The Quantitative Reasoning Center is located on the Main Floor of the Waidner-Spahr Library, directly across from the Norman M. Eberly Multilingual Writing Center. We offer one-one-one tutoring by appointment as well as drop-in tutoring.
One-on-One Tutoring
Individualized tutoring is available by appointment Sunday - Thursday in the QR Center. To schedule a one-on-one appointment with a QR tutor, please visit the . Once you are signed in, select the Quantitative Reasoning Tutoring schedule, and pick the course name or area of generalized quantitative support that you need. When you make your appointment, please also paste or upload your assignment and any work that you have done (if applicable).
All tutoring is in-person. There is an option for remote tutoring for anyone who may need it due to illness or study abroad. Please refer to this document to help prepare for your session.
If you must cancel an appointment, please do so through .
Help Rooms
QR Center Help Rooms are available for Mathematics and Computer Sciences courses.
The help room hours begin during the second week of classes and continue through the last week of classes. The help room is not staffed over spring break and will have limited availability during the final exam period.
Mathematics Help Room Hours
Drop-in peer tutoring is available Sunday - Thursday for for Math 151, 170, 171 and 270 in Tome 120.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 - 9:30 pm | Catherine Puckett | Alaina Rongione | Leah Miller | Linh Hoang | Dan Craciun |
| 9:30 - 11 pm | Harrison Nguyen | Linh Hoang | Jeremy Sallade | Minh Trinh | Harrison Nguyen |
If you have questions or issues with the help room, please contact Professor Dana Somers somersd@dickinson.edu.
Computer Science Help Room Hours
Drop-in peer tutoring is available Sunday - Thursday for CS130, CS132 and CS232 in Tome 118.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 - 9:30 pm | Shaikh Ibrahim Rahman* | Gracie Nguyen | Anne Pham* | Quang Phung* | Lukas Hamm |
| 9:30 pm - 11 pm | Minh Le* | Brian Phung* | Minh Le* | Fox Becker* | Quang Phung* |
* Help with CS232 is available during this shift
If you have questions or issues with the help room, please contact Professor Dana Somers somersd@dickinson.edu.
Data and Scientific Reasoning Lab
The Data and Scientific Reasoning Lab provides a space for students to work with software that is commonly used in quantitative fields. For the Fall 2025 semester, tutors offer drop-in support for the following programs:
- Excel, Java, Python, R, ReactJS, SQL, Stata, C++
The Data and Scientific Reasoning Lab is located in Library Classroom 1, on the lower level of Waidner-Spahr Library, past the College Archives.
This space is available whenever the library is open and students are welcome to use the lab, even when there are no tutors working. Please note, there are classes scheduled in the lab during certain parts of the week, and the lab will be unavailable during these times.
The tutors will be available during the second week of classes and through the last week of classes. The help room is not staffed over spring break and will have limited availability during the final exam period.
Data and Scientific Reasoning Lab Hours
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 9 pm |
Gracie Nguyen Python, Stata, SQL, Excel |
Quang Phung Python, Java, C++ |
Dan Craciun R, C++ |
Sian Phillips Python, R, Excel, Java, SQL |
Linh Hoang Python, R |
| 9 - 10:30 pm |
Malena Malka Goldman Quang Phung R, Python, Stata, SQL, Java, C++ |
Teresa Nguyen Sian Phillips Python, R, SQL, Java, Excel |
Shaikh Ibrahim Rahman Brian Phung R, Python, Java, SQL, Excel |
Teresa Nguyen Brian Phung R, Python, Java, SQL, Excel |
Malena Malka Goldman Gracie Nguyen Python, R, Stata, SQL, Excel |
Generalized Quantitative Support
The Quantitative Reasoning Center is happy to provide appointments for general quantitative support. Students can make a one-on-one appointment to meet with a tutor for help with the following quantitative skills and software packages. Please ! Drop-in help is also available for some of these programs (e.g., Stata, R, Java, SQL, and Python) in the Data & Scientific Reasoning Lab.
Areas of General Quantitative Support
|
Topic |
Tutors |
|---|---|
| C++ | Quang Phung |
|
Excel |
Liza Barbash, Anna Crealese, Colleen Duffy, Anastasiia Halchenko, Eva Lamichhane, Duc Le, Thu Nguyen, Grace Urban |
|
Java |
Anne Pham, Brian Phung, Quang Phung |
|
Python |
Linh Hoang, Anne Pham, Brian Phung, Quang Phung, Minh Trinh |
|
R |
Amelia Bache, Linh Hoang, Phuong Hoang |
|
Stata |
Phuong Hoang, Thu Nguyen |