Assess your math skills, review fundamental knowledge, and earn a bonus mark in your first-year math courses all at your own pace!
MATH4U is a specially designed math refresher resource for first-year students entering degree programs at Carleton with a math component. Starting August 1st gain access to a multitude of review and diagnostic resources which will help build a strong base of mathematics knowledge, study techniques to help approach subject material, and confidence as you enter first-year university math courses. Participation in this program ensures that students have the building blocks they need to participate and succeed in math-intensive university programs and their first year math courses!
Accessing MATH4U
All incoming 1st year undergraduate students with a math component (Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Sprott School of Business and Faculty of Public Affairs) to their program will be automatically enrolled on Brightspace for access to free, pre-recorded lectures and knowledge evaluation tests that cover math fundamentals. This program will be available starting Thursday, August 1, 2024. If you would like access to the material and do not have first year standing or do not fall under the faculties listed above, please email sssc [at] carleton.ca.
What is Covered in MATH4U?
Material is split up based on Faculty to allow students to cater their review to their specific needs. The lectures will cover a variety of basics such as:
- Algebra (basic algebra, intervals, and simplifying algebraic expressions)
- Equations (solving equations and inequalities, special formulas)
- Graphs
- Transcendental functions
- Trigonometry
Earn a Bonus Mark in Your First Year Calculus Course!
Starting August 1 2024, complete the post-MATH4U diagnostic test on Brightspace to gauge your math comprehension going into the fall semester and earn a bonus mark in your first year math courses! More details on this bonus mark will be released within the program welcome email on Thursday, August 1st.