Free SAT math prep at Daytona State for area students

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2016) – For Volusia and Flagler county school students preparing

to sit for the SAT exam, Daytona State College’s Mathematics Department has scheduled six free math-prep sessions to help students feel more confident taking the test. The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test accepted by four-year colleges and universities in the U.S.

The free SAT math-prep classes will be held on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m., March 26 through April 30, on the Daytona Beach Campus, room 209, McKinnon Hall (building 600), 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. Registration is recommended, as the class is expected to fill up.

During each class, led by DSC mathematics faculty members, the students will receive a packet of problems pertaining to a specific topic. The students will work on the problems, which instructors will review and discuss, as well as answer questions.

In addition, each session will feature a drawing for a TI Graphing Calculator, free to a lucky student.

Class dates, topics and instructors are:

March 26 – Arithmetic (Gabi Booth)
April 2 – Algebra (Linda Waymire)
April 9 – Geometry (Dr. Jay Stryker)
April 16 – Statistics (Brianna Kurtz)
April 23 – Word Problems (Dr. Rodney Taylor)
April 30 – Practice Test (Robert Dwarika)

For questions, contact Prof. Erika Blanken, (386) 506-3919 or Erika.Blanken@DaytonaState.edu.

MORE: Daytona State’s Mathematics Department has excelled across the state college system for its math programs and student success. This year, faculty members voluntarily completed a free elementary algebra textbook, saving students upwards of $100 in book costs. The textbook is available to print on-demand or to use online.

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