The Learning Lab  provides the following handouts and resources in a variety of academic subjects.
See assessment study materials  for resources to prepare for the Texas Success Initiative, biology, ESOL, and other assessments.
English & Writing Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Online Writing Lab 
Purdue University Online Writing Lab serving writers from around the world 
Website  
 
Mathematics – All Levels Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Online math handouts 
ACC Math Department Prerequisite Reviews 
Online  
Geometry formulas 
Formulas for 2-D and 3-D geometrical shapes 
PDF  
Greek alphabet 
Pronunciation, capital letters, and lower case letters 
PDF  
Math anxiety 
How to handle math anxiety 
PDF  
Powers of 10 
Units for the SI (metric) measurement system 
PDF  
Test-taking strategies 
Strategies for taking math tests 
PDF  
 
 
Mathematics – Basic Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Divisibility tests 
Strategies to identify quickly what numbers a given number is divisible by 
PDF  
Multiplication tables 
Multiplication tables up to 20 by 20 
PDF  
Order of operations 
Basic order of operations hierarchy 
PDF  
 
Algebra Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Algebraic formulas 
Algebra formulas and rules 
PDF  
Speaking algebra 
Translation of English into algebraic expressions 
PDF  
Rules for signed numbers 
Rules for arithmetic of signed (positive & negative) numbers. 
PDF  
 
Exponent & Logarithm Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Become friends with logarithms 
Examples of working with logarithms 
PDF  
Exponent properties 
Basic exponent properties with examples 
PDF  
Logarithm properties 
Basic exponent properties with examples 
PDF  
 
Factoring Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Basic Factoring Strategies 
Basic factoring strategies and formulas 
PDF  
Factoring by Grouping & AC Method 
Factoring by Grouping and using the AC Method 
PDF  
Factoring by Trial and Error 
Factoring by the Trial and Error Method 
PDF  
 
Fraction Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Arithmetic of Fractions 
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions 
PDF  
 
Graphing Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Linear Equations 
Formulas for graphing and constructing linear relationships from data 
PDF  
Catalog of Graphs 
A brief catalog of graphs 
PDF  
 
Statistics Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Statistics reference 
Statistics formulas 
PDF  
 
Trigonometry Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Trigonometry reference 
Trigonometric formulas and the unit circle 
PDF  
 
Calculus Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
Derivation and integration review 
Basic rules for derivatives and integrals. 
PDF  
Derivative review 
Basic derivative rules 
PDF  
Integration review 
Basic integration rules 
PDF  
Integration by parts 
Technique of integration by parts 
PDF  
Integration by substitution 
Technique of integration by substitution 
PDF  
Physics Applications for Calculus II (Sections 6.5) reference sheet 
Applications of integration to physics and engineering for Stewart Calculus Book, 3rd Edition 
PDF  
Power series 
Power series representation for the elementary functions 
PDF  
Sequences 
Sequences 
PDF  
Series convergence flowchart 
Demonstrates process for determining series convergence 
PDF  
Tests for series convergence 
Tests for series convergence 
PDF  
 
TI-86 Graphing Calculator Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
TI-86 handout one 
Solving equations with the simultaneous solver, setting up the custom menu, and graphing piece-wise defined functions, and solving polynomials with the polynomial solver 
PDF  
TI-86 handout two 
Manipulating matrices by basic row operations 
PDF  
 
TI-89 Graphing Calculator Aids 
Subject 
Description 
Resource 
 
 
TI-89 basic graphing 
Basic graphing on the TI-89 calculator. 
PDF  
TI-89 calculus features 
Advanced calculus based features of the TI-89 calculator 
PDF  
TI-89 common errors 
Common errors when working with the TI-89 calculator. 
PDF  
 
General College Physics Aids 
Subject 
Resource 
 
 
Kinematics, forces and energy 
PDF  
Rotational motion and fluid 
PDF  
Waves and heat 
PDF  
Useful physical data 
PDF  
 
						
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