Mathematics Support Center

Corona Virus Response

MSC 256 Malott
Protip: Also a place to find a study buddy!:

Please visit during priority hours if you can.

To use Zoom, you might want to: Log in with Cornell Zoom at https://cornell.zoom.us/signin

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Want to give us FeedBack? What works? What doesn't? Have a concern?

We very much appreciate any feedback you may have, so we can be more supportive and helpful in these weird times! To do that, you can:
1. talk to any of the tutors in Malott 256 or in the Zoom meeting
2. email Cissy (yh383) or Reiley (rjd274) or Dick (ref2)
3. YHRJD Anonymous feedback Form
If you have any concerns, especially on circumstances that may prevent you from getting the help you need, please make sure to email Cissy (yh383) or Reiley (rjd274) or Dick (ref2) about it (else, it'll be harder for us to get back to you and figure something out!)

[ MSC Stories ] Overview

In short, I'm collecting stories about the MSC including its transition to a virtual presence in response to COVID-19. For the moment, the push is for video clips, but written text is also welcome. Further Details

Favorite Mathematicians

Contribute to our list of Favorite Mathematicians! Famous or obscure, some are largely unknown because they were women, engineers, surveyors or some combination of less recognized groups. Check out the list. You can add to the list if you have a Cornell login. In most cases, the name in the list corresponds to the primary Wikipedia page for that person so you can readily learn more. We draw from this list to name Breakout Rooms in the MSC Zoom Meeting.

Zoom Configuration Tips

Use internet audio if you can. To avoid audio feedback issues, when you enter the meeting your settings default to audio only, with your audio muted.
You can elect to turn on your audio as desired.
The links http://www.math.cornell.edu/msc

and http://msc.ref2.net

redirect to the MSC home page

Zoom Skilz

For tips, tricks, and Gotchas about Zoom, check out ZoomSkilz.ref2.net . We are supporting people in time zones around the planet and are trying to keep the General Math Support Center Zoom Meeting alive 24/7. You can join the General Math Support Center Zoom Meeting at any time, with tutors available according to the published schedule. Someone may be in the Meeting at other times. Our schedule will adapt as we learn what you need.

Tutor Schedule

Room 256 Malott Hall. Our Zoom Meeting Room is a welcoming place to meet and study remotely at any time.

Find us at: http://math.cornell.edu/msc

and this schedule at the short link: when.ref2.net

The schedule below is the schedule as of Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:58 GMT (=Ithaca Time+4 Hours).
Have a great start to your Semester!

MSC Schedule: Monday 27 September - Sunday 3 October
Last updated: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:58 GMT All times shown are "Ithaca Time" which is currently EDT (4 hours earlier than GMT) Primarily available 256 Malott Hall We continue our Zoom presence in the $zoom meeting$ MSC Zoom Meeting. You can always independently meet remotely with fellow students and study together in a breakout room as desired. Tutors available as indicated $zoom meeting$ .

