THe MLC will close for Thanksgiving on Wed, Nov. 25 at 2:50pm through Sunday, Nov. 29th. We will reopen with regularly scheduled hours on Monday, Nov. 30th at 10:10am.
- Introduction
- MLC Hours
- Exam Review Sessions
- Problem Solving Sessions
- MLC Surveys and Results
- Statistics Help Room
- Contact Us
- Become A Tutor
Introduction
Get free help for any 1825, 100 level and 200 level Math class, (limited assistance available for 300 level classes).
Students in MTH 1825, or any 100 level or 200 level Math course can come to the Learning Center any of the hours listed. Please note that special courses such as MTH 112, MTH 201 and MTH 202 do not have tutors available during every hour that the MLC is open. Students in 300-level classes may be able to get help if experienced staff is available.
Ask questions in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere! In the Learning Center, by working with other students and experienced staff, you will come to better understand the concepts covered in your Mathematics class.
As an extra resource for our students, the Department of Mathematics offers a Math Learning Center. The goal of the Center is to provide a supportive atmosphere in which serious students can learn mathematics. We offer comprehensive service to students taking MTH 1825, all 100 level math courses, MTH 234 and MTH 235. Limited help is available for other 200 level and 300 level courses. The facility is staffed primarily by teaching assistants who are currently teaching the courses in which they are providing assistance. The high quality of this staff is verified by their ratings from student evaluations of the classes they teach. The average rating for overall performance of our tutors is 3.1 out of 4.0.
The Center is located on the first floor of the A-Wing of Wells Hall. Students can find out the appropriate room for their particular class by going to the information booth in the lobby. We are open approximately 40 hours per week. We recorded about 13,000 visits by students for the Fall 2004 semester. Our surveys of those who use the center show that they rate our staff to be very friendly and very knowledgeable. Almost all students indicate that the Center has helped increase their math grades by anywhere from .5 to 1.0 on the standard 4.0 scale.
In addition to tutoring service, the mlc also sponsors review sessions before each exam in many large uniform cources. Please, see the Exam Review Sessions section for more details.
The Department of Mathematics wants to see students succeed in their classes. The Math Learning Center is one of the services we offer to help students accomplish this. Our surveys show that students who fail the introductory courses are almost certain to have failed the first test. So it is very important to seek help early. We do not do homework for students, but we can help them understand the concepts and put them on the right track quickly.
The faculty supervisor of the Center is the Associate Chair for the Undergraduate Program, Prof. Jeanne Wald (wald@math.msu.edu). Candy Giovanni (giovanni@math.msu.edu) and Barbara Miller (bmiller@math.msu.edu) are responsible for the coordination of the Center. If you have any quesions and/or comments about the mlc, please email mlc@math.msu.edu.
Hours
The Mathematics Learning Center will open on Tuesday, September 8 at 10:10 a.m. The weekly hours are:
- Sunday: 4:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
- Monday: 10:10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
- Tuesday: 10:10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
- Thursday: 10:10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
- Friday: 10:10 a.m. - 1:40 p.m.
Hours for MTH 112, MTH 201, MTH 202
Tutors for these specialized classes must have teaching experience inthese classes in order to give good help to our students; therefore,the MLC hours for these classes are restricted to times when theseexperienced instructors are available.
MLC Sponsored Review Sessions
The MLC sponsors review sessions before each exam in mth 1825, mth103, mth110, mth 112, mth114, mth 116, mth 124, mth 132, mth 133, mth 234 & mth235. An experienced teaching assistant will conduct the sessions For more information, please see the schedule below.
Sponsored Problem Solving Sessions
The MLC sponsors problem solving sessions providing extra help and practice for various topics in mth 114 and mth 1825. An experienced teaching assistant will conduct the sessions For more information, please see the schedule below.
MTH 114 Sessions
| Class | Session # | Session date | Session day | Instructor | Room | Time | Topic |
| MTH 114 | #1 | 29-Sep | Tu | Johnson, Bryan | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 6:10 pm | Verifying Trig Identities |
| MTH 114 | #2 | 8-Oct | TH | Johnson, Bryan | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 6:10 pm | Transformations of Trig graphs |
| MTH 114 | #3 | 19-Nov | TH | Johnson, Bryan | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 6:10 pm | Advanced Trig equations/Right Triangle Applications |
| MTH 114 | #4 |
MTH 1825
| Class | Session # | Session date | Session day | Instructor | Room | Time | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTH 1825 | #1 | 20-Oct | Tu | Onur Agirseven | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 5:10 pm | Factoring I |
| MTH 1825 | #2 | 23-Oct | Th | Onur Agirseven | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 5:10 pm | Factoring II |
| MTH 1825 | #3 | 3-Nov | Tu | Onur Agirseven | C213 WH (Wells) | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Rational Expressions I |
| MTH 1825 | #4 | 5-Nov | Th | Onur Agirseven | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 5:10 pm | Rational Expressions II |
| MTH 18254 | #5 | 17-Nov | Tu | Onur Agirseven | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 5:10 pm | Radical Expressions I |
| MTH 1825 | #6 | 19-Nov | Th | Onur Agirseven | A135 WH (in MLC) | 4:10 pm - 5:10 pm | Radical Expressions II |
MLC Surveys and Results
We would greatly appreciate it is you would take a few minutes to fill out a brief survey about the MLC and the MLC sponcored review sessions. It should take only a few moments to fill out. There are two different surveys. The first evaluates the MLC Tutoring Service located in A-Wing Wells Hall. The second evaluates the review sessions sponsored by the MLC before exams in many large uniform courses. If you have attended an MLC sponsored review session, we would appreciate you fill out both surveys.Your answers to our survey will help us to improve the services of the Mathematics Learning Center for you and future students of your class.All of your answers will be read and considered very carefully. The MLC would appreciate your feedback after each review session on the review session survey. The MLC tutor survey only needs to be filled out once each semester.
Thank you for your feedback!
Survey Results
Interested in what other students think about the MLC? Check out this link for a summary of the student surveys and some quotes from students.
Looking for the Statistics Help Room?
The Statistics Department has its own help room to help with STT 200, 201, 231, 315, and 351. For the hours and location of the Statistics Help Room, please see the Statistics Department's web page.
Contact Us
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Candy Giovanni |
Barbara Miller |
For questions regarding the Mathematics Learning Center services, please e-mail mlc@math.msu.edu.
Interested in Becoming a Tutor?
MLC assistants tutor other undergraduates within the Math Learning Center. Tutors should have completed MTH 235 or MTH 309, have an overall cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (preferably 3.5), and a cumulative math course GPA of at least 3.5 (preferably 4.0). Applicants with more math background can be considered to tutor students in higher level courses.
Undergraduate students may apply at MLC Undergraduate Application
Graduate students may apply at MLC Grad Application