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Computers
The PLACe has computer software programs to help with reading, writing, math skills as well as CD-ROMs in other subjects such as biology, Spanish, history and statistics.
No appointment is necessary to use our computers.
Media
There is no appointment necessary to use our media collection. We cannot check out media, so plan on using the media in The PLACe.
We add new titles and new editions of textbooks all year, so check back occasionally.
| Basics: A Rhetorical and Handbook, The | Buscemi/Nicolai/Strugala |
| Basics: A Rhetorical and Handbook, The | Buscemi/Nicolai/Strugala |
| Beacon Handbook | Gibaldi |
| Easy Writer: A Pocket Guide | Lunsord/Connors |
| Essentials of MLA Style, The | Trimmer |
| Keys for Writers | Raimes |
| Keys for Writers | Raimes |
| MLA Handbook | Perrin |
| Pocket Keys for Writers | Raimes |
| Pocket Style Manual, A | Hacker |
| Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age | Hacker |
| Writer's Guidebook, A | Alexrod/Cooper |
| Academic Reading | McWhorter |
| Better Spelling | Brown/Pearsall |
| Breaking the Reading Barrier | Gilbert/Forte |
| Building Your Vocabulary for College | Smith |
| College Reading With the Active Critical Thinking Method: Book 1 | Maker/Lenier |
| College Reading With the Active Critical Thinking Method: Book 1 | Maker/Lenier |
| College Reading & Study Skills | Wood |
| College Reading Skills & Strategies | Roth/Kahn |
| Community College Reader, The | Logsdon/Holt |
| Contemporary Vocabulary | Smith |
| Current Issues & Enduring Questions | Barnet/Bedau |
| Effective Reading | Raygor/Raygor |
| Elements of Argument | Rottenberg |
| Everything's An Argument With Readings | Lunsofrd/Rusz./Walters |
| Improving College Reading | Jacobus |
| Issues for Today | Smith/ Mare |
| Making Connections Through Reading & Writing | Valeri-Gold/Deming |
| Patterns for College Writing: Rhetorical Reader and Guide | Kirsznel/Mandells |
| Programmed College Vocabulary | Feinstein |
| Programmed Spelling Demons | Feinstein |
| Reading Edge, The | Johnson |
| Reading for Understanding | Reynolds |
| Reading for Workplace Success: General Business | Park/Olson/Oldham |
| Reading Power | Brown |
| Reading Skills for Career Success | Wilf |
| Reading Skills for College Students | Hancock |
| Skill Builders: A Spelling Work Out | Crosby/Emery |
| Spelling Improvement: A Program for Self-Instruction | Fergus |
| Thinking Critically | Chaffee |
| Understanding Literature: An Introduction to Reading & Writing | Kalaidian/Roof/Watt |
| Vocabulary | Dunn-Rankin |
| Writing & Reading Across the Curriculum | Behrens/Rosen |
| Writing and Reading Arguments | Batteiger |
| Allyn & Bacon Handbook,The | Rosen/Behrens |
| Along These Lines Writing Paragraphs and Essays | Biays/Wershoven |
| Along These Lines Writing Paragraphs and Essays | Biays/Wershoven |
| Brief English Handbook,The | Dornan/Dawe |
| Building Five Paragraph Essays | Halliday |
| Building Five Paragraph Essays | Halliday |
| Building Five Paragraph Essays | Halliday |
| Call to Write, The (Brief Edition) | Trimbur |
| College Writing Skills | Langan |
| College Writing Skills | Langan |
| College Writing Skills with Readings | Langan |
| College Writing Skills with Readings Test Bank | Langan |
| Critical Strategies for Academic Writing | Kiniry/Rose |
| Developing Creative & Critical Thinking | |
| Developing Creative & Critical Thinking Instructor's Manual | |
| English Skills with Readings | Langan |
| Grammar Troublespots: An Editing Guide for Students | Raimes |
| Inside Writing: A Writer's Workbook with Readings | Salomone/McDonald |
| Inside Writing: A Writer's Workbook with Readings | Salomone/McDonald |
| Least You Should Know About english, The (Form B) | Glazier |
| Little Brown Handbook,The | Fowler/Aaron/Tavers |
| Research Writing Simplified | Clines/Cobb |
| Sentence Skills and Readings | Langan |
| Sentence Skills and Readings | Langan |
| Skill Builders: A Sentence Writing Workout | Campbell |
| Rinehart Handbook for Writers, The | Carter/Skates |
| St. Martin's Handbook,The | Lunsford/Connors |
| Tools for Writing: A Structured Process for the Intermediate Student | Fellag/Le Dréam |
| Words Around Us | Sheeler/markley |
| Writer's Guide: History | Steffons-Dickerson |
| Writer's Guide: Psychology | Bond-Maglstrale |
| Writer's Guide: Life Sciences | Biddle/Bean |
| Writer's Guide: Political Science | Biddle-Holland |
| Writer's Resources: From Paragraph to Essay | Robitaille/Connely |
| Writing: A College Handbook | Heffernan/Lincoln |
| Writing Clearly: An Editing Guide | Lane/Lange |
| Writing for Workplace Success (General Business) | McLean/Lyons |
| Writing Matters | Beidler |