MSC 256 Malott	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
10:00 AM	Dick, Puneet, Bob	Dick, Vadim	Dick, Bob	Meghana, Arya, Vadim	Dick, Bob	.	.
10:30 AM	Dick, Puneet, Bob	Dick, Vadim	Dick, Bob	Meghana, Arya, Vadim	Dick, Bob	.	.
11:00 AM	Dick, Puneet	Meghana	Dick	Dick	Justin	.	.
11:30 AM	Dick, Puneet	Meghana	Dick	Dick	Justin	.	.
12:00 PM	Nikita, Puneet	Meghana, Clarice	Nikita, Puneet	Clarice, Dick	Nikita, Dick	.	.
12:30 PM	Clarice, Nikita	Clarice, Dick	Ryan, Nikita, Puneet	Clarice, Dick	Nikita, Dick, Varun	.	.
1:00 PM	Clarice, Ryan, Meghana	Sagnik, Ryan, Puneet	$zoom meeting$ Meghana, Ryan, Nikita, Puneet	Sagnik, Clarice, Ryan	Meghana, Nikita, Dick	.	.
1:30 PM	Ryan, Reiley, Meghana	Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai, Puneet	$zoom meeting$ Meghana, Ryan, Justin, Puneet	Sagnik, Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Nikita, Justin, Dick, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
2:00 PM	Ryan, Reiley, Amy	Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai, Puneet	Amy, Ryan, Justin	Sagnik, Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, Nikita, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
2:30 PM	Tik, Ryan, Arthur	Amy, Arya, Clarice, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sagnik, Arthur, Justin	Amy, Sagnik, Tik, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	$zoom meeting$ Vadim, Ryan, Arya, Justin	.	.
3:00 PM	Arthur, Tik, Vadim	Amy, Arya, Clarice, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sagnik, Arthur, Justin	Amy, Tik, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	$zoom meeting$ Vadim, Ryan, Arya, Varun	.	.
3:30 PM	Arthur, Tik, Vadim	Amy, Arya, Clarice, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sagnik, Arthur, Justin	Amy, Tik, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Va r u n , Arthur, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
4:00 PM	Tik, Arthur, Justin, Vadim	Arya, Clarice, Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Vadim , Arthur, Justin	Varun , Tik, Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Varun , Arthur, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
Tatkon	.	.	RPCC Room 103	RPCC Room 103	.	.	.
(7:30PM-9:30PM)	.	.	Justin, Nikita, Sagnik, Arthur, Sikai	Vadim , Reiley, Cissy, Sikai	.	.	.
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$zoom meeting$ = MSC Zoom Meeting

Longform Goodies

Some COVID-19 references:

COVID-19 Status in Ithaca:
- https://ithacavoice.com/covid-19-dashboard/
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resources
- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/ Overview
- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data Tracking
COVID-19 Data, Visualizations, web coding strategies for private personalized results and more:
- http://91-divoc.com/
For further reading: Fine journalism with most COVID-19 articles no longer behind a paywall:
What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus - The Atlantic
- Overview page
  https://www.theatlantic.com/category/what-you-need-know-coronavirus/
- How the Pandemic Will End:
  https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/
- Our Pandemic Summer,
  https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-summer-coronavirus-reopening-back-normal/609940/
Empowering Talk: COVID-19 - Dr. David Price - Pulmonary & Critical Care at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwx3JMRTz8U 10m34s COVID-19 - Dr. David Price’s Empowering Talk with Friends and Family (ABBREVIATED)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcKTzefEJFM 57m06s Protecting Families During COVID-19 Pandemic - Dr. David Price -New York City
Still further Reading: From Wired Magazine, also no longer behind their paywall:
- https://www.wired.com/tag/coronavirus/
Face Masks: Further links and commentary
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vKoKwtxTAXFQe8UC7I8Tg3PtOTF4EWe2gyLOBk_YjyU/edit
Data for you: Ongoing contributions in data collection, curation, analysis and visualization surrounding COVID-19
- https://wolfr.am/coronavirus From the community associated with Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica
- http://www.healthdata.org The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent global health research center at the University of Washington.
Models and visualizations:
- https://junkcharts.typepad.com/numbersruleyourworld/2020/03/note-about-fitting-and-visualizing-exponential-models.html

Disclaimer: My daughter-in Law, Sarah Laskow, is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where she oversees the Science section.

Consider this: Don't Take Notes, Pay Attention! leave comments at ElectricBoogaloo

Worried about math? Whether you are studying for a prelim or brushing up on forgotten algebra, we can relieve your math anxiety. For best results seek help early and often!

Other worries? Here are:

Tutoring weekdays when classes are in session during the school year, through the start of Finals. Experienced tutors are available at no charge for individual and small-group tutoring. We work on a Walk-In basis.

Our Main Office 256 Malott
- Weekdays 10:00am - 4:30pm
North Campus RPCC
- Wednesday 7:30-9:45pm Room 220
- Thursday 7:30-9:45pm Room 103

Tutor Schedule

While tutors in the Math Support Center have varying areas of expertise, we have found that:

any tutor may be helpful in any subject
$smile$

either because your tutor:

directly knows the material.
can help you to think about it.
can get you started and refer you to another tutor who may be more facile with the kind of help you need.

