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Tutoring and Help
Statistics Tutorial Lab (Spring 2025 NOW posted)
The purpose of the Statistics Tutorial Lab is to make extra help available in introductory statistics courses. Sometimes your instructor's or TA's office hours don't mesh well with your schedule. Sometimes you may be reluctant to ask your own teacher for help. The Statistics Tutorial Lab is here to help make up for such difficulties!
The courses that we can help you with are:
- STAT:1010, Statistics and Society
- STAT:1020, Elementary Statistics and Inference
- STAT:1030, Statistics for Business
- STAT:2020, Probability & Statistics for Engineering & Physical Science
Spring 2025 Location: Main Library Learning Commons, first floor, group study room Red 1113
Actuarial Science Lab (Spring 2025 NOW posted)
The Actuarial Science Lab offers support in three subject areas: Financial Mathematics, Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics, and Mathematical Statistics. It is led by upperclassmen actuarial students who are available to assist you with coursework, share learning strategies, and introduce you to resources that help you succeed.
The lab hours are posted within the first two weeks of the semester. If you need help before then, please check out these YouTube videos prepared by one of our students, Nathan Munshower, BS Actuarial Science (May 2024): https://www.youtube.com/@NathanMunshower.
You are welcome to drop in either online or in person throughout the semester. The Lab also has an ICON site where you can connect with tutors or even ask questions anonymously.
If you wish to enroll in the ICON site but have not been enrolled, please contact us at actuarial-science@uiowa.edu
Courses offered by semester:
- Mathematical Statistics (STAT:3100, 3201, 4100 and STAT:4101)— fall and spring
- Financial Mathematics (ACTS:3080)— fall and spring
- Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics (ACTS:4130)— fall only
- Life Contingencies (ACTS:4180)— spring only
Location: 241B Schaeffer Hall
Spring 2025 Weekly Schedule by Class:
- FM (ACTS:3080)
- Monday: 3:30–4:30 pm
- Tuesday: 9:30–10:30 am
- Life Contingencies (ACTS:4180):
- Wednesday: 3:30–4:30 pm
- Thursday: 1:00–2:00 pm
- Math Stat (STAT:3101/4101/5101):
- Monday: 2:30–3:30 pm
- Wednesday: 2:30–3:30 pm
Zoom options will also be available if you cannot make it to the scheduled help sessions. The Zoom links for each session will be available on the Lab's ICON website.
Private tutors recommend by the department
You make private arrangements for individual instruction, and pay the students directly.
| Name | Contact Email | Courses available to Tutor |
| Shamriddha De | shamriddha-de@uiowa.edu | STAT 1010, 1020, 1030, 2010, 2020, 3100, 3101, 3120, 3200, 4100, 4101, 4200 |
| Behrooz Khalil Loo | behrooz-khalilloo@uiowa.edu | STAT 1010, 1020, 2020, 3200 |
| Nathan Munshower | nathan-munshower@uiowa.edu | ACTS 3080, 4130 and STAT 3100, 4100 |
| Sreya Sarkar | sreya-sarkar@uiowa.edu | STAT 1020, 1030, 2020, 3510 |
| Ariadna Orbevivero | ariadna-orbevivero@uiowa.edu | STAT 2010, 3100, 3101, 3200 |
| Akhilesh Karra | akhilesh-karra@uiowa.edu | STAT 1010, 1020, 1030, 2010, 2020, 3100, 3101, 3120, 3200, 4100, 4101, 4200 |
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Mathematics Tutorial Laboratory
The Mathematics Tutorial Laboratory is a resource offered to students by the Department of Mathematics. The goal of the Math Lab is to support students' efforts by providing an environment where they may receive one-on-one help from a tutor who is ready to answer their questions. Students will also find a variety of computer applications and other resources to develop and enhance their understanding.