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Mathematics: Mathematics Tutoring

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In this changing world, those who understand and can do mathematics will have significantly enhanced opportunities and options for shaping their futures. . . . All students should have the opportunity and the support necessary to learn significant mathematics with depth and understanding.

NCTM (2000, p. 50)

Mathematics can open many doors but can be a challenge.  The Mathematics division  at CVCC recognizes this and is committed to providing quality instruction in a supportive learning environment.  Highly-qualified full-time and adjunct faculty, as well as math tutoring center personnel, devote much time and energy, both in the classroom and out, to help students make sense of and even enjoy mathematics.

Students should visit the MTC early and often!

Why is Mathematics Important?

Mathematics is used in many areas of our lives.

  • Mathematics helps us to have analytical thinking.
  • Mathematics helps us manage money.
  • Mathematics helps balance a checkbook.
  • Mathematics helps prepare food (cooking and baking).
  • Mathematics helps to figure out distance, time, and cost for travel.
  • Mathematics helps understanding loans for cars, trucks, boats, homes, schooling, and etc.
  • Mathematics helps understand sports (being a player and team statistics).
  • Mathematics helps in home decorating.
  • Mathematics helps in sewing.
  • Mathematics helps in gardening and landscaping.

Using Tutoring Services

When you enter the Tutoring Center, use the QR code located near each door to sign in for services.

Final Exam Math Reviews

At the end of the semester, the Math Tutoring Center (MTC) holds FREE math reviews for students in MTH098 and MTH100. With additional help reviewing the math concepts and skills, we are hoping students will be able to pass the course and be prepared for the next one. During each session, tutors answer questions from the MTH098 and MTH100 Final Exam Review.

MTH098 Math Reviews

Monday, April 22

 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 23 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Thursday, April 25 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Friday, April 26 11:00am - 12:30pm
MTH100 Math Reviews
Monday, April 22 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday, April 23 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Thursday, April 25 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friday, April 26 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Fun with Math

Quote of the Month

"A good laugh is sunshine in the house."

--William Makepeace Thackeray

A good laugh is sunshine in the house. - William Makepeace Thackeray

Vocabulary

Canonical

One that is considered the most natural for adoption purposes.

Examples:

https://mathvault.ca/math-glossary/#canonical

For example, “it is often the case that there is more than one way to represent the same thing. In such cases, we often define a particular one of those representations as being the canonical one. Given two such things, converting both to the canonical representation makes it easier to decide if they are the same thing. One example is the simplification of fractions.” ~ David Vanderschel

Fun Fact

Fun math facts: The canonical form of the fraction 49/21 is 4/3.

there is a multi-level classification associated to "canonicalness," which explains why some clashes of definition occur.

  • Arbitrary — No requirements.
  • Uniform — There may be a few options but these options can be selected by making a few global choices.
  • Canonical — As in the uniform case, but there is only one natural choice of options which applies globally.

Canonical examples à la Russell:

  • Choose one sock from each pair in a collection of sock pairs — There is no way to make a uniform choice.
  • Choose one shoe from each pair in a collection of shoe pairs — There are two obvious global solutions, left shoe or right shoe, but no way to prefer one over the other.
  • Choose one object from each set in a collection of sets each consisting of a bowtie and possibly other items — There is only one obvious global solution.

I think the main point of contention is distinguishing uniform and canonical. Some will argue that it's not canonical if there is a choice to be made, while some will argue that a finite number of global choices is still canonical.

Work Cited

François G. Dorais (https://mathoverflow.net/users/2000/fran%c3%a7ois-g-dorais), What is the definition of "canonical"?, URL (version: 2010-03-28): https://mathoverflow.net/q/19655

Problem of the Month

Mathematics Help

Tutoring Center

Contact Information

Hours
Mondays  8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesdays 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesdays 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursdays 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Fridays 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Saturdays CLOSED
Sundays CLOSED
Holidays CLOSED

Location:

Math Tutors
Math Tutors can be reached by way of Zoom or the email listed below. Students ca begin a meeting by visiting https://zoom.us and invite a tutor using the following email address. If your not sure how to setup a zoom meeting, please send an email to the tutor and the tutor will setup the meeting with you. Tutors for this area will join zoom meetings throughout their shifts, and are looking forward to helping students this way.

Email: mathhelp@piratemail.cv.edu