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Free Tutoring

Tutor Schedule

Room 256 Malott Hall. Our Zoom Meeting Room is a welcoming place to meet and study remotely at any time.

Find us at: http://math.cornell.edu/msc

and this schedule at the short link: when.ref2.net

The schedule below is the schedule as of Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:58 GMT (=Ithaca Time+4 Hours).
Have a great start to your Semester!

MSC Schedule: Monday 27 September - Sunday 3 October
Last updated: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:58 GMT All times shown are "Ithaca Time" which is currently EDT (4 hours earlier than GMT) Primarily available 256 Malott Hall We continue our Zoom presence in the $zoom meeting$ MSC Zoom Meeting. You can always independently meet remotely with fellow students and study together in a breakout room as desired. Tutors available as indicated $zoom meeting$ .

MSC 256 Malott	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
10:00 AM	Dick, Puneet, Bob	Dick, Vadim	Dick, Bob	Meghana, Arya, Vadim	Dick, Bob	.	.
10:30 AM	Dick, Puneet, Bob	Dick, Vadim	Dick, Bob	Meghana, Arya, Vadim	Dick, Bob	.	.
11:00 AM	Dick, Puneet	Meghana	Dick	Dick	Justin	.	.
11:30 AM	Dick, Puneet	Meghana	Dick	Dick	Justin	.	.
12:00 PM	Nikita, Puneet	Meghana, Clarice	Nikita, Puneet	Clarice, Dick	Nikita, Dick	.	.
12:30 PM	Clarice, Nikita	Clarice, Dick	Ryan, Nikita, Puneet	Clarice, Dick	Nikita, Dick, Varun	.	.
1:00 PM	Clarice, Ryan, Meghana	Sagnik, Ryan, Puneet	$zoom meeting$ Meghana, Ryan, Nikita, Puneet	Sagnik, Clarice, Ryan	Meghana, Nikita, Dick	.	.
1:30 PM	Ryan, Reiley, Meghana	Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai, Puneet	$zoom meeting$ Meghana, Ryan, Justin, Puneet	Sagnik, Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Nikita, Justin, Dick, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
2:00 PM	Ryan, Reiley, Amy	Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai, Puneet	Amy, Ryan, Justin	Sagnik, Ryan, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, Nikita, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
2:30 PM	Tik, Ryan, Arthur	Amy, Arya, Clarice, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sagnik, Arthur, Justin	Amy, Sagnik, Tik, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	$zoom meeting$ Vadim, Ryan, Arya, Justin	.	.
3:00 PM	Arthur, Tik, Vadim	Amy, Arya, Clarice, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sagnik, Arthur, Justin	Amy, Tik, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	$zoom meeting$ Vadim, Ryan, Arya, Varun	.	.
3:30 PM	Arthur, Tik, Vadim	Amy, Arya, Clarice, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sagnik, Arthur, Justin	Amy, Tik, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Va r u n , Arthur, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
4:00 PM	Tik, Arthur, Justin, Vadim	Arya, Clarice, Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Vadim , Arthur, Justin	Varun , Tik, Amy, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	Varun , Arthur, Justin, $zoom meeting$ Sikai	.	.
Tatkon	.	.	RPCC Room 103	RPCC Room 103	.	.	.
(7:30PM-9:30PM)	.	.	Justin, Nikita, Sagnik, Arthur, Sikai	Vadim , Reiley, Cissy, Sikai	.	.	.
.
$zoom meeting$ = MSC Zoom Meeting

The MSC operates on the premise that you will learn mathematical concepts best by doing problems and practicing regularly. Study capsules and tutoring assist in refreshing your memory, filling gaps in your math background, reinforcing class work, helping on difficult topics, or reviewing for exams. MSC services are available weekdays and Sundays throughout the semester.

Free Tutoring: Experienced tutors are available for FREE individual and small-group tutoring. We work primarily on a walk-in basis. A schedule of our hours and who is on duty is shown below and is also posted outside 256 Malott Hall.
Review sessions are held at the start of the semester for students wanting to review some pre-calculus topics.
Independent Study Capsules address topics from pre-calculus to calculus and allow students to work at their own pace. Most are now available on line.
A small library of math texts helps students to broaden their understanding of mathematical concepts.
Our Survival Kit is filled with suggestions for succeeding in a Cornell math class.

