Office Hours
           
Monday:         9:55  - 10:45, 1:10 - 2:00
Tuesday:        2:25  - 3:15
Wednesday:      12:05 - 12:55, 1:10 - 2:00
Thursday:       2:25  - 3:15
Friday:         9:55  - 10:45        





Fall  2008's
"What are you expected to know 
in your math class?" workshops will be held Wednesday 
Sept. 3, Sept. 4, and (for some courses) Monday
Sept. 8.  

Math Help Resources

Review Sessions for Math 95/101 Placement 
Retest

Math Tutorial Worksheets  





The Mathematics Tutorial Program offers free tutoring in a cooperative 
learning environment for students enrolled in Math 95, 101, 112, 113, 114, 
211, 213, 221, 222, 171/217, and 234.

 Tutorial Sessions 
Tutorial sessions meet twice a week, for 50 minutes at a time.  Each
session is made up of (at most) 8 to 10 students, all of whom are 
taking the same mathematics class.  Along with a tutor, they spend
the time working practice problems at the board;  the tutor works
around the room, talking with each student in turn.


Attendance at tutorial sessions is mandatory to participate in 
the program.

 Office hours 
The tutors from the Math Tutorial Program pool their office hour times
into two blocks;  tutors for  213, 221, 222, and 234 hold 
office hours in 320 Van Vleck; tutors for 95, 101, 112, 113, 114, 211, 
and 171/217 hold office hours in B207 Van Vleck.  By pooling our office hours, 
we are able to have as many as 20 or more hours available each week,
where students in the tutorial program can drop in, and get individualized
attention from one of our tutors.  


Our students are strongly urged to work some of our office hours into
their weekly schedule;  getting into the early habit of coming in and working
with us one-on-one makes a big difference in boosting people's performance 
in their math class!

Who are the students in the tutorial program?
We attract a very diverse crowd of students!  The Math Tutorial
Program is appropriate for anyone who can benefit from our structured support
as they work through their math class.  Our primary focus is
students who without our structure and support would not be
successful in their current class.  In addition, we work
with returning students, students who haven't taken a math class
in several years, and students who are repeating a class, as well 
as with students from groups which are underrepresented in mathematics and the
sciences.  

 When I went to apply for the tutorial program, I was told to wait and
see how the next exam went, or to come back in a couple weeks.

Because our resources are limited, we can't possibly accept every student
who applies to the Mathematics Tutorial Program.  We are often forced to 
judge whether a person will be able to maintain a passing grade in a class
without our help;  students who we suspect won't be successful working on
their own have to take a higher priority with us.   If we suspect that a 
student will be able to do okay on their own (using their instructor's office
hours and the MathLab), or if a student hasn't yet tried these means 
of getting help in their math class, we'll often 
ask them to keep working at it, and schedule a followup visit to help 
them assess their progress.  We're not
the only resource available;  there are a wide variety of programs
which can provide support for students in mathematics
department courses.


 I hear you demand a LOT of time and work from your students.
Yes, I suppose that is true.  Our program gets results, but it isn't
magic:  it's hard work that gets the results.   We demand of our
students that they 

 attend their regular lecture and discussion sections
 continue to use their instructor's office hours
 attend two mandatory tutorial sessions per week
 attend some of our office hours each week
 put in a reasonable amount of outside study time:
     

	 
  Math 95, 101, 112, 213, 234: 8 study hours per week
	 
  Math 113: 6 study hours per week
	 
  Math 114, 171/217, 211, 221, 222: 12 study 
	               hours per week
	 
Those study times are what one would expect of any student 
in order to make satisfactory progress.  

A lot of time and work?  Maybe, but not much more than you should already
be putting into the class.  We can help you find ways to get more out of 
your effort, but the motivation for putting in the effort should be there
already.

 How do I apply to enter the Mathematics Tutorial Program?

During the first three weeks of the semester, no referral form is necessary;
you can apply in person, by seeing David Camacho in 321 Van Vleck.  
(His office hours are listed at the top of this
document.)



After the third week in the semester, you'll need to get a referral form
from your instructor, advisor, or dean.  (Your TA is probably the easiest
source for this.)  Simply ask for a referral to the Math Tutorial
Program;  once they give you the form, bring it to David Camacho in
321 Van Vleck.


When you meet with David Camacho, he will have you fill out a
questionnaire, so that he can get information on your previous math
classes, your current class, and your class schedule.  After that, the two
of you will talk about the Math Tutorial Program, what your expectations
of it are, and what its expectations of you are, too.  If you are accepted
into the program, your schedule information will be used to find a
tutorial section that can fit into your schedule.


We admit students into the program up to the 13th week of class.

 I'm not sure the tutorial program is for me;  what other
help resources are available?
Here are some pointers to several sources for getting
additional help in your math class.


Contact David Camacho
(camacho@math.wisc.edu), 
321 Van Vleck Hall, 608-263-6817, if there are 
questions about the Tutorial Program or participation in the Program.




This page is maintained by the Mathematics Tutorial Program staff;
email suggestions for additions or corrections 
to rivard@math.wisc.edu.


Last updated: May 8, 2008.




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