Kapiʻolani CC Library LibGuides: MATH Help: Books & Tutoring

Textbooks on Reserves

Mathematics in Action (3rd edition)
Call Number: Reserve Collection
Math 75X & 81
Nature of Mathematics by Karl Smith
Call Number: Reserves Math 100
Algebra for College Students (8th ed.) by Robert F. Blitzer
Call Number: Reserves Math 103
Student Solutions Manual for Algebra for College Students (7th ed.) by Robert F. Blitzer
Call Number: Reserves: MATH 103
Explorations, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers by Tom Bassarear
Call Number: Reserves MATH 111 & 112
Elementary Statisticss: Picturing the World (6th ed.) by Ron Larson; Betsy Farber
Call Number: Reserves MATH 115
Precalculus by Andrew Pak
Call Number: Reserves MATH 135 & 140
College Algebra and Trigonometry by Mark Dugopolski
Call Number: Reserves MATH 135 & 140
Calculus by Ron Larson; Bruce H. Edwards
Call Number: Reserves MATH 241, 242, 243, 244

Pre-Calculus & Calculus

The Manga Guide to Calculus by Hiroyuki Kojima; Shin Togami;
Call Number: QA300 .K57513 2009
Pre-Calculus by Elleyne Kase; Yang Kuang
Call Number: Also available at QA331 .K83 2012

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Interesting Reads

Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems by John Watkins
Also available in the library at QA95 .W35 2012

Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date by Samuel Arbesman
Call Number: Q175.32.E85 A74 2012
How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics by Eugenia Cheng
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World by Ian Stewart
Also available in the library at QA21 .S834 2012
Invisible in the Storm: The Role of Mathematics in Understanding Weather by Ian Roulstone; John Norbury
Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks
Also available in the library at GV1549 .D53 2012
Mathematics Minus Fear: How to Make Math Fun and Beneficial to Your Everyday Life by Lawrence Potter
Call Number: QA93 .P68 2012
Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football by Wayne L. Winston
Also available at the library at GV706.8 .W56 2012
Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art by Robert J. Lang
Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed by Carl Zimmer
Call Number: GN419.3 .Z56 2014
Taming the Infinite: The Story of Mathematics by Ian Stewart
Call Number: QA21 .S837 2009
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Call Number: PR6058.A26 C87 2004
The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz
Call Number: QA93 .S77 2013
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh
Call Number: QA99 .S48 2013
Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics by Robert B. Banks

Tutoring

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The Study Hub
Free tutoring for KapCC students. Get help with Math, writing, language, info technology, and more.
STEM Program Peer Mentoring
Support for MATH 135 & above; in addition to other STEM subjects
TRiO Student Support Services
Offering support to students who are eligible to participate in TRiO, in need of assistance. One-on-one peer tutoring.
*Must be a TRiO participant to utilize services.
Ka Pōhaku Kihi Paʻa Peer Mentoring
Support for MATH (103 & above); in addition to ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian studies, writing, English, Speech, etc.
Online Learning Academy (OLA)
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa provides free, online tutoring in Math, Science, and Writing.
Tutor.com (requires UH login)
The University of Hawaiʻi CCs offer free online, on-demand tutoring, through Tutor.com, 24/7. This tutoring service is easy to use and can be accessed on any device that connects to the internet.

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U.S. Military and their families' free tutoring sessions

Statistics

Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick; Woollcott Smith
Call Number: QA276.12 .G67 1993
The Manga Guide to Statistics by Shin Takahashi
Call Number: QA276 .T228 2009
Statistics: A Very Short Introduction by David J. Hand