Help For Students of Basic Math,

Pre-Algebra & Algebra I

Available at LSC-Tomball Library
Free Math Tutoring
Math Center (L254) in the LSC-Tomball library
Hours:
Monday- Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm
No tutoring on Fridays
Saturday 11:00am-2:00pm

Learning Express Library

Go to hcpl.net.
Click on the Databases tab and select Alphabetical List
from the resulting drop-down menu. Click on L then click
on the Learning Express Library button.
In the box on the left, click College Students then Math
and Reasoning Skills Improvement. There you can
choose from a list of practice sessions, such as Math
Fundamentals Practice, Algebra Practice, or Math Word
Problems Practice.
Once you have chosen a session, you will be prompted to
create a username and password. This account is free
and is used to help you monitor your progress.
Note: When using Learning Express Library from off-campus,
you will have to sign in with a username and password. This
account is free as long as you access Learning Express Library
from the library website (as directed above).
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Websites offering free help with basic math

skills:
Algebra Help
http://www.helpalgebra.com/
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.elem.html

Websites offering free Pre-Algebra help:

Homework HelpPeoples Math
http://www.algebra.com/pre-algebra.mpl
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html
Interactive Mathematics
http://www.intmath.com/
Math for Morons Like Us
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html
Spark Notes
http://www.sparknotes.com/math/

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Websites offering free help with Algebra

Basics:
Algebasics
http://www.algebasics.com/
Algebra.help
http://www.helpalgebra.com/
Interactive Mathematics
http://www.intmath.com/
Spark Notes
http://www.sparknotes.com/math/
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.high.html
Math for Morons Like Us
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html

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These books can be checked out from the

Tomball library:
Basic Mathematics
QA 107.2 .G64 2011
Master Math: basic math and pre-algebra
QA39.3 .R68 2010
Cliffsnotes Math Review
QA 139 .B554 2010
Pre-Algebra DeMystified
QA 107.2 .B59 2011
Algebra Survival Guide
QA 152.2 .R377 2000
Algebra Survival Guide Workbook
QA 157 .R37 2003
Master Math: Algebra
QA 152.3 .R67 2010
Arithmetric and Algebra Again
QA 139 .I465 2005
Algebra I For Dummies
QA159.2 .S743 2010
Elementary Algebra
QA 155 .R53 2004
Complete Idiots Guide to Algebra Word Problems
QA 155 .F66 2010
Barrons E-Z Algebra
QA 152.2 .D69 2009
Math review for Standardized Tests
QA 139 .B554 2010
*For more books, browse the Adult Non-Fiction shelves on the 2nd
floor of the library and Non-Fiction Video shelf on the 1st floor. Look
for call numbers starting with 510, 511 or 512.
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These DVDs can be checked out from the

Tomball library:
Algebra Word Problem Tutor
QA 157 .A44 2007
Basic Math
QA 107 .B37 2004
The Math Video Tutor
QA 154.3 .M38 2004
World of Pre-Algebra
QA 37 .P8674 2001
Pre-Algebra: Basic Algebra
QA 135.6 .P74 2005 vols. 3, 4, 5
Algebra In Simplest Terms
QA 154.2 .A44 1991
Algebra: The Basics
QA 154.3 .A44 2005
Algebra I
QA 155 .S455 2009 vols. 1-3
Algebra I
QA 155.2 .N43
Fractions Thru Algebra
QA 117 .F73 2008

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