University of Nevada, Reno
College of Science



Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Math Center located?
The Math Center tutoring and computer lab is located in the Ansari Business Building (AB) room 610.  The adminstrative offices are located in AB 639.

What services are available at the Math Center?
The Math Center provides a number of serives for students and facutly.  Free walk in tutoring is available for 100-200 level math/stat courses.  The computer lab is designed to help students with their more techniqual work.  Therefore the 30 work stations are equipped with mathematical and statistical software packages.  Faculty are also allowed to occasssionally reserved this lab for class meetings, conferences, etc.  

The Math Centers also proctors and number exams, including all math placement testing on campus.   

offers walk-in tutoring for math/stat courses. It also offers math placement tests that students can take to meet prerequisites for math courses they otherwise do not meet. The Math Center's Computer Lab in AB610 has several math software programs, and the lab can be reserved for class use, conferences, etc. by making a reservation in advance by calling (775)784-4433, or by e-mailing mathcenter@unr.edu. Please note that the Math Center tutors are not trained to help with the use of software.

What are the Math Center hours?
Please see the Math Center Schedule for current hours.  The center is closed for all university holidays.

What is the contact information for the Math Center?
The phone number for the Math Center office is (775)784-4433, and the e-mail address is mathcenter@unr.edu. 

How do I rent calculators?
The Math Center allows students to rent calculators for $20 per semester.  Students need to fill out a form and pay the fee at the Cashier's Office before they can get the calculator from the Math Center.  You get the form from the Math Center or you can download it here.


How can I find a private tutor?
The Math/Stat Department in AB 601 keeps a list of people who offer their services as private tutors.

What software is available at the Math Center?
The computers run Windows XP Professional and have the following software installed:

  • Microsoft Office 2007
  • Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 on the machine with the scanner (this program can convert a file in many formats into pdf format)
  • Comsol (Femlab) will be installed locally soon
  • cygwin
  • Geometer Sketchpad
  • Lindo 6.1
  • Lingo 9.1
  • Maple 10
  • Matlab
  • Minitab
  • R (statistics)

    • In addition, the DataWorks offers programs such as Comsol, Maple 10, MathCAD 13, Mathematica 5.2, Matlab, R 2.4, Minitab, SAS 9.1, and SPSS v14. You can log in to the server using your netID.

    What's the highest level math course for which I can receive tutoring at the Math Center?

    While our tutors are proficient in tutoring 100- 200-level classes, a small number of them can help with 300-level courses as well.