The Engineering Math Advancement Program is a five-week summer residence class held at the University of Alabama Campus that addresses math and engineering prerequisites for incoming engineering students. The goals of E-MAP are to increase engineering student retention and graduation rates and to increase the number of engineering graduates employed in the state of Alabama.
Entering freshmen need to have a solid background in calculus to succeed in engineering. The math classes are designed around Precalculus, Algebra, Trigonometry and Introductory college level Calculus. By offering these advanced math classes and living laboratories before students start in the fall, they will be better prepared to excel in engineering.
Students are encouraged to develop their skills through hands-on experiences, problem solving teaming exercises, and by interaction with engineering professors and instructors through an interdisciplinary "Living Laboratory" program.
The program is structured such that any student who has not retained the information learned in high school and bright students with math deficiencies are provided an opportunity to hone their technical abilities before they begin their college career. For additional information, please see the program website at emap.ua.edu