RCTC Math & Computer Science tutors are here to support you in your classes. Our tutors are specialists in the RCTC curriculum. They are trained to not just give you answers but to focus on helping you understand concepts. They are located in Goddard Library, Room GL-235. Tutoring is FREE for RCTC students.
Spring Semester 2025 Hours
Math
Monday – Thursday: 8am – 7pm
Friday: 8am – 5:30pm
Computer Science
Monday – Tuesday: 11am – 7pm
Wednesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Semester Break: May 14-30
Open for In Person tutoring, both Math and Computer Science. We are located in Goddard Library, room GL-235.
| Wednesday, May 14 | Thursday, May 15 | Friday, May16 | ||
| 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm | ||
| Monday, May 19 | Tuesday, May 20 | Wednesday, May 21 | Thursday, May 22 | Friday, May 23 |
| 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm |
| Monday, May 26 | Tuesday, May 27 | Wednesday, May 28 | Thursday, May 29 | Friday, May 30 |
| Closed | Closed | Closed | 9am - 5:30pm | 9am - 5:30pm |
Summer Semester 2025
Math & Computer Science hours
Monday – Friday: 9am – 5:30pm
Closed for RCTC Holidays & Tutor vacation
Thursday, June 19: Juneteenth holiday
Friday, June 27: Tutor vacation
Friday, July 4: Independence Day holiday
How to Contact Us
1) Request a One-on-One Tutoring Session
Use the button above to make an appointment. You can choose to meet in person or online. If you choose online tutoring, you will receive a confirmation email containing a Zoom link for the tutoring session.
If you do not see a response in your inbox, please check your junk or clutter mailbox.
If you can not find a time that works for you, email LCMath@rctc.edu with your requested time.
2) Submit a Question for an Email Response
E-mail your question to: LCMath@rctc.edu
In your email, please include the following information: Star ID, Course name and instructor, Chapter/Section, and your question. If possible, attach a screenshot of the question or your work.
If your question is about a computer science program, please provide a zip file of your code or a link to Github.
We will respond within one business day. Please check your junk or clutter mail box if you do not see a response in your inbox.
Other Sites for Math Help
In addition to the services offered by our own RCTC Math tutors, there are many other sites that provide videos, step-by-step instructions and practice problems.
Tutor.Com
RCTC has contracted with tutor.com to provide 24/7 online access to a tutor. You may find this useful when you have a question outside of the Learning Center Math tutoring hours (evenings or weekends). You must access the tool through D2L. On the D2L home page, scroll down to Learning Resources, and click on Tutor.Com. Please watch this video for a brief overview of this service: Tutor.Com Instructions
Paul’s Online Math – Cheat Sheets
http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Extras/CheatSheets_Tables.aspx#AlgSheet
Paul Dawkins is an instructor at Lamar University in Texas. This page contains ‘cheat sheets’ for Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus. They are great summaries for each subject.
YouTube Math Lessons
There are millions of math lessons on YouTube. It can be a lot to search through. Below are some that are particularly good for your RCTC classes.
| Course | Link | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary Algebra | Mario's Math Tutoring: Algebra 1 playlist | Lots of solved problems, a short lecture style |
| patrickJMT:Arithmetic and PreAlgebra playlist | Videos for operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) on whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Rounding and order of operations is also included. | |
| The Organic Chemistry Tutor:New Algebra playlist | Lots of solved problems. The videos are a bit longer. | |
| Intermediate Algebra | Brian McLogan: Algebra 1 | This link takes you to the Algebra 2/College Algebra Playlist page - each topic (Playlist) has numerous videos with examples and problems completed. Most videos are short (2 to 5 minutes). Site covers a wide variety of topics in Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra. |
| The Organic Chemistry Tutor: New Algebra playlist | Has videos on most if not all topics in 99 plus additional topics of logarithms, conic sections, and sequences. Videos are generally longer with several examples and more detail. |
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| Professor Leonard: Intermediate Algebra playlist | Covers most topics in 99. Lecture format - provides entire lecture with examples (45 min to an hour). References different sections which may not correspond to your book, but you can go by topics. | |
| College Algebra | Brian McLogan: College Algebra | This link takes you to the Algebra 2/College Algebra Playlist page - each topic (Playlist) has numerous videos with examples and problems completed. Most videos are short (2 to 5 minutes). Site covers a wide variety of topics in Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra. |
| The Organic Chemistry Tutor: New Algebra playlist | Has videos on most if not all topics in 99 plus additional topics of logarithms, conic sections, and sequences. Videos are generally longer with several examples and more detail. |
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| Precalculus | Brian McLogan: Precalculus | This link takes you to the Pre-Calculus/Trignometry Playlist page - each topic (Playlist) has numerous videos with examples and problems completed. Most videos are short (2 to 5 minutes). Site covers most topics covered in Pre-Calculus. |
| The Organic Chemistry Tutor: Precalculus playlist | Covers most if not all topics from Precalculus. Videos can be a little longer (≈10 minutes) with more examples and details. | |
| Calculus | Krista King: Applications of Integration playlist | These videos are 5 - 15 minutes long. They cover the topic in Chapter 5 of Calculus 1 |
| Professor Leonard: Calculus 1 playlist | These are great videos and they correspond very well to the sections in your Calculus 1 text book. However, they are long. They are full length class lectures, typically over an hour for each section. | |
Contact Information
Math & Computer Science Learning Center
GL235 BOX 45
851 30th Avenue Southeast
Rochester, Minnesota 55904-4999
507-285-7182
LCMath@RCTC.edu
Summer classes are all online, but the Learning Center is still here to support you!
You can get help in three ways:
1) Drop In Tutoring – In Person or Online
- For In Person tutoring, come to the Learning Center in Goddard Library, room GL235. Sign in on the computer and take a seat at a table. When you have a question, put the red cup on top of the green cup .
- For Online tutoring, join this Zoom meeting. You will be placed in the waiting room and the tutor will help you shortly.
Drop In tutoring is first come, first serve. At busy times, the tutor may limit session times to 20 minutes.
2) Submit a Question for an Email Response
E-mail your question to: LCMath@rctc.edu
In your email, please include the following information: Star ID, Course name and instructor, Chapter/Section, and your question. If possible, attach a screenshot of the question or your work.
If your question is about a computer science program, please provide a zip file of your code or a link to Github.
We will respond within one business day. Please check your junk or clutter mail box if you do not see a response in your inbox.
3) Online tutoring via Tutor.Com
RCTC has contracted with Tutor.com to provide 24/7 online access to a tutor. You may find this useful when you have a question outside of the Learning Center Math tutoring hours (evenings or weekends). You must access the tool through D2L.
- On the D2L home page, scroll down to the bottom and look in the ‘Learning Resources’ section.
- On the class page, click on the Resources menu at the top and then select Tutor.com
Please watch this video for a brief overview of the Tutor.com service:
Tutor.Com Instructions