Refresh your math skills, work on math assignments or find learning support for specific math topics. From math basics to advanced calculus or trades-specific skills, find learning support at the Math Help Centres.
Hours and locations
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Hours vary between semesters and around exam time. Check this page and the doors of each help centre for updates.
Trades and apprenticeship math
- Tuesday to Thursday 3-5pm
Interurban, John Drysdale building (JD), room 142
Foundations math
Tutoring for Math 02x, 03x, or 05x courses
- Monday - Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday9am-12:30pm
Interurban, Academic Upgrading Help Centre, CBA building, room 109 - Monday and Wednesday 4pm-7pm,Tuesday and Thursday 3:45-8pm
Lansdowne, Math Help Centre, Ewing building, room 342
College prep math courses
Support for Math 072-097, 107, 115, 139 courses
- Monday and Wednesday 4-7pm,Tuesday and Thursday 3:45-8pm
Lansdowne, Math Help Centre, Ewing building, room 342
- Monday to Friday 9am-4:30pm
Lansdowne, Math Lab, Ewing building, room 224
University transfer math or stats courses
Includes math for elementary education, computing, and engineering
- Monday and Wednesday 3:30pm-8pm, Tuesday and Thursday 3:45-8pm
Lansdowne, Math Help Centre, Ewing building, room 342
- Monday to Friday 9am-4:30pm
Lansdowne, Math Lab, Ewing building, room 224 - Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm
Interurban, Technologies building, room 142
Three ways to get help
- Drop into one of the help centres for face-to-face support
- in Microsoft Teams for Live Chat support
- For quick questionsemail mathlab@camosun.ca.
Please include your name and course number (e.g. Math053). Feel free to add photos of your work and/or textbook. We'll do our best to respond within 24 hours (excluding weekends).
Math Help Centre FAQs
Can I make an appointment with a math tutor?
Yes, the math labs and help centres offer online appointments through Teams as well as a drop-in service on a first-come, first-served basis.
Can I get help with other subjects other than math and stats?
Math help centres and labs are for students currently in math or stats courses or completing the math components of trades or nursing programs. We cansometimeshelp with math questions related to other courses.
We also havehelp centresspecific to English, writing, and science.
Can I use a computer?
The Math Lab (Ewing building, room 224), Math Help Centre (Ewing building, room 342) and Academic Upgrading Help Centre (CBA building, room 109) have some computers available for the students. Maple software is available on computers in Ewingbuilding, room 224, as well as, in the general purpose computer labs.
Learning skills
Check out our learning success guides.