The Learning Lab provides the following handouts and resources in a variety of academic subjects.
See assessment study materials for resources to prepare for the Texas Success Initiative, biology, ESOL, and other assessments.
| English & Writing Aids | ||
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| Online Writing Lab | Purdue University Online Writing Lab serving writers from around the world | Website |
| Mathematics Aids - All Levels | ||
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| Online math handouts | ACC Elgin Campus Learning Lab | Online |
| Geometry formulas | Formulas for 2-D and 3-D geometrical shapes | |
| Greek alphabet | Pronunciation, capital letters, and lower case letters | |
| Math anxiety | How to handle math anxiety | |
| Powers of 10 | Units for the SI (metric) measurement system | |
| Test-taking strategies | Strategies for taking math tests | |
| Basic Math Aids | ||
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| Divisibility tests | Strategies to identify quickly what numbers a given number is divisible by | |
| Multiplication tables | Multiplication tables up to 20 by 20 | |
| Order of operations | Basic order of operations hierarchy | |
| Algebra Aids | ||
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| Algebraic formulas | Algebra formulas and rules | |
| Speaking algebra | Translation of English into algebraic expressions | |
| Rules for signed numbers | Rules for arithmetic of signed (positive & negative) numbers. | |
| Exponent & Logarithm Aids | ||
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| Become friends with logarithms | Examples of working with logarithms | |
| Exponent properties | Basic exponent properties with examples | |
| Logarithm properties | Basic exponent properties with examples | |
| Factoring Aids | ||
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| Basic Factoring Strategies | Basic factoring strategies and formulas | |
| Factoring by Grouping & AC Method | Factoring by Grouping and using the AC Method | |
| Factoring by Trial and Error | Factoring by the Trial and Error Method | |
| Fraction Aids | ||
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| Arithmetic of Fractions | Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions | |
| Graphing Aids | ||
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| Linear Equations | Formulas for graphing and constructing linear relationships from data | |
| Catalog of Graphs | A brief catalog of graphs | |
| Statistics Aids | ||
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| Statistics reference | Statistics formulas | |
| Trigonometry Aids | ||
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| Trigonometry reference | Trigonometric formulas and the unit circle | |
| Calculus Aids | ||
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| Derivation and integration review | Basic rules for derivatives and integrals. | |
| Derivative review | Basic derivative rules | |
| Integration review | Basic integration rules | |
| Integration by parts | Technique of integration by parts | |
| Integration by substitution | Technique of integration by substitution | |
| Physics Applications for Calculus II (Sections 6.5) reference sheet | Applications of integration to physics and engineering for Stewart Calculus Book, 3rd Edition | |
| Power series | Power series representation for the elementary functions | |
| Sequences | Sequences | |
| Series convergence flowchart | Demonstrates process for determining series convergence | |
| Tests for series convergence | Tests for series convergence | |
| TI-86 Graphing Calculator Aids | ||
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| TI-86 handout one | Solving equations with the simultaneous solver, setting up the custom menu, and graphing piece-wise defined functions, and solving polynomials with the polynomial solver | |
| TI-86 handout two | Manipulating matrices by basic row operations | |
| TI-89 Graphing Calculator Aids | ||
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| TI-89 basic graphing | Basic graphing on the TI-89 calculator. | |
| TI-89 calculus features | Advanced calculus based features of the TI-89 calculator | |
| TI-89 common errors | Common errors when working with the TI-89 calculator. | |
| General College Physics Aids | |
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| Kinematics, forces and energy | |
| Rotational motion and fluid | |
| Waves and heat | |
| Useful physical data | |