This week, I took the opportunity to go tutoring for my pre-calculus course to prepare for the upcoming exam. There was not a lot of people so we stayed in our professor’s cubicle and went over some problems that we found on the review sheet. Although it was too small of an environment, in my opinion, I was still able to understand the material. He allowed us to choose any questions to go over and went step-by-step, showing work on the board.
Personally, the part I find most difficult is the calculator section. I am not used to the TI-89 so I do not really know how to remember the steps. So, I asked questions regarding the calculator part and found it useful that he also added the steps online.
After going to the mini tutoring session, I went home to find the resources he put up on Blackboard. I found a lot of old exams, so I worked on the problems and practiced using the calculator. I really like how the professor creates the problems on the exam in chronological order so that I can go back to that specific section in my own notes.
I found that going to tutoring was helpful because I got to ask specific questions on what I did not understand. Professor Sabha was able to explain what to do and gave me the opportunity to try it out myself so I can remember the steps better. Overall, I think other students should take advantage of these opportunities because professors are taking the time to help us. It is a great way to study and prepare before the exam. This assisted me a lot during my first semester because not only did I get useful preparation, I also got the chance to interact with my professor one-on-one.