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Information for Teaching Specific Courses

Course Outline of Record

When instructing a course, you are required by contract to teach all of the required material in the Course Outline of Record. Please click here to access the current course outline of record for your course.

Course Information Sheets

For more detailed information about the pacing of material in a course or what sections to include from the required textbook, please consult the Course Information Sheet, which is available in the Las Positas College Math Department Canvas™ Website. This sheet contains important information about course content, lab hour requirements, Student Learning Outcomes, and other Mathematics Department and Las Positas College policies pertaining to instruction.

Suggested Course Materials

Sample syllabi, suggested calendars, homework sets, and labs are available in the Las Positas College Math Department Canvas™ Website.

Course Coordinators

If you have questions regarding a specific course at Las Positas College, please contact the Course Coordinator, who can answer any questions regarding the course you are instructing. Course Coordinators may have copies of the current textbooks for you to use. However, if you are interested in receiving any auxiliary material, such as test banks or solution manuals, you will need to contact the publisher. You may also contact course coordinators for any supplemental materials that are not otherwise available on the Las Positas College Canvas™ Website.

Course Coordinators
Course Coordinators/Contact Information
Math 1, 2, and 3

Ruchira Majumdar
Phone: 925.424.1345
email: rmajumdar@laspositascollege.edu 
Office: 21241 
and
Carrie Frates
Phone: 925.424.1359
email: cfrates@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21157
and
Bhairav Singh
Phone: 925.424.1347
email: bsingh@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21243

Math 5 and 7

Alain Olavarrieta
Phone: 925.424.1358
email: aolavarrieta@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21330  

and
Michael Peterson
Phone: 925.424.1327
email: mhpeterson@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21333

Math 10

Carrie Frates
Phone: 925.424.1359
email: cfrates@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21157

Math 21

Elizabeth Owens 
Phone: 925.424.1326
email: eowens@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21345  
and
Kristy Woods 
Phone: 925.424.1329
email: kwoods@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21340

Math 27

Ashley McHale
Phone: 925.424.1351
email: amchale@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21340

Math 33

Michael Peterson
Phone: 925.424.1327
email: mhpeterson@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21333

Math 34

Howard Blumenfeld
Phone: 925.424.1342
email: hblumenfeld@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21339

Math 39

Kristy Woods 
Phone: 925.424.1329
email: kwoods@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21340

Math 40

Robert August 
Phone: 925.424.1386
email: raugust@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21335 
and
Ashley Young
Phone: 925.424.1356
email: ayoung@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21332

Math 47

Michael Peterson
Phone: 925.424.1327
email: mhpeterson@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21333

Math 55

Ashley McHale
Phone: 925.424.1326
email: amchale@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21340 

Math 156/NMAT256

David Powers
Phone: 925.424.1357
email: dpowers@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21334

Math Emporium

Jennie Graham
Phone: 925.424.1328
email: jgraham@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21331

Concurrent Support Courses

Michael Peterson
Phone: 925.424.1327
email: mhpeterson@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21333 
and
Kristy Woods 
Phone: 925.424.1329
email: kwoods@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21340

Math Jam Kristy Woods 
Phone: 925.424.1329
email: kwoods@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 21340