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 |