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University BY RAY COOPER Of The Gamecock staff If you have been at USC for a semester and still feellost, then University 101 is the course for you. Any student with less than 30 hours is eligible to take the course and may preregister, and with the consent of his advisor, any time before the Thanksgiving holidays. John Gardner, University 101 coor dinator, said the purpose of the program The HP-35 ElectWnic Slide I Performs all basic arithmetic, trig a calculations automatically. Has an Addressable Memory, displays 10 d in fixed decimal or scientific notati< automatically positions decimal point throughout its 200-decade range. Cost, $225? The HP-45 AdVanCed Scientific. Performs 44 scientific functions including vector arith metic, rectangular to polar conversion, mean and standa deviation. Has 9 Addressable Memories. At $325? it's the pre- pro grammed calculator for all scientis engineers and students of science and engineering. Make this a special Christn working lifetime and designed i throughout that lifetime. You can get a demonstratic booklet that will help you select On your next trip home, dr( be found at the local campus b< nearest HP dealer. (800) 538-79 A Hewlett-PR 101 fights ji was to reduce the attrition rate in fresh men. He noted that first semester fresh men have a vigor and enthusiasm about entering college. This program has been designed to keep the students from getting "turned off." Gardner said the second semester fresh man is a totally different student from the first semester. By the second semester the student has already formed his opinion of USC. The goal of Univ. 101 is to alter any of the students' opinions of USC that have been arived at because of not being Is sk for gde. The HP-65 Rdf nd log The world's only full igits calculator. You can N )n, programs up to 100 take advantage of H programs, so you gi accuracy benefits o without writing youi Performs 51 pre- pro functions. Cost, $79 1; ts, las. Ask for an instrument crafted to last :o solve the problems you can expect to e n of HP calculators at your campus book the calculator that's right for you. >p a hint about the HP calculator you'd lik >okstore, call toll-free for name and addrE 22 (In CalIf. call(800) 662-9862) ckard pocket eaL reshman an pro ly introduced to college life, he said. Te course helps the student attain an intimate relationship with his instructor. There are a lot of professors at USC that do care about the students, Gardner noted. The classes are perhaps the most informal the student will encounter while at USC and it helps him understand some of the red tape that is associated with being a college student. Every member of the University -101 faculty is a volunteer and has been through a workshop that parallels the course. The Th Per y programmable pocket vrite, edit and record steps long. You can P pre- recorded iin the speed/ - f programming own. grammed F in ente chani Addre afforda *AII HP pocket calculators have How patented RPN logic system with 4 Meni carry a one year warranty on parts and I exclude state and local taxes. nlcounter H EWLE T T store and a Sales and service from 172< 3. If it can't Dept. 19310 Pruneridge i SS of eu1ator is a gift fn rition rate faculty is a heterogenous group ranging from professors to staff members. Vir tually every department Is represented .from philosophy to military staff per sonnel. It previously had the stereotype of being a crip course but it in slowly evolving Into a more informal type of academic course with a lasting impression of an intimacy between faculty and student that is not often found at USC. t. e HP-80 Rnanca. forms virtually a// time/money ilculations in seconds. Has a ?00-year calendar, an Address. able Memory. Lets you make new kinds of manage ment calculations that enable you to make better decisions. Cost, $395? le HP-70 Business. Performs all sorts of general business, interest, financial manage ment, lending, bor wing and saving calculations precisely, quickly, easily. A ancial Memory Bank let s you 3r numbers in any order and )e them anytime. '-las 2 ssable Memories and a very tble price, $275? iett-Packard's moy Stack and ' ibO. Prices PACKARD ~ffices in 65 countries. ~ve.. Cupertino.CA 95014. 614/32. ir a lifetime.