Welcome to MA103!  MA103 should challenge you and open your eyes to the advantages of leveraging mathematics before making decisions. At USMA, our mathematics curriculum is structured to better prepare you to serve our nation by becoming better problem solvers through practice in thinking creatively and analytically.  Course Description: MA103 is the first course of the mathematics core curriculum.  It emphasizes applied mathematics through modeling and using effective problem solving strategies and modeling theory to solve complex and often, ill-defined problems. The course exercises mathematical concepts while nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and learning through activities performed in disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary settings. Special emphasis is placed on introducing calculus using continuous and discrete mathematics through applied settings. The course exploits a variety of technological tools to develop numerical, graphical, and analytical solutions that enhance understanding.

   Course Admin:   This link contains the MA103 Program Director's Memo, the Course Schedule, Fundamental Concepts Exam (FCE) resources, and additional information to assist you. 

  Fundamental Concepts: This link accesses the Fundamental Concepts page directly.

   Help from the Center for Enhanced Performance:   This link provides guidance on how to manage your busy schedule (semester long, weekly, daily & task), how to take notes and manage your notebook, and how to read a math text book.  In addition, this link provides you with templates for semester, monthly, and daily & task planning. 

  Consolidated List of Block Objectives   This link provides a list of all the objectives from each of the five blocks in the course 

  Consolidated List of Lesson Objectives   This link provides a list of all the objectives from each of the lessons in the course 

Block I:  Problem Solving and Modeling with Continuous Functions:  This link directs you to the Block I syllabus and daily lesson text.

Block II: Modeling with Discrete Dynamical Systems - Recursion and Difference Equations:  This link directs you to the Block II syllabus and daily lesson text.

Block III:  Matrix Operations and Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations:  This link directs you to the Block III syllabus and daily lesson text.

Block IV:  Modeling with Systems of Discrete Dynamical Systems:  This link directs you to the  Block IV syllabus and daily lesson text.                                      

Block V: Continuous Change:  This link directs you to the Block V syllabus and daily lesson text.

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