MAT 1190 is a course in quantitative reasoning. This course should be understood as a survey course covering math topics–both theoretical and applied–that students encounter in the real world. ALC tutors who have a background in pure math only may not feel familiar with all the topics covered in this class and thus may think they are unprepared to offer help to students who need it. However, because this is a survey course and has no prerequisite math courses (CUNY proficiency in math and reading is the only requirement), most topics are covered at an elementary level only. Tutors will find that they either are familiar enough with the topics, even though they never formally learned them in a class, or they can familiarize themselves with the topics rather easily. Indeed, all ALC math tutors should be capable of tutoring all MAT 1190 topics.

The documents in this post summarize some of the topics that fall outside the usual algebra-to-calculus course sequence–topics that some tutors might initially feel unfamiliar with. While these documents cover only the basics necessary for MAT 1190, tutors who firmly understand these summaries should feel confident in tutoring MAT 1190 students. See the final exam review sheet and homework exercises on the course outline for further practice problems.

The MAT 1190 course outline is available here.
The MAT 1190 final exam review sheet is available here.

Chapters 1 and 3: Reasoning and Logic Cheat Sheet
Chapter 11: Probability Cheat Sheet