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MTHEL 99First-Year Mathematics Readiness

Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Mathematics Elective

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A skills-based course designed to help the incoming university student refresh their knowledge of secondary school mathematics. It includes extra practice with the following topics: inequalities and absolute values, radicals and rational expressions, trigonometry, exponential and logarithmic functions, polynomials, and introductory calculus.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00164201303 / 1850Online or by arrangement
LEC 00264502010 / 2142Online or by arrangement
LEC 00364511156 / 1300Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

45% liked it89% easy46% useful

From 877 ratings and 136 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • It's just a review and it's optional so there's no reason to really dislike this course.

    Aug 2023 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Honestly, I forgot highschool math so it was a good review course. Would definetely recommend atleast trying the assessments to see if you know some things. Almost everything was review, but there was some new stuff like the equation of circles and two variable inequality that I hadn't been taught in highschool, not sure about what other highschools teach. But it's a great bench mark to know what the uni expects you to know going into the classes.
    The piazza website was easy to navigate and the professors were really quick to answer any questions. My only recommendation is that start the course early. I started it like 11 days before it was due so it was very rushed and I had to cramp it…

    Aug 2026 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Trivial QED.

    Oct 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • easy high school review and a free credit as well. very low workload
    I recommend taking this course

    Sep 2023 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • It's a pretty easy refresher of high school math, and useful for any STEM program. The course is asynchronous and if you really grind it out, you can do it in a few days before university starts. It also introduces you to LEARN, and Piazza, which you will use a lot during university.

    Sep 2022 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

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