* LEARNING RESOURCES *

Lectures
Attend lectures regularly! Concentrate and follow lectures, take notes, and fix them later (how?). Ask questions, respond to questions from the instructor, discuss material with a colleague.

for each section that is covered in class:

** study solved examples from the textbook ... don't just read through a solution! Hide the solution, work on your own; if you get stuck, first understand why you got stuck, i.e., what's the problem. Only then look at the solution in the book to see how that problem was resolved. If you just read through a solved example, most probably you will miss the point of the exercise/example; then, when you encounter a similar situation later on a test or exam, you will not know what to do.

** work on suggested practice questions (given in the Math 1LS3 coursepack); do as many as you need in order to feel that you know the material; mark the exercises that you are not certain about, or do not understand, discuss these with your colleagues and/or with your TA.

** work on homework problems (see Math 1LS3 coursepack, and also Math 1LS3 web page) to see what homework you are supposed to do; solutions to homework will be posted regularly on the course web page.

Weekly Tutorials
Be prepared for your tutorial: study sections that were covered in class; ask questions, discuss theory or assignments with your colleagues, ask your instructor to explain things you are unclear about.

Math Help Centre
To get extra help with your mathematics courses, use the math help centre, located in the basement of Hamilton Hall (HH/104). Free tutoring from upper year undergrads and graduate students is available Monday - Thursday, 2:30pm-8:30pm and Friday, 2:30pm-6:30pm. Please note that the Math Help Centre can get very busy close to test dates, so it's best to plan ahead!

Private Tutors
If you'd like one-on-one tutoring, there are several ways to find a private tutor.

* The Student Sucess Centre organizes a peer tutoring network. Check out their webpage to see available tutors: Undergrad Peer Tutoring Network

* The McMaster Science Society Tutoring Service provides 1-on-1 tutoring sessions for all courses including large first year courses (CHEM 1A03/1AA3, MATH 1LS3, etc.). Each session costs $15, but to improve financial accessibility, students in the Faculty of Science are permitted to request for token reimbursements valued at $10/session. You can request for a session at mcmastersciencesociety.com/tutoring

* Our Department of Math and Stats maintains a list of private tutors (upper year undergrads and graduate students; the list is somewhat outdated). You can send out emails to some or all names, asking for rates, availability, and experience tutoring Math 1LS3.

* Try searching for a peer tutor in our Math 1LS3E Facebook group. Previous 1LS3 students still belong to the group and may be interested in tutoring current students.

If you choose to hire a private tutor, just remember: 1. Decide on a safe, neutral place to meet, ideally on campus. 2. Come prepared! Bring a list of questions and/or topics you'd like to cover during your session. Even better, send your tutor this information in advance. 3. Remember that your tutor is there to help you think about how to solve the problems yourself, not to complete your assignments for you!

Student Success Centre
It's there for your support, including working on academic skills and educational planning.

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