Doña Ana Branch Community College

Developmental Studies Division

Mathematics Program

Contact Information

• Office: DA 265-X
• Phone:
• Office (505) 527-7616 with Voice Mail
• Home (505) 434-1619
• Fax: (505) 527-7515
• e-mail:
• Office:kpagel@nmsu.edu
• Home: wpagel@wazoo.com
• Office Hours for Spring 2000:
• MW by appt. after class
• TTh 12:35 pm - 1:10 pm
• TTh 3:25 - 5:30

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, 1965
• Master of Arts, New Mexico State University, 1991
• 15 hours of doctoral level courses
• 21 hours computer applications
• Developmental Studies Math Instructor, DABCC, 1985-present
• Courses Taught
• Math
• CCDM100
• CCDM103
• CCDM114
• Math115
• Math142
• College Studies
• Coll 101
• Coll 108
• Coll 201

• Daily quizzes are given over homework material.
• A lecture format is used to present new material with concepts being introduced and then students given an opportunity to work selected problems before going on to additional new material.
• Students are encouraged to learn how to use calculators along with traditional methods of calculation.
• All classes include an introduction to the graphing calculator TI83.
• All students registered in CCDM 103N are required to get e-mail accounts within the first two weeks of class.
• All students registered in CCDM 114N are required to get e-mail accounts within the first two weeks of class and to register at CCDM114's WebCT site.
• E-mail is used to communicate with the teacher and fellow classmates.
• Two assignments on the internet will be required of all students.
• All students will work in groups of fours through out the semester.
• For the Spring semester of 2000, CCDM114NA will be using Maricopa Mathematics Modules developed at the community college system of Maricopa County, Arizona. The approach of these modules involves discovery-based kearning in which students interact with the math through activities, enabling them to commect math to the real world. Students will be expected to work in groups, to read and to learn to think about math.

CCDM 103N Prealgebra Section 17

• Registration information
• 4.0 credits
• TTh  10:20 am - 12:35 pm
• DACL 273
• Sample Syllabus

CCDM 103N PreAlgebra Section 19

• Registration information
• 4.0 credits
• TTh  1:10 - 3:25 pm
• DACL 275
• Sample Syllabus

 

CCDM 103N PreAlgebra Section 21

• Registration information
• 4.0 credits
• TTh  5:30 - 7:45 pm
• DACL 275
• Sample Syllabus

CCDM 114N Algebra Skills Section 0892

• Registration information
• 4.0 credits
• MW 8:30 - 9:20 am
• TTh 8:55 - 10:10 am
• DACL 172
• Sample Syllabus
• This course uses Maricopa Mathematics Modules
• TI82 or TI83 graphing calculator is required for this course