Welcome to the website of the Math Department at Broward College. The site includes a wealth of information related to the work of our faculty and to department events.

Our focus is on student success and retention and on strengthening our Math offerings. We offer a diverse curriculum that challenges our students, prepares them for the workforce or additional educational pathways, and offers them opportunities for research, global awareness, service, and leadership.

Our faculty, both full-time and adjunct, are experts in their field and active in the discipline. They are involved in the scholarship of teaching and learning, on obtaining external funding in support of innovating teaching and research projects, and in providing a rigorous curriculum that addresses contemporary issues and prepares students for citizenship in our democracy.

Our goal is to engage everyone at Broward College with our students and the community at large, and to ensure an atmosphere that encourages an interactive flow of ideas and knowledge. The mission of our office is to support the work of our faculty and staff so that we may collectively offer the best educational experience for our students.

Please take a moment to browse our site and get a sense of the excitement for learning and discovery that exists in the Math Department. We encourage you to visit our campuses and engage any of our faculty and staff. We are dedicated to serving our students and community. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact the Interim Mathematics Dean, Dr. Claus Schubert, at cschuber@broward.edu

For campus-based concerns, please contact the appropriate Associate Dean at each listed campus:

Central Campus: Dr. Andrea Kelly - akelly1@broward.edu
North Campus:  Alan Lebovitz - alebovit@broward.edu
South Campus:  Kimberly Gwydir - kgwydir@broward.edu 
Online Campus:  Jasmine Vazquez -  jvazque2@broward.edu

Thank you.

Goals and Objectives

Students will

  • Learn to reason mathematically and become mathematical problem solvers.
  • Learn to communicate mathematically.
  • Learn to value and appreciate mathematics and its usefulness and power.
  • Become confident in their own mathematical skills and knowledge.
  • Be aware of career opportunities in mathematics.

BC Math Challenge

Eligibility: You must be a Broward College student, currently enrolled in at least one class.
Prizes: For each Math Challenge Contest, each campus will select one winner from the acceptable correct solutions. Acceptable correct solutions must have the correct answer and show appropriate work or reasoning to be eligible to win a prize. For each acceptable correct solution, the student will receive one entry into the Grand Prize drawing for a TI-84CE graphing calculator! One calculator will be awarded per campus.
Additional Rules: Each student may submit only one solution per contest. You may not submit a solution to more than one campus. Please submit a PDF of your solution to one of the email addresses below or turn your paper in to the math department on your campus.

For Central Campus Submission: Bldg. 7, 2nd Floor Contact: Prof. Hearn, ghearn@broward.edu 
For North Campus Submission: Bldg. 57, Room 101 Contact: Prof. Brooks, jbrooks@broward.edu
For South Campus Submission: Bldg. 69, 2nd Floor Contact: Prof. Muniz-Alvarez, lmunizal@broward.edu
For Online Campus Submission: Bldg. 57, Room 101 Contact: Prof. Brooks, jbrooks@broward.edu

Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2024 by 5:00 pm (Late submissions will not be accepted)

You may work on the back of the printed.pdf or attach additional pages if more space is needed.

See flier for challenge questions and other details.

Remember: Your solution must show appropriate work or reasoning.

Mathematical Minds Wanted

The Broward College Math Team attended the Math Olympics at University of North Florida in Jacksonville April 14-16, 2023.  We are proud to announce that our students won first place in the team competition. See the details here.

If you have the strength to compete, the BC Math Team wants YOU!   Must be currently registered in or have had Calculus II (MAC2312).

Contact:

Sanford Geraci   - sgeraci@broward.edu

Sondra Braeseker - sbraesek@broward.edu

 Picture of the 2023 Math Team and their coaches

Frequently Asked Questions

​Visit the Academic Success Centers site for information on the Math Tutoring Lab on each campus.  You can make an appointment on the campus that is most convenient to you. 

 

​High school mathematics courses do not meet the prerequisite for any college-level mathematics courses. Refer to the Testing Center website for the latest Math Placement Testing Table.

