The Math/Stats Help service of the University Learning Centre is located in the Murray (Main) Library, Room 144 (map).
The service is free of charge to all University of Saskatchewan students for help with University of Saskatchewan courses.
Services
Math/Stats help staff help students with a variety of mathematical or statistical topics, with a focus on first-year or introductory courses. Our service is primarily a drop-in service: students are welcome to drop in and work on homework, and ask questions when needed. Our service is designed for current University of Saskatchewan students looking for help with U of S courses. We also offer workshops or review sessions on certain topics in mathematics. These will be announced on this page and on PAWS.
Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to provide help with research-level statistics at this time. Please contact the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for advice on research-level statistics. You may also find the resources at the Murray Library page on Numeric Data helpful.
Announcements
We will be open for Term 1 of Regular Session 2013-2014 on Thursday, September 5. See below ("Hours of Operation") for schedule.
For those students doing review of trigonometry, here is a link to the unit circle, showing positive angles in radians and degrees and their terminal points: (source: wikimedia) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Unit_circle_angles_co...
Upcoming events
Please check out this area for information on special sessions.
Math 104 help session
- Monday, September 30, 7pm, in ARTS 263
Trigonometry help session
- Saturday, October 5, 1pm, in Room 102 of the Murray (Main) Library
- topics: basic definitions; values of the trigonometric functions at special angles; solving equations and inequalities; identities; other topics time permitting
(Please note that this location is tentative, so check back later in the week to confirm the location.)
Please come with questions.
- Math Placement Test (for students registered in certain 100-level mathematics courses): For more information about the placement test, go to http://math.usask.ca/placement/ . If you still have questions, please contact Amos Lee in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics (lee at math.usask.ca - replace the 'at' with @). To try a sample version of the placement test that you will write in September, please go to: http://math.usask.ca/sample_placement/
- Math Readiness evening course - A fall evening course for Math Readiness will be offered in fall session (Term 1). A minimum number of students will be required. For more information, please call Holly Fraser at 306-966-2742. To register, please call the Centre for Continuing and Distance Education at 306-966-5539.
- Math help for physics - If you are looking for help with the mathematics used in physics, you may want to consider registering in the "Math for Physics" course being offered by the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics through CCDE (the Centre for Continuing and Distance Education). For more information, please visit the "Math for Physics" website here: http://ccde.usask.ca/physicsreview . Alternatively, you may want to seek help at your physics tutorial, at the Structured Study Sessions for physics, or at Math/Stats Help.
Hours of Operation
Hours during Term 1 of Fall Session, 2013-2014
Regular Schedule (starts Monday, September 9, 2013)
Monday 10am-6pm; 7-9pm
Tuesday 10am-6pm; 7-9pm
Wednesday 10am-6pm; 7-9pm
Thursday 10am-6pm
Friday 10am-3:30pm
Saturday closed
Sunday 1:30pm-4:30pm
This schedule is subject to change. If these hours are not compatible with your schedule, please email Holly at holly.fraser at usask.ca (replace the 'at' with the appropriate symbol).
General Information
Schedule: Math/Stats Help is generally open whenever the U of S is in session; that is, during Regular Session (September-April) and Spring and Summer Session (mid-May until mid-August). We are not able to open on statutory holidays. We often hold exra hours during the final exam periods.
If you have written or will be writing the Math Placement test for your 100-level Mathematics course, you might be interested in trying out the online Sample Placement test, at the website of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
If you would like to find a private tutor (for payment), please consult either the tutor list maintained by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, available here: Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics tutor list or the tutor list maintained by the USSU (general) Help Centre: http://fms.ussu.ca/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=TutorRegistry&-loadframes
Miscellaneous
U of S students seeking help with non-U of S courses should be aware that students needing help with U of S courses have priority. Unfortunately, we usually do not have the capacity at this time to answer questions from people who are not University of Saskatchewan students.
