Mathematics Lab

Learn more about the Mathematics Lab, tutoring, testing tips, and how to schedule your next test.

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Strengthening Math Skills: Hands-On Tutoring and Support at the Mathematics Lab

The purpose of the Mathematics Lab is to help students develop their mathematical skills through applied methods. We offer tutoring for all 100 and 200 level mathematics courses up to Calculus 4, as well as Intermediate Algebra (DS 099), Elementary Differential Equations (Math 353), and Introduction to Statistics I (Math 375).

Our labs are staffed with tutors throughout the day. The labs offer a hands-on component that supplements the traditional lectures that students receive in class. Note that tutoring is in 324/326 Hume Hall.

Join Our Team!

The Department of Mathematics employs tutors for all 100 and 200 level mathematics courses. Tutors must maintain at least a 3.5 overall gpa and a 3.5 gpa in math classes. We also employ proctors to help instructors during testing at the JAC Math Lab. We are accepting applications now and will begin contacting applicants at the start of each Fall/Spring semester. Currently our roster of tutors is full but we still encourage you to apply.

What We Offer

Tutoring at Hume Hall

Courses Covered: Math 115, 120, 121, 123, 125, 167, 261, 262, 263, 264, 267, 268, 353, 375, and DS 099.

Tutoring is available at the following times listed below in Hume Hall 324/326.  No appointment needed!

  • Fall and Spring Semesters - Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm
    • Tutoring opens the second week of class and ends the Friday before Final Exam Week!
  • Intersession and Summer Terms - Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm 

Learning Assistants for Intermediate Algebra (DS 099)

Learning Assistants for DS 099 sit in on one of the DS 099 lectures to become familiar with the content and prepare to specifically help you! They will then be available in Hume 105 during the following times:

  • Mondays: 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
  • Tuesdays: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Wednesdays: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Thursdays: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Fridays: 11:30 am – 4:00 pm

Learning Assistants begin the second week of class and end the Friday before Final Exam Week!

Other Math Resources on Campus

Testing for Lecture Classes

If you are in an online class, you do not test at the Math Lab. Check your Blackboard/Syllabus for information on how you test!

  1. You must know your Hawkes username and password to log in to take any tests! Please make sure you have know these, otherwise you will have to reset your password and go outside the lab to use your phone to get to your email. This often creates a backup outside the lab and is inconvenient for both students and proctors.
  2. The Bronze Line is the campus shuttle that runs from the main part of campus to the JAC. See the Oxford-University Transit for information. Note that JAC East is the first stop at the JAC.
  3. For students preferring to drive to the JAC, the JAC is a “Commuter Red” parking area. Visit the Department of Parking and Transpiration website to see if your parking decal allows you to park at the JAC.
  4. There are four 60-minute tests and a 120-minute comprehensive final exam during the semester. Test dates are listed on your course syllabus and on the calendar.
  5. An appointment is REQUIRED to take a test. Schedule your appointment (or, if it applies to you, the scheduler for students with the reduced distraction accommodation). You can reschedule your test if needed (as long as there are available openings). Note that you must use your go.olemiss.edu email address to schedule your tests.
  6. Appointments must be scheduled by 11:59pm on Tuesdays of tests weeks (Sunday for final exams week) to guarantee a seat. Also note that appointments must be scheduled at least 10 hours in advance.
  7. Arrive on time for your test. We suggest you arrive at least 10 minutes early. If you are more than 5 minutes late, we will try to work you in for the next appointment time (if there are seats available). You must bring a picture id (Ole Miss ID card, Driver’s License, Passport, etc.) to check in for a test.
  8. It is suggested that you do not bring your cell phone to the lab on test day. If you need to bring your phone with you, then it must be checked at the check-in desk outside the lab. If you have a cell phone with you in the testing area, even if it’s in your pocket and turned off, it will considered academic dishonesty. You will be given a cell phone card if you check a phone. Keep this card with you so that you can get your phone back when you are done!
  9. When you enter the lab there is a set of shelves that you can place backpacks on. Please use the shelves rather than the floor for this, as it could create a tripping hazard.
  10. The only thing you can bring with you into the testing area is a pen or pencil. Please bring your own pen or pencil.
  11. You can leave things like wallets and keys in your pocket. If you have a purse, place it underneath your chair when you sit down to test.
  12. A TI-30XS Multiview calculator will be sitting at each computer on test days. No other calculators or electronic devices are allowed in the testing area.
  13. You cannot bring any external paper into the testing area. As you enter the lab there will be a shelf with scratch paper available.
  14. You may sit at any open computer. When you are seated, you may begin your exam.  You will need to log in to Hawkes and navigate to your test to begin.
  15. Scratch paper CANNOT be taken out of the lab. If you wish to get it from your instructor the following week, put your name on it and place it in their mailbox. Otherwise, place it in the recycle bin. Place any unused scratch paper back on the shelf where you got your scratch paper.
  16. You may not leave during a test without permission.  This includes getting water and using the restroom. Please do this before checking in. If you absolutely need to use the restroom then let one of the employees know. If you leave your test without permission, it will be submitted at that point.
  17. On test dates, tutoring is more limited, but is still available in Hume 324/326.
  18. Tutoring labs will not be open during final exams week.

THIS SCHEDULER IS NOT FOR ALEKS PLACEMENT TESTING!

THIS SCHEDULER IS NOT FOR ONLINE CLASS TESTING! SEE YOUR BLACKBOARD/SYLLABUS FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU TEST.

Please note that you must use your go.olemiss.edu email address to log in. No other email address will allow you to log in. Also, your password is the same as your WebID (Ole Miss password).

Scheduling/Rescheduling/Checking Your Appointment Time

The link below is for “Standard Testing” only, which applies to most students. Standard Testing occurs in the Math Lab at the Jackson Avenue Center.

If you receive a “Distraction-Reduced Testing Environment” accommodation from SDS, and have set up these accommodations with your instructor, you should be scheduling at a different web link. If this applies to you email your instructor or mathlab@olemiss.edu for that link. Reduced Distraction Testing will occur in Hume 221 (Stats Lab). Note that you must schedule there to receive your accommodations! Note that accommodations forms must be received no later than Mondays of test weeks!

If you are in Math 115 (Elementary Statistics), Math 120 (Quantitative Reasoning), Math 121 (College Algebra), Math 167 (Business Mathematics), or Math 267/268 (Business Calculus), you should schedule at the following link.