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Mathematics Achievement Center (MAC) FAQ
What is the Mathematics Achievement Center?
Where is the Mathematics Achievement Center and how do I contact them?
What services are offered in the Mathematics Achievement Center?
What are the hours of the Mathematics Achievement Center?
Who must go to the Mathematics Achievement Center?
Why should I go to the Mathematics Achievement Center?
What happens when I show up at the Mathematics Achievement Center?
Do I need an appointment?
Does the Mathematics Achievement Center offer one-on-one tutoring?
Where should I go if I really need one-on-one tutoring?
Who are the tutors, what are their schedules, and what specific courses do they cover?
Is the Mathematics Achievement Center open during Make-up/Reading days and the week of final exams?
What if I have some feedback to give about the new Mathematics Achievement Center?
What is the Mathematics Achievement Center?
The Mathematics Achievement Center (MAC) is a free math tutoring service offered by the the Mathematics Department. The Director of the
MAC is Mrs. Kathleen Dale. Mrs. Dale coordinates the student tutors, all of whom are selected for their math ability by the
Mathematics Department faculty. All of the student tutors are also certified. Math faculty will also be staffing the MAC. You can
contact Mrs. Dale at dalek@easternct.edu or 465-4589.
Where is the Mathematics Achievement Center and how do I contact them?
The MAC is located on the first floor of the J. E. Smith Library, Room 107. The MAC phone number is (860) 465-0383.
What services are offered in the Mathematics Achievement Center?
The MAC is equipped with textbooks and software accommodating all courses for which the center will service.
The software includes:
What are the hours of the Mathematics Achievement Center?
Who must go to the Mathematics Achievement Center?
All students enrolled in MAT 098, MAT 101W and MAT 101P must go to the MAC. As stated on your course syllabus, MAC participation will
be counted as 10% of your final course grade.
For MAT 098 and MAT 101W Students: Your grade will be based on the percentage of the required 18 hours that you complete. Note this is approximately one hour and thirty minutes per week, which is less than half of the time a student should be studying for a 4 credit course. For example, if you complete 16 hours then your MAC participation grade will be 16/18= 89%. You are required to complete the first 9 hours by the close of the MAC on Monday, February 25, 2013 and the remaining 9 hours by the closed of the MAC on Friday, April 26, 2013. Note that your midterm grade calculation will be based on completing the first 9 hours in the MAC by the deadline mentioned above. Again, student hours will only be recorded when the MAC is officially open! For MAT 101P Students: Your grade will be based on the percentage of the required 27 hours that you complete. Note this is approximately one hour and thirty minutes per week, which is less than half of the time a student should be studying for a 4 credit course. For example, if you complete 22 hours then your MAC participation grade will be 22/27= 81%. You are required to complete the first 15 hours by the close of the MAC on Monday, February 25, 2013 and the remaining 12 hours by the closed of the MAC on Friday, April 26, 2013. Note that your midterm grade calculation will be based on completing the first 15 hours in the MAC by the deadline mentioned above. Again, student hours will only be recorded when the MAC is officially open! Why should I go to the Mathematics Achievement Center?
As part of the Academic Services Center, the MAC is here to make your Eastern educational experience as successful and stress free as
possible. While in the MAC, students may be engaged in the following activities:
What happens when I show up at the Mathematics Achievement Center?
First, you need to bring your Eastern ID because you will need to scan in and out of the MAC. Secondly, you need to
sign in and out on the login sheet in order to receive credit for the time spent in the MAC. You will only receive credit for
your time when the MAC is open for business. You will not be credited with any time if you show up before the
MAC is open.
Does the Mathematics Achievement Center offer one-on-one tutoring?
The MAC does not guarantee that you will receive one-on-one tutoring. The volume of students in the MAC will determine whether
tutoring occurs in small groups or individually.
Where should I go if I really need one-on-one tutoring?
You should make an appointment at Tutoring Services, also located in Library Room 108. Please note that when you arrive for that
scheduled appointment, you will still need to scan in and out of the MAC and sign in and out on the login sheet if you are enrolled in
MAT 098, MAT 101W or MAT 101P.
Who are the tutors, what are their schedules, and what specific courses do they cover?
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