Math Assistance Center

Brink/Phinney Hall, 1st floor; 208/885-5717; polya@uidaho.edu; www.uidaho.edu/sci/math/polya/approach

The Math Assistance Center (MAC), located on the ground floor of Brink/Phinney Hall, is a resource for students who take MATH 1080, MATH 1143, and MATH 1144. The computer lab offers students mathematical software and courseware and is staffed over 70 hours each week by tutors and instructors. The students in MATH 1080 and MATH 1143 attend one focus group each week where they are guided by an instructor who provides the necessary structure and direction. Additional lectures are delivered at computers by streaming video so that students can view them at their leisure.

The students in these courses attend one focus group each week where they are guided by an instructor who provides the necessary structure and direction. Lectures are delivered at computers by streaming video so that students can view them at their convenience and review them as needed. Those who prefer a live lecture can attend the lecture series offered nine times a week. Students do homework exercises on the computer. The computer-mediated exercises offer assistance and immediate detection of errors. The flexible organization of these courses offers students the option of working at a faster pace than required in order to complete the courses in less than a semester.

The MAC staff also offers drop-in assistance for students in MATH 1160, MATH 1170, and MATH 1750 in the Calculus Learning Center from 3 pm - 9 pm Mondays through Thursdays and 1 pm - 5 pm Fridays and Saturdays.