We work on a walk-in basis, so stop on by!

Prelim/Finals Schedule:

Due dates for Final Projects, Final Papers, and Take-Home Exams are set by the university based on class meeting times.

https://registrar.cornell.edu/exams/final-exam-policies

Private Tutoring

Want a private tutor? Please start by using our free tutoring service. You may be able to get your questions answered right in the MSC. If you decide you really want private tutoring, you can ask among the tutors you have found helpful in the MSC. If none are available for private tutoring, leave your contact information with:

For Mathematics courses: Betsy Collins in the Math Department office. Betsy maintains a list of graduate students who might be available to tutor you. This is a paid service (not free) and the rate for tutoring usually starts at around $30 an hour. You can then make arrangements privately.
For Statistics courses: Barbara Oh in the LSC.

Capsules:

Math Support Center Capsules: Free Independent Study Capsules for assorted topics students often find to be troublesome. Capsules range from a page or two in length to small booklets. Most are now available as $PDF$ .pdf files.

Library:

A small library of math texts helps students to broaden their understanding of mathematical concepts.
Our Survival Kit is filled with suggestions for succeeding in a Cornell math class.

Contact:

Director: Kelly Delp

, 227 Malott Hall.

Cornell University Department of Mathematics web links in:
Math Department > MSC

Learning Strategies Center:

The Learning Strategies Center is the central academic support unit at Cornell University that provides undergraduate students with tutoring, supplemental courses, and facilitated study groups for Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics and Physics. Assistance in improving general study skills is available through semester long courses, workshops, individual consultations, and web site resources.

http://lsc.cornell.edu/
Notes and Worksheets from the Learning Strategies Center Mathematics Branch support courses:
- MATH 1005, 1006, 1011, and 1012 which meet weekly to supplement lecture material, answer questions, and provide tips for effectively learning the material in MATH 1105, 1106, 1110, and 1120. Students who enroll in a support course receive one transcript credit (depending on college) and tutoring services. There are no exams or homework assignments. Students receive S/U grades determined by attendance only. Students who do not wish to enroll are invited to attend the classes but cannot utilize the tutoring services.

Other Resources

$frown$ Anti Stress Kit $smile$
As featured on the central pillar in the MSC!

* Check out this free PDF book about Math Tutoring with ideas for both tutors and tutees.

Math Related

On-Line Videos on various math topics

http://www.khanacademy.org/

On-Line graphing Calculator

https://www.desmos.com/calculator

Applications for Smart Phones and Computers:

Wolfram Alpha Mobile App https://products.wolframalpha.com/mobile/ -- provides a delightful front end to www.WolframAlpha.com (see below for more about Wolfram Alpha). Modest cost, but provides access to many of the features of Wolfram Alpha Pro.
GeoGebra https://www.geogebra.org/ has an assortment of software available at no charge with versions for nearly every computational device imaginable.

Other generally useful math resources:

A search on a math topic will usually return links to material on Wikipedia and Mathworld, both of which are generally excellent.
- http://en.wikipedia.org
- http://mathworld.wolfram.com
Excellent Blog written by Timothy Gowers, Editor of The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
- http://gowers.wordpress.com/
Another amazing blog by Terence Tao, prolific mathematician, and Fields Medalist
- http://terrytao.wordpress.com/
Yet another blog by a guy who has done a lot of illustrations for Wikipedia
- http://1ucasvb.tumblr.com/
Great collection of sites with special emphasis on teaching. As you become a more independent learner, the distinction between teacher and student becomes less useful.
- http://onlinemathdegrees.org/leading-sites-for-teachers/
Wolfram Alpha actually performs various mathematical operations and volunteers a bunch of related information. Used wisely, you can learn an incredible amount exploring the further information it provides.

We're Hiring! MSC Jobs Information and application below.

http://math.cornell.edu/undergraduate-employment

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