The Math Resource Center (MRC) is an online synchronous space where students and tutors work together to solve problems and develop deeper understanding. We call our community of peers The MRC Hangout. Our goal is to create a welcoming space where everyone can feel free to ask questions, explore ideas, and practice problems together with other UP students and tutors.
Students in MTH 112, MTH 121, MTH 301, and MTH 311 will have the opportunity to meet with tutors during open drop in times and by appointment.
For MTH 161, 201, 202, and 321, embedded tutors sit in on the class once per week to gain a sense of what you're learning and how students are doing. Some faculty may invite embedded tutors to help out in Zoom breakout rooms.
Your embedded tutor will also hold open hours during which you can work with others from your class and other sections while getting the support from your trained ITTPC-certified tutor or tutor trainee. Embedded tutors will also offer appointments.
We are piloting a PAL program for MTH 141 this fall. PAL facilitators will sit in on 1-2 classes per week. They will organize and hold weekly hour-long PAL sessions for any and all students. During these session, students will work on selected problems collaboratively in order to deepen their understanding and make solving finite math problems more effective and efficient. PAL sessions focus on what to learn and how to learn it.
There are several ways to go about learning math and our profiled math learning strategies can help you to improve your learning (and your grade) while making math more enjoyable.
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