Smith College Quantitative Learning Center

SUPPORT

Support for Quantitative, Mathematical or Statistical Material at Smith College

I need help with the material __________. Whom should I see?
(See below for where to find them.)
See also our Review Workshops

Material:	Contact:
CHM 111, 222, 223, 224	My instructor, the master tutors for my course, the lab writing master tutor.
CHM 118	My instructor, the lab writing master tutor.
CSC 103, 111	My instructor, the QS Counselor.
ECO 150, 153, 250, 253	My instructor, the master tutors for economics.
ECO 190	My instructor, the master tutors for economics, the stats TA’s, the Statistics Counselor.
ECO 240	My instructor, the economics master tutor Christine Zhang, the stats TA’s, the Statistics Counselor.
EGR 100, 220, 260, 270, 271, 272, 290, 320	My instructor, the master tutor attached to my course.
ESS 175	My instructor, the QS Counselor, the Q-tutors.
GOV 190	My instructor, the Social Science Q-tutors, the stats TA’s, the Statistics Counselor.
MTH 101	My instructor, the QS Counselor, the Q tutors.
MTH 102, 111, 112, 114, 153	My instructor, the math TA’s, the QS Counselor.
MTH 107, 190, 241, 245, 246, 247	My instructor, the stats TA’s, the Statistics Counselor.
MTH 212, 225	My instructor.
PHY 115, 117, 118	My instructor, the master tutors for my course, the QS Counselor, my lab instructor.
PHY 210	My instructor, the tutors/TA’s.
PSY 190, 290	My instructor, the stats TA’s, the Statistics Counselor.
SOC 201, 202	My instructor, the Social Science Q-tutors, the stats TA’s, the Statistics Counselor.
Senior Project - Finding Data	The reference librarians.
Senior Project - Analyzing Data	My instructor.
Excel, Spreadsheets	QS Counselor, Q Tutors, SSQ Tutors, stats TA’s.
SPSS, Stata	My instructor, the stats TA’s, the Social Science Q-tutors, the Statistics Counselor.
Graphing lines	My instructor, the master tutors for my course (if they exist), the QS Counselor, the Q-tutors, and/or the math TA’s.
Logarithms and Exponents	My instructor, the master tutors for my course (if they exist), the QS Counselor, the Q-tutors, and/or the math TA’s.
Trigonometry	My instructor, the master tutors for my course (if they exist), the QS Counselor, the Q-tutors, and/or the math TA’s.
Arithmetic: adding fractions, computing percentages, ratios, fractions to decimals, etc.	The QS Counselor and the Q-tutors.
Algebra: solving a linear equation for one variable, solving two linear equations simultaneously, rules of exponents, logarithms, trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA), etc.	The QS Counselor and the Q-tutors.
Functions, their graphs, their equations, their properties: linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, trignonometric, etc.	The QS Counselor and the Q-tutors.
Calculus: I’m not in a math course, but I’m taking a course that uses it.	My instructor, the QS Counselor, the master tutors for my course.
Calculus: I’m in a math course and I need to review a topic from a math course I had before.	My instructor, the QS Counselor, the math TA’s.

Now that I know whom I should see, where do I find them?

Your instructor has office hours – this is the best way to contact and obtain help from them. Your instructor may also be available for appointments.

The QLC is located at the north end of Level 2 of Neilson Library and our email is qlctutor@smith.edu. See www.smith.edu/qlc/tutoring.html for times and locations of tutoring services.

Professional Tutors:
Quantitative Skills (QS) Counselor is located in the QLC and has appointments and drop-in hours available. Email qlctutor@email.smith.edu for an appointment or see the QLC webpages.

Statistics Counselor is available by appointment and also has drop-in hours. Email qlctutor@email.smith.edu or see the QLC webpages.

Master Tutors:
Chemistry Master Tutors hold their drop-in hours in the QLC. They are also available for one-on-one appointments.
Economics Master Tutors hold their drop-in hours in the QLC. They are also available for one-on-one appointments.
Engineering Master Tutors hold their hours in the engineering building. Contact your instructor for more information.
Physics Master Tutors hold their drop-in hours in the QLC. They are also available for one-on-one appointments
Q-tutors are located in QLC during the afternoons: See the QLC web-pages for exact times.
Social Science Q-tutors hold drop-in hours in the QLC. Ask your instructor or see the QLC webpages for the current hours.

Peer support for math and statistics courses:
Math TA’s are located in the Math Forum on the third floor of Burton Hall, Sunday – Thursday 7-9 pm.
The Statistics TA is located in Burton 302 from 7-9 pm Sunday – Thursday evenings.

The reference librarians can be found at the reference desk on Level 1 of Neilson Library or at the reference desk in Young Science Library.