The Mathematics Center
Guide for Students
1. Make sure you check in when you arrive. This information will allow us to keep the Math Center appropriately staffed.
2. The
Mathematics Center is open to all USD students on a
walk-in basis. It may be full when you
arrive. Plan accordingly and do not wait
until the last possible moment to seek help.
Get help as soon as you need it!
3. If
the tutors are busy, be sure they know that you need help but also be prepared
to wait your turn. If you have any difficulty identifying the
tutors, just ask.
4. The
math center is designed to offer help to students with
Intermediate
Algebra
Investigations
in Modern Mathematics
College
Algebra
Essentials of
Trigonometry
Survey of
Calculus
Introduction to
Probability and Statistics *
Calculus I
Mathematical
Concepts for Elementary School Teachers I* and II*
(*special
hours each semester)
Students
in these courses have priority.
5. The
tutors are here to help you succeed in your math classes. In order to better help you in your quest to
learn mathematics, please do not ask us to do your homework problems and/or
exam corrections. We will use
Socratic-type questioning to help you reach understanding.
6. In
order to make sure we make efficient use of your time and our time, read and
try to understand the material in advance.
In most cases, the tutors can help you most effectively if you bring
specific questions.
7. Sometimes
the tutors will need to refer to your textbook and will take that opportunity
to show you how to read it for understanding.
This skill is crucial for success in mathematics.
8. If
you have any questions/suggestions/concerns please contact Dr. Myers at x7932
or email pmyers@sandiego.edu
If someone will keep asking him these questions often
and in various forms, you can be sure that in the end
he will know about them as accurately as anybody ...
And no one having taught him, only asked questions,
yet he will know, having got the knowledge out of himself.
-- Socrates in Meno
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