This page is dedicated to provide you, the student, with resources that will improve your skills in Math, Science, and Study Skills needed for college.
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University College Math Resources
MyMathTest is an online assistance program to help you prepare for taking, or retaking, our COMPASS Math placement tests. Provided free for OU students, this program will help students save money by placing them into the highest Math course possible at OU, matched to their skill level.To get started, see the OU MyMathTest Guide (opens as PDF; requires a PDF reader).
Contact us with questions: Assessment Center, Wagner Hall room 270, 405.325.4336, ucac@ou.edu
SkillsTutor is an online tutoring program that can help prepare students trying to test into College Algebra. A pre-test will assess the student’s basic math and algebra skills to determine the learning needs of the student. Students may then study various modules to strengthen or refresh their math skills.
Stop by the Assessment Center in Wagner Hall, room 270, call 405.325.4336, or email us at ucac@ou.edu for more information.
External Math Resources
- http://patrickjmt.com/ (couresey of Patrick; tons of video math tutorials)
- Assess your Math Skills with Video (courtesy of Community College of Aurora)
- Math Tutor (courtesy of HH Publishing)
- Purplemath - Your Algebra Resource
- Success in Mathematics-Mathworld (courtesy of St. Louis University)
- Virtual Math Lab (courtesy of West Texas A&M University)
Science Resources
The following sites include study tips & resources for science:
- How to Study for the Sciences (PDF handout from a Student Success Seminar, University of Oklahoma)
- Physics Study Skills (courtesy of Learning Skills Center, Univ. of Texas at Austin)
- Science Study Skills (courtesy of Eastfield College Learning Assistance Center)
Study Skills
The following sites include tips & resources to improve your study behaviors and strategies:
- OU's StudentSuccess.ou.edu (a collaboration of the UC Student Learning Center and OU Graduation Office)
- Academic Success Tools (courtesy of George Washington Univ.)
- CollegeBoard.com for Students - Boost Your Skills
- General Study Skills Support (several topics courtesy of Dawson College)
- Learning Skills Programs (courtesy of University of Victoria)
- More Math & Science Study Skills (courtesy of West Chester Univ. LA&RC)
- Online Learning Strategies Evaluations (courtesy of Louisiana State Univ.)
- Reading Resource Center (courtesy of St. Louis University)
- Study Guides and Strategies
Other Resources
This section includes helpful websites that include the difference between High School and College, taking breaks, etc.:
- Stress & College Students - This is an article from a school paper that gives some good tips on managing campus stress (Kean University).
- How is College Different Than High School? - (courtesy of Southern Methodist University)