Math 207/208 Self-Help
In addition to the tutoring services that the Math Center provides, we also have several self-help resources available in the center.
If you have ever missed a lecture or wished that you could rewind your professor, check out our collection of DVDs. These DVDs can be viewed right in the Math Center on one of our computers.
If you want to work problems on your own, we have several tutorial software programs including “Math Xpert.” These programs are located in the file “Student Applications” on the desktop of all computers in the center. You may also use our computers to access any of the numerous helpful mathematics websites that are available.
The following is a chapter-by-chapter description of the resources that apply to your course. Whenever the center is open, you are welcome to use the resources, or if there is a tutor available, you may ask them for their assistance.
- Preliminary Chapter
- DVD
- Brief Calculus, Disc 1
- Software
- Math Xpert Algebra
- Factoring
- Rational Expressions (except solving equations)
- Exponents and Radicals (except solving equations)
- Review -- Simplification
- DVD
- Chapter 1
- DVD
- Brief Calculus, Discs 1 and 2
- Software
- Green Globs - a game that requires writing equations of lines
- Math Xpert Algebra
- Linear Functions and Graphs
- Make a Graph
- Math Xpert Calculus 1
- Limits
- DVD
- Chapters 2 and 3
- DVD
- Brief Calculus, Discs 2-4
- Software
- Math Xpert Calculus 1
- Differentiation
- Make a Graph – Function and its Derivative
- Math Xpert Calculus 1
- DVD
- Chapter 4
- DVD
- Brief Calculus, Discs 4 and 5
- Software
- Math Xpert Pre-Calculus
- Logs and Exponentials
- Math Xpert Calculus 2
- Limits – Exponential
- Derivatives – Exponential, Logarithmic
- Math Xpert Pre-Calculus
- DVD
- Chapters 5 and 6
- DVD
- Brief Calculus, Discs 5 and 6
- Software
- Math Xpert Calculus 1
- Integration
- Math Xpert Calculus 2
- Integration
- Make a Graph – Approximate Integration
- Math Xpert Calculus 1
- DVD
In addition, the following websites may be useful:
- archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus - Tutorials and lots of drill problems on a broad range of pre-calculus and calculus topics.
- www.algebrahelp.com - Lessons on algebra topics. It also provides the ability to solve certain types of problems, and it has a series of interactive worksheets to test your skills.
- www.purplemath.com/modules - “Practical Algebra Lessons” including common mistakes that are made. There are even lessons on specific types of word problems.
- www.rit.edu/~369www/college_programs/packets.html - Several review packets that include lots of practice problems. The topics range from fractions to calculus.
- tutorial.math.lamar.edu/cheat_table.aspx - "Cheat sheets” of formulas and common mistakes for a range of math courses.
- integrals.wolfram.com - Integrator for solving integration problems.