MAC1105C, Corequisite College Algebra, is

  • A 5-credit class that consists of topics from MAC1105 (College Algebra) and corequisite topics from Beginning Algebra and Intermediate Algebra.  Intermediate Algebra is no longer offered at Broward College.
  • A course offered in both Online and face-to-face modalities.  The face-to-face modality includes guided lecture notes and learning activities.  Most instructors will require students to purchase a course packet from the bookstore containing the lectures and activities.
  • A course that includes non-cognitive soft skills such as growth mindset, time management, how to study, and how to learn.
  • A course that has no pre-requisites.

  • Students should take MAC1105C if MAC1105 appears on the program sheets for their intended majors but they have not placed into MAC1105.  See placement methods here.
  • Students should not take MAC1105C (or MAC1105) if MAC1105 does not appear on the program sheets for their intended majors.  Instead, those students should take MGF1131, which is also the prerequisite for STA2023. Students may still take MAC1105C if they have a distinct interest in learning algebra or if they will need algebra for a future intended program of study.
  • If students must take MAC1105C but feel they are not ready for that course, they should take MAT0022. All Fall/Spring sections of MAT0022 are offered in Session 3, which provides adequate time to assess and re-place struggling MAC1105C students, if necessary, or in Session 1 over the Summer.

What are MGF 1130/1131?

Both MGF1130 – Mathematical Thinking and MGF1131 – Mathematics in Context are projected-based courses, with a focus on engaging, real-world applications and less emphasis placed on traditional in-class assessments like tests and quizzes. In these courses, students will learn to think more effectively and increase their problem-solving skills through practical applications of mathematics in contextual situations from everyday life from academic areas such as the humanities, business, natural sciences, and social sciences.

In MGF1130, the topics include number sense, real-world geometry, logic, and mathematical modeling.

In MGF1131, the topics include personal finance, counting, probability, and an introduction to statistics.

Do these courses have pre-requisites?
No.  Also, no placement score is required

Do MGF1130 and MGF1131 need to be taken in any particular order?

No.

Do these courses satisfy the student’s Core General Education Requirement for mathematics for graduation for AS/AAS programs?

MGF 1130 – YES
MGF 1131 – NO

Who should take MGF1130/1131?

If a student is in an AS/AAS program that does not require College Algebra, then the student should take MGF1130.  Students in these degree programs must be directed not to take MGF1131 unless it is a program requirement.  Please note that due to a technical issue with setting up an equivalence between MGF1106/MGF1131 and MGF1107/MGF1130 in CID, some degree audits from before Fall 2024 (20251) will incorrectly list MGF1131 as a Core Gen Ed class.  Make sure you work with your students in AS/AAS programs, so they are aware of this issue.

If a student is in an AA program and may take any math class to satisfy their general education requirement where College Algebra is not required, then the student may take either MGF1130 or MGF1131.  If a student’s program requires STA2023, then the student must take MGF1131 since it is the prerequisite for STA2023.

Challenges of Fully Online

Students must demonstrate even greater motivation and accountability than they ordinarily would for a typical face-to-face or blended class. Do they understand they will be watching videos in this course to learn material? Do they understand there will be less interaction with their professor than with a face-to-face or blended class?

Students need a computer with webcam and microphone (for remote proctoring via Honorlock) and a reliable internet connection – do they have this? If not, are there resources of which they are not aware that they may take advantage of? 

Students must learn to work with the technology used in a fully online course. What particular challenges are they facing, and how can we direct them to resolve them (e.g., technology platform customer support, BC Helpdesk, etc.)? 

Challenges for Blended

Students must demonstrate an ability to be self-motivated and learn and work independently on their own. Since "in-class" time is approximately 50% less, students will need to account for the lost in-class seat time by completing additional assignments (“pre-class” quizzes/assignments) and learning on their own. 

Students may be assigned a pre-class quiz/assignment to complete prior to each class meeting. This material may not be taught during the in-class sessions and students will need to understand the content in the pre-class quizzes/assignments using the given assignments and materials.