The B or Better Program for “A Brief Survey of Calculus” (MATH-M119) at IU Bloomington

The “B or Better Program” is an exclusive program designed to help students succeed in MATH-M 119 . Here is a short description of how the program works:

  • During instructional weeks, students attend two 45-minute lessons in-person. Lesson 1 is offered on Monday and Tuesday, and Lesson 2 is offered on Wednesday and Thursday. To be clear, students attend ONE lesson on either Monday or Tuesday and ONE lesson on either Wednesday or Thursday. These lessons are taught in our “Group Sessions”.  Here are the times students can attend these “Group Sessions”:

         Monday at 3:05pm 

         Tuesday at 1:50pm or 4:15pm

         Wednesday at 3:05pm

         Thursday at 1:50pm or 4:15pm

         If a student is unable to attend at any of these times a recording can be sent to the student. 

  • Supplementing each in-person lesson, students receive a video lesson demonstrating how the strategies we taught in our groups apply to EdFinity (this is the online homework IU assigns to students). To be clear, there is NOT additional homework that WE assign to program participants!
  • During the week that immediately precedes each exam, students attend between 3 and 6 hours of test review instead of attending the group sessions. These are extremely important as exams constitute a high percentage of each student’s overall grade. ***These review sessions can occur on Fridays and Sundays. Please check the syllabus prior to making plans to leave town.
  • Each week on Wednesday, the students complete a grade submission consisting of two screenshots; one shows EdFinity grades, the other shows test and quiz grades. This allows us to monitor progress and identify problems as soon as they arise.

Students can be for the program two ways:

(1) Pay for the entire program up front for a reduced cost of $497 (A $100 savings). 

(2) Pay in three installments. Upon signup, students are charged $199 which covers the registration fee and first month of the program . There are two additional payments of $199 each; the first occurring on Monday, September 23rd and the second occurring on Monday, October 28th. If, for whatever reason, a student wants to withdraw from the program at any time during the semester, no further installment payments will be assessed. The method of payment used for registration will be the card “on file” and will be charged for the installment payments. 

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Click here to register for the B or Better Program for M119 (paying everything now)

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Click here to register for the B or Better Program for M119 (paying three equal installments)

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If you have any questions about the program, don’t hesitate to call us. Our phone number is 812-340-6708. Due to high anticipated call volume, you may need to leave a voicemail message. Messages will be returned in the order in which they were received.