown State University. Each institution will be offering 20 scholarships each year for the next four years to students interested in pursuing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) major. The scholarships are funded by the State of Ohio and the criteria for the awarding of the scholarships varies among the six institutions. For additional details on how to apply, please follow the links to each institution's site that are located in the column to the right.

Click here to download sample course schedules for several STEM majors. Each sample schedule includes corresponding transfer credit courses from Lorain Community College, Tri-C, and Lakeland Community College.

Check out our 2009 Choose Ohio First online Poster Session by students from Cleveland State University, University of Akron, Kent State University, Tri-C, Youngstown State University, and Case Western Reserve University.

Application forms:

Are you interested in applying for a scholarship? Here are some online application forms for 2009-10:

• The Choose Ohio 1st in Math Scholarship Program, for incoming CSU freshmen
• University STEM Scholars, for students entering their sophomore year
• The New Summer Scholars Program, for high school juniors or graduating seniors
• Calculus for Free, a summer program for incoming CSU freshmen

Here are some other interesting math web sites to check out:

• Animations on various mathematical ideas.
• Animation of 5 different sorting methods.
• Many incredible mathematical animations.
• YouTube video; Calculus in 20 minutes, part 1.
• YouTube video; Calculus in 20 minutes, part 2.
• Visual Calculus, a tutorial.
• Famous mathematical curves index.
• Geometrical Analysis Numerics Graphics
• Mathematics Journals on the web.
• The Math Forum.
• Web Math; solves math problems.
• Math Fit; a good site for teachers.