The Developmental Mathematics program is designed for students who need preparatory work to develop the conceptual understanding and math skills they need before they are eligible to take college-level mathematics courses.

Our program emphasizes student success by building mathematical community among the students and instructors, with a careful eye on liberal education learning outcomes, student retention and eventual graduation. 

We offer three developmental-level courses at UWO.  Math 100 (Foundational Math I) and Math 101 (Foundational Math II) is a sequence of two 2-credit half-semester courses, designed so that students can complete the full 4-credit sequence in one semester. Math 100 starts with building number sense and  facility with operations with negative numbers, fractions and decimals, and then develops understanding of basics algebraic expressions and equations.  Math 101 then explores linear functions and graphs in some detail, as well as develops the properties of exponents and the fundamentals of exponential growth and decay.

After completing the Math 100-101 Foundational Math sequence, students are then eligible to take a variety of general education mathematics courses, such as Math 111, 113 or 114, that count course towards graduation. 

For students whose chosen major requires that they take more advanced algebra coursework, we also have a third developmental-level course Math 103 (Intermediate Algebra), a 3-credit semester-long course that focuses on understanding polynomials (especially quadratic functions), as well as rational and rational expressions and equations. 

The Developmental Math Lab in Swart Hall 301 will be open right away the first day of classes on Monday February 3.

Our weekly opening hours for drop-in tutoring are:

• Mondays:        9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Tuesdays:        9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Wednesdays:  9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Thursdays:      9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Fridays:            9:00 am – 3:00 pm

In other words, we are open every day Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, except that on Fridays we close at 3:00 pm.

Just drop by Swart 301 anytime we’re open. You don’t need an appointment!

1. Come regularly to do your homework in the lab, and then tutors and other students are right there to help if you have a question.
2. Listen in and contribute questions when other students and tutors are discussing problems and concepts at the board.
3. Ask us to help ”connect the dots” – you shouldn’t have to memorize formulas or procedures – let’s figure out the big ideas and learn how to apply them when solving problems.
4. Get additional practice so you can master the material.
5. Come review class notes with a tutor – we can help you go over your notes and fill in any gaps.
6. Ask us to help organize a study plan for you for the course.