Abstract
Much like a novice golfer on the first tee, the mathematics student can seriously hamper her or his performance by nervousness and insecurity toward mathematics. At the college level, this anxiety is most often seen in mathematics courses required for nontechnical majors. At my college, this uneasiness is particularly evident in Selected Topics in Mathematics, most commonly used to satisfy a graduation requirement, and Elementary Statistics, which is required for a number of majors. Approximately half my students enrolled in these courses are freshmen. The upperclassmen have delayed taking them because of anxiety toward, or dislike of, mathematics; many are on a second or subsequent attempt to pass the course.
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