Tutoring Center Resource Page
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Contact Information:
Location: Osterlin room 134
Phone: (231) 995-1138
Email: tutoring@nmc.edu
Website: https://www.nmc.edu/student-services/tutoring-support/tutoring-center
Our mission is to help students achieve their independent learning goal(s).
Our goals in Tutoring are:
- to learn how you learn
- to tutor to your strengths
- to tackle your weaknesses
- to overcome your obstacles
- to help you succeed in understanding
- to learn how you learn
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Tutoring available this semester:
- Math and Science Center (Tanis, Rm 53): Drop-in hours for any NMC math or science course will be: Monday - Thursday 10 am - 5 pm and Friday 10 am - 3 pm. Fall hours will start Monday, August 26th.
- Zoom Drop-In hours for Math and Science: Zoom Drop-in hours will be: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 pm -7 pm. Hours will start Wednesday, August 28th The Zoom link to join: https://nmc.zoom.us/j/92702070273.
- One-on-one appointments (any class): Contact the tutoring office at (231) 995-1138 or email at tutoring@nmc.edu for more information/scheduling. Fill out the tutoring application(google doc) here.
- NetTutor Online Tutoring: Tutoring is available 24/7 in most subject areas. Click on the NetTutor link below to access and check out the tutoring schedule by subject.
For additional help, check out the many other resources below, contact our office at (231) 995-1138, or email at tutoring@nmc.edu. -
WHERE IS THE MATH AND SCIENCE CENTER?WHEN IS THE CENTER OPEN?
The center is located in the basement of the Tanis Building, Rm. 53
HOW DOES IT WORK?Math and Science Center Hours : Mondays - Thursdays 10 am - 5 pm.
WHICH CLASSES ARE COVERED?The center is a drop-in tutoring resource for NMC math and science courses. Tutors are available to help students with their questions.
Tutors are equipped to help students with most NMC math and science courses.
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NMC is using NetTutor to provide online tutoring to students 24/7. Tutoring is available for many NMC courses(see subject list below). Click on the "NetTutor" link below to request a tutor. Please note: Writing and reading assistance is not available through NetTutor. For writing or reading assistance, please contact the Writing and Reading Center at 995-1189 or visit the Writing and Reading Center website.
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Here are videos of all the subject matter presented in MTH 111 "Intermediate Algebra"
Click on the Topic to view the videos that are within that topic.
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Order of Operations, Mult. and Div. Fractions, Add. and Sub. Fractions, Dimensional Analysis
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Solving Linear Eq., Solving Literal Eq., Introduction to Word Problems, Various Linear Word Problems
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Intro. to The Cartesian Coordinate System, Intro. to Lines, Point-Slope and Slope-Intercept Form of Equations of Lines, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
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Intro. to Systems of Equations, Substitution Method, Addition/Elimination Method, Systems Word Problems, 3 by 3 Systems
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Sets (Union and Intersection), Interval Notation, Solving Inequalities, Solving Absolute Equations and Inequalities
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Operations with Polynomials, Introduction to the Rules of Exponents, More on Exponents
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Factoring out a GCF (Common Monomial), Factoring by Grouping, Factoring Quadratics, Factoring Special Forms
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Solving Quadratic Equations, Solving Word Problems that are Quadratic
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Intro. to Rational Expressions, Mult. and Div. Rational Expressions, Add. and Sub. Rational Expressions, Working with Complex Rational Expressions, Solving Rational Equations, Word Problems that result in Rational Equations
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Intro. to Radicals, Simplifying Radicals, Radical and Rational Exponent Connection, Rationalizing the Denominator, Solving Radical Equations
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Intro. to Complex Numbers, Extracting the Root/Completing the Square, Quadratic Formula
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Introduction to Functions, Graphing Quadratic Functions
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(See General Resources for All Courses below for even more math assistance.)
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(See General Resources for All Courses below for even more science assistance.)
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Texas Instrument has some free tutorials on how to use your calculator.