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TUTORING

The tutors are not available during fall, thanksgiving, and winter breaks!

QS Counseling
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Statistics Counseling:
The Statistics Counselor, Lacie Barber, is available to help with statistics material. Her drop in hours will be
     Monday 1-4pm
     Tuesday 1-4 pm **
     Wednesday 12-3pm
     and Thursday by appointment.
To make an appointment, please click here!

**Tuesday (12/22) 1-4pm moved to preceding Friday (12/18) 1-4pm

Q-Tutors in the QLC: The Q-tutors hold open drop-in hours in the QLC. They can help with artihmetic, algebra, function basics, quantitative skill basics, "pre-calculus" and some calculus.

  • Arithmetic: adding fractions, computing percentages, ratios, fractions to decimals, etc.
  • Algebra: solving a linear equation for one variable, solving two linear equations simultaneously, rules of exponents, logarithms, trigonometry, etc.
  • Functions, their graphs, their equations, their properties: linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, trignonometric, etc.

Depending on which Q-tutor you see, she might be able to help with the quantitative and mathematical parts of economics, engineering, chemistry, physics, statistics, etc.

Q-tutoring hours: Taylor, Etta, Emma, Nueng, and Darcy are engineering majors at various stages, and Havi is an economics major.

Mon
Tue Wed Thu Fri
9-10:30 am Taylor
9-10:30 am Taylor
10:30-12 noon Etta
9-12 noon Emma
10:30-12 noon Etta
9-12 noon Emma
10-12 noon Darcy
2:30-4:30 pm Havi
2:30-4 pm Nueng
3-6 pm Havi
3-6 pm Havi
4:30-6 pm Nueng
4:15-6 pm Taylor

 

Master tutors in Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Physics, Psychology 190, and Social Science Q-courses:
The master tutors in these disciplines are students who, in general, are majoring in that department and have had the course(s) that they tutor.

  • Chemistry tutors are available for lab writing, Chm 111 and Chm 223. Contact the tutors or the QLC for individual appointments with the master tutors.
    Drop in hours in the QLC are:

    Course
    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    CHM 111 (Jamieson)

     

    4-6pm Laura

    1-4pm Laura     1-4pm Laura
    CHM 111 (Burk)

     

      8-10pm Stephanie 3:30-6:30 Stephanie 7-10pm Stephanie  

    CHM 111 (Queeney)

     

    2-4pm Anna

     

    7-8pm Anna

    1-2:30pm 6:30-8pm Carolyn

     

     
    CHM 111 LAB     4-6pm Catherine      
    CHM 223

    6-8pm Rachel 8-10pm Alice

    8-10pm Rachel 8-10pm Rachel 8-10pm Alice 7:30-9:30 Alice  
    CHM 223 LAB By appointment: Jenn Z. 

  • Economics tutors are available for ECO 150, 153, 190, 250,and 253.
    Contact the tutors or the QLC for individual appointments with the master tutors.
    Drop-in hours in the QLC are:

    Course Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    ECO 150 6-8pm Shriti     8-10pm Shriti 4-6pm Shriti
    ECO 153 8-10pm Emily & Melody 4-6pm Emily

     

    6-8pm Emily

     

    ECO 250   6-8pm Nhung 4-6pm Nhung    
    ECO 253     9-11pm Thanh   8-10pm Thanh


  • Engineering: contact the instructor about the locations.

    Course Tutor Hours Place
    EGR 100 Meghan Ask the instructor

     

    EGR 100 Helen Ask the instructor

     

    EGR 220 Katie Sun 2-4pm, Wed 7-9pm EGR 201

    EGR 270

    Darcy S,M,Th 6-8pm; F 2-4pm EGR 201


  • Physics tutors are available for Phy 115, 117, 118. Contact the tutors or the QLC for individual appointments with the master tutors.
    Drop-in hours in the QLC are:

    Course Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    PHY 115/117 7-9 Farrell 7-9pm Stephanie 6-8pm Farrell 7-9pm Farrell 4-6pm Stephanie
    PHY 118 3-5pm Whitney & Nataliya 7-9pm Whitney

    7-9pm Nataliya

    7-9pm Whitney 7-9pm Nataliya


  • Psychology 190 has a master tutor available. Contact the tutor or the QLC for individual appointments with the master tutor.
    Drop-in hours in the QLC are:

    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    3-5pm Rhys   3-5pm Rhys    


  • Social Science Q-tutors tutors are available for Soc 201 and Gov 190, and other quantitative courses in SOC or GOV. Contact the tutors or the QLC for individual appointments with the master tutor.
    Drop-in hours in the QLC are:

    Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
          6-7pm Carson   12-2pm Carson

Math and Stat TA's in Burton Hall:

The math TA's are available Sunday - Thursday evenings 7-9pm in the Math Forum on the third floor of Burton Hall.

The stats TA's are available Sunday - Thursday evenings 7-9pm in Burton 302 on the third floor of Burton Hall.

 

 

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Tel 413.585.3091  |  Questions?  Contact us.  |  Last updated November 11, 2009


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