Getting Help
The mathematics lab is located in Kiely 331 and features both tutoring and videotape playback of past lectures when classes are in session. The hours change each semester and are posted on the door of Kiely 331.
Information about online/remote Math tutoring can be found HERE (Please check that page frequently, as information there is subject to change at any time)
Mathematics Laboratory Videos
The following DVDs and videotapes are available for personal viewing during the open hours of the mathematics laboratory, which is located in Kiely 331.
Algebra & Pre-Calculus
1. Review of Signed Numbers and Order of Operations (37 minutes)
2. Solving First Degree Equations and Inequalities (35 minutes)
3. Absolute Value Equations (22 minutes)
4. Absolute Value Inequalities (31 minutes)
5. Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials (21 minutes)
6. Multiplication and Division of Polynomials (31 minutes)
7. Factoring (29 minutes)
8. More Factoring (37 minutes)
9. Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions (26 minutes)
10. Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions (34 minutes)
11. Complex Fractions (22 minutes)
12. Solving Fractional Equations (32 minutes)
13. Integer Exponents I: Definitions and Rules (25 minutes)
14. Integer Exponents II: Examples (34 minutes)
15. Rational Exponents (38 minutes)
16. Simplifying and Combining Radical Expressions (37 minutes)
17. Multiplication and Division of Radical Expressions (24 minutes)
18. Quadratic Equations: Solutions by Factoring (35 minutes)
19. Solving Radical Equations (31 minutes)
20. Quadratic Equations: Solutions by Completing the Square (34 minutes)
21. The Quadratic Formula (30 minutes)
22. Rectangular Coordinate System, and Graphing Linear Equations (29 minutes)
23. The Slope of a Line (35 minutes)
24. Equations of Straight Lines (40 minutes)
25. Graphing Linear Inequalities (21 minutes)
26. Variation (27 minutes)
27. Solving Systems of Linear Equations in 2 Variables (29 minutes)
28. Solving Systems of Linear Equations in 3 Variables (21 minutes)
Word Problems
29. Word Problems Resulting in One 1st Degree Equation (25 minutes) [Prerequisite: Tape 2]
30. Word Problems Resulting in One Rational Equation (23 minutes) [Prerequisite: Tape 12]
31. Word Problems Resulting in One 2nd Degree Equation (29 minutes) [Prerequisite: Tape 21]
32. Word Problems Resulting in Two Linear Equations (21 minutes) [Prerequisite: Tape 27]
Additional Pre-Calculus Topics
33 [VHS-A]. Relations and Functions (41 minutes)
34 [VHS-B]. Functional Notation and Operations on Functions (34 minutes)
35 [VHS-C]. Extracting Functions from Geometric Figures (27 minutes)
36 [VHS-E]. Quadratic Inequalities (28 minutes)
37 [VHS-F]. Graphing Parabolas (39 minutes)
38 [VHS-G]. The Circle (35 minutes)
39 [VHS-H]. Ellipses and Hyperbolas (41 minutes)
40 [VHS-I]. Graphing Review (32 minutes)
41 [VHS-J] . Solving Non-Linear Systems of Equations (39 minutes)
42 [VHS-K]. Graphing Rational Functions and Radical Functions (40 minutes)
43 [VHS-L]. Inverse Functions (48 minutes)
44 [VHS-M]. Logarithms and Exponents (40 minutes)
45 [VHS-N]. Properties of Logarithms (24 minutes)
46 [VHS-O]. Exponential Equations (13 minutes)
47 [VHS-P]. Types of Functions: Graphing Review (24 minutes)
Trigonometry
48 [VHS-Q]. Angles, Degrees, and Radians (26 minutes)
49 [VHS-R]. Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions, and Some Identities (20 minutes)
50 [VHS-U]. Some More Trigonometric Identities (39 minutes)
51 [VHS-V]. Half-Angle and Double-Angle Formulas, and Proving Identities (27 minutes)
52 [VHS-S]. Trigonometric Functions of Some Basic Angles, and the Graphs of y=sin(x) and y=cos(x) (39 minutes)
53 [VHS-T]. Trigonometric Functions of Second, Third, and Fourth Quadrant Angles (31 minutes)
54 [VHS-W]. Solving Triangles and Trigonometric Equations (36 minutes)
55 [VHS-X]. Polar Coordinates and Graphing Polar Equations (36 minutes)
Calculus (including Calculator)
Note: First-semester Calculus students should also consider watching/reviewing the PRE-Calculus videotapes
1. TI-83 Graphing Calculator, Part I (48 min)
2. TI-83 Graphing Calculator, Part II (56 min)
3 [VHS-A] – Domain of a Function, and Operations on Functions (47 min)
10 [VHS-0] – Limits (39 min)
11 [VHS-C] – Limits and Infinity (46 min)
15 [VHS-B] – Continuity (50 min)
17 [VHS-1] – Definition of the Derivative (29 min)
20 [VHS-3] – Differentiation of Algebraic Functions (NEW version) (37 min)
21 [VHS-2] – Differentiation of Algebraic Functions (OLD version) (37 min)
23 [VHS 0.5] – Trig Limits (39 min)
25 [VHS-4] – Differentiation of Trig Functions (42 min)
28 [VHS-5] – Implicit Differentiation (39 min)
30 [VHS-F] – Related Rates, Part I (32 min)
31 [VHS-G] – Related Rates, Part II (40 min)
35 [VHS-E] – Sketching Graphs of Polynomial Functions (43 min)
38 [VHS-H] – Applied Min/Max Problems, Part I (53 min)
39 [VHS-I] – Applied Min/Max Problems, Part II (47 min)
40 [VHS-6.5] – Introduction to Anti-Differentiation: Integral of “u to the n” (48 min)
44 [VHS-4.5] – Differentiation of Trig, Log, and Exponential Functions (27 min)
48 [VHS-7] – Introduction to Anti-Differentiation, Part II: Log & Exponential (28 min)
50 [VHS-J] – Finding the Area between Two Curves (including some Calculator approximations), Part I (42 min)
51 – Finding the Area between Two Curves (including some Calculator approximations), Part II [Continuation of the preceding DVD] (31 min)
60 [VHS-D] – L’Hospital’s Rule (55 min)
70 [VHS-9] – Integration by Parts (46 min)
78 [VHS-10] – Review of Integration (55 min)
Current Students
For a more extensive, general reference of mathematical resources, check out Mathematics on the Web, which is a listing maintained by the American Mathematical Society (AMS).