Who are we?

The Chemistry Department at Purdue University has sponsored a Resource Room for the last 25 years. The Resource Room provides optional individual assistance to approximately 10,000 students taking General, Analytical, Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry. In addition to a staff of tutors (graduate and undergraduate students who have taken the courses), we provide: the textbook, lecture notes taken by TA's that attend the class, homework and exam cribs for the current semester, past exams, reference books and a place for group study. The existence of the Resource Room is most evident in the decrease in the number of students dropping General Chemistry: from 20% (in the 80's) to less than 10% (6% for 1998). The Resource Room provides an excellent environment for peer-learning and enforcing study skills in an informal environment.

Functions:

• Provide one-on-one individual attention to students for over 60 hours per week.
• Provide support material for courses: textbooks, class notes, and exam cribs.
• Provide environment for peer-learning: table set-up for group study, white boards.