Alan Surovell, BA, MA, Math Instructor. Alan was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York. He was involved in the Civil Rights movements during the 1960s and 1970s. After finishing his undergraduate degree in math, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Following his military experience, he returned to university to complete his Master's degree in math. Alan came to Canada in 1975 seeking a more humane society and has lived in Halifax ever since. Having spent the next twelve years working with computers, he decided he preferred to work with people and joined the TYP as Math Instructor. He liked the people and remains to this day.
Course Description
Math
The course provides students with the math prerequisite for all undergraduate programs at Dalhousie, with the exception of Science and Engineering. It follows the curriculum of Nova Scotia Math 442, covering such topics as algebra, graphing, matrix operations, exponential and logarithmic functions, probability and statistics. Homework is regularly assigned and marked, and several major exams are given during the year, including a three-hour final in April. The text (below) is followed through out the course.
Textbook
Pre-calculus math
This course provides students with the math prerequisite for any undergraduate program at Dalhousie, including Science and Engineering. It follows the curriculum of Nova Scotia Math 441, covering such topics as various types of functions (polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric), conic sections and elementary calculus. Homework is regularly assigned and marked, and several major exams are given during the year, including a three-hour final in April. The text (below) is followed throughout the course. Admission to Pre-Calculus is usually limited to those students who demonstrate outstanding mathematical skills on the TYP math skills test.
Textbook
For further information, please contact Alan Surovell, Math Instructor, by telephone at (902) 494-3730, by fax at (902) 494-2135, or send e-mail to the Director of the TYP Patricia Doyle Bedwell
