Don’t be scared of math

By Dr. Kristyanna Erickson
Cecil College Professor of Mathematics

When people discover I am a math professor, I usually hear, “I hate math” or “I was never good at math.” What they don’t know is I was once that person who hated math…

Have you taken advantage of extra credit?

In high school, my teachers would often make it difficult for students to improve their grades at the end of the semester. They claimed professors in college would never allow extra credit opportunities, so they wouldn’t either. However, in my experience…

We’re almost to the finish line

About now is the point in the semester when students begin to lose motivation. With the weather beginning to improve, it feels like summer is in the air. I, personally, would much rather be outside than doing homework. It can be a struggle to complete schoolwork and study…

Don’t sweat presentations

If you’re anything like me, the idea of presenting a project or report in front of the class is unnerving. I always get consumed with thoughts of everything that could go wrong. I focus more on potential problems than my actual presentation. My nerves used to make me do worse than I…

Take difficult classes now

We all have classes we don’t particularly enjoy. There may even be subjects that you hate. Mine happen to be math and science. Since they are required classes, I knew I was going to have to take them at some point. I also knew I was going to be dreading those courses until I…