Academic Advising and Course Help
Your academic advisor is there to help you make the most of your experience at Iowa State from the beginning. Academic advisors help prospective students and their families learn about the mathematics program, help new students become oriented to the department and university, and support current students throughout their time in the program if they have questions, concerns, or seek help planning for the future. Your advisor can support you by connecting you with resources on campus and in the community and by helping you to develop decision-making, problem-solving, and self-advocacy skills.
Course Help
Help is available for specific math courses throughout the semester. Click on a course below to view help room locations, dates and times. Please check the top of your Canvas course page for classes not listed below.
You can check your syllabus for your instructor’s office hours—dedicated time for you to ask questions, clarify course material, and get support. Instructors want to help you succeed, so don’t hesitate to reach out to them.
Richard Sprague Undergraduate Math Majors Resource Room
The resource room is open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. Undergraduate majors may arrange hours outside of this with the Math Office.
Named in honor of Professor Richard Sprague, this resource room was dedicated in May 2006. Professor Sprague received his B.S. in 1949 from Maryville (in Tennessee), then his M.S. in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1961 both from the University of Kentucky. He came to Iowa State in 1961 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1967. Professor Sprague had a special interest in mathematics education and a special concern for undergraduates. He was active with Pi Mu Epsilon (the mathematics honorary society) and gave much appreciated talks on such subjects as “Pigeon-Hole, Shepherd, and Ice Cream Parlor Principles” and “Applications of Modular Arithmetic”. He retired in 1995.
The room is perfect to:
- meet other math majors
- find a quiet place to sit and work between classes
- relax and play games (such as Chess or Go)
Carver 449 Computer Lab
The Math Computer Lab is located in room 449 of the Carver Hall Building. There are 46 monitor hubs with keyboards and mice available for use with your own USB-C compatible device. In addition, there are 6 workstations available with Iowa State University software. All of the computers are MAC and have MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud applications, Mathematicia, MatLab, Box, Teams, Handbrake, WLC, Zoom, VPN, Chrome & Firefox available.
You can log into these computers using your ISU netID.
Hours of Operation
Weekdays: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Weekends: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Closed for general student use during scheduled classes, holidays and academic breaks.
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