| Writing Paragraphs | Pemberson |
| Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide | Lester |
| Writing Skill Enhancement | McLean/Lyons/McLean |
| 101 American Proverbs | Collis/Risso |
| Basic English Grammar | Azar |
| Basic English Grammar Answer Key | Azar |
| Basic Grammar in Use | Murphy |
| Composition Practice Book 1 | Blanton |
| Composition Practice Book 2 | Blanton |
| Focus on Grammar: A Basic Course for Reference & Practice | Schoenberg |
| Focus on Grammar: High Intermediate | Schoenberg |
| Fundamentals of English Grammar | Azar |
| Fundamentals of English Grammar with Answer Key | Azar |
| Grammar Dimensions 2 | Riggenbach/Samuda |
| Grammar Dimensions 2 Instructor's Manual | Riggenbach/Samuda |
| Grammar in Context Book 2 | Elbaum |
| Grammar in Context Book 2 Answer Key | Elbaum |
| Grammar in Context Book 3 | Elbaum |
| Grammar in Context Book 3 Answer Key | Elbaum |
| Grammar Links 2 | Mahnke/O'Dowd |
| Grammar Links 2 Instructor's Manual | Mahnke/O'Dowd |
| Interactions One: A Multuple Skills Activity Book | Poole/Thrush |
| Interactions Two: A Multipule Skills Activity Book | Thrush/Poole/Guleff |
| NorthStar Focus on Reading and Writing--Basic | Haugnes/Faher |
| North Star Listening and Speaking Intermediate | Ferree/Du Paquier/Sanabria |
| Practical Idioms | Berman.Kirstein |
| Preposition Practice | Keane |
| Pronouncing American English | Orion |
| Sentence Construction | Henrichsen/Pack |
| Thoughts & Notions: Instructor's Manual and Tests | Lee/Bushby |
| Understanding and Using English Grammar Workbook | Azar |
| Understanding and Using English Grammar Workbook Volume A | Azar |
| Understanding and Using English Grammar Workbook Volume B | Azar |
| Understanding and Using English Grammar with Answer Key | Azar |
| Understanding and Using English Grammar Volume B | Azar |
| Using Prepositions + Particles (Workbook 1) | Heaton |
| Using Prepositions + Particles (Workbook 2) | Heaton |
| Weaving It Together Book 2 | Broukel |
| Weaving It Together Book 2 Answer Key | Broukel |
| Weaving It Together Book 3 | Broukel |
| Weaving It Together Book 3 Answer Key | Broukel |
| Word by Word Beginning Workbook | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Word by Word: English/Haitian Kreyol | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Word by Word: English/Russian | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Word by Word: English/Spanish | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Word by Word: English/Vietnamese | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Word by Word: Handbook of Vocabulary Teaching Strategies | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Word by Word Picture Dictionary | Molinsky/Bliss |
| Math 32 | |
| Fundamentals of Mathematics | Van/Dyke/Rogers/Adams |
| Fundamentals of Mathematics | Van/Dyke/Rogers/Adams |
| Math 35 | |
| Prealgebra | Bittinger/Ellenbogen |
| Prealgebra Solutions Manual | Bittinger/Ellenbogen |
| Prealgebra | Martin-Gay |
| Math 95/96 | |
| Elementary and Intermediate Algebra | Angel |
| Elementary and Intermediate Algebra Instructor's Solutions Manual | Angel |
| Elementary and Intermediate Algebra for College Students | Aufman/Barker/Lockwood |
| Elementary and Intermediate Algebra | Tussy/Gustafson |
| Elementary and Intermediate Algebra Complete Solutions Manual | Tussy/Gustafson |
| Intermediate Algebra | Sharma/Lynda |
| Math 104 | |
| Analytic Trigonometry | Barnett/Ziegler/Byleen |
| Trigonometry | Larson/Hostetler |
| Trigonometry | Larson/Hostetler |
| Trigonometry Complete Solutions Manual | Larson/Hostetler |
| Trigonometry: A Unit Circle Approach | Sullivan |
| Trigonometry: A Unit Circle Approach Instructor's Solutions Manual | Sullivan |
| Trigonometry: A Unit Circle Approach Student's Solutions Manual | Sullivan |
| Trigonometry Schaum's Outline Series | Ayers/Moyer |
| Math 116 | |
| Algebra Review | Sullivan |
| College Algebra Enhanced with Graphing Utilities | Sullivan/Sullivan |
| College Algebra Enhanced with Graphing Utilities Instructor's Solutions | Sullivan/Sullivan |
| College Algebra | Sullivan |
| College Algebra Instructor's Solutions Manual I | Sullivan |
| College Algebra Instructor's Solutions Manual II | Sullivan |
| College Algebra Student Solutions Manual | McCombs (Sullivan) |
| College Algebra Instructor's Solutions Manual I | Sullivan |
| College Algebra Instructor's Solutions Manual II | Sullivan |
| Contemporary College Algebra: A Graphing Approach | Hungerford |
| Contemporary College Algebra: A Graphing Approach Student Solutions | Hungerford |
| Math 119 | |
| Statistics Handouts for a Conceptual Approach | Gordan |
| Statistics Handouts for a Conceptual Approach | Gordan |
| Elementary Statistics | Triola |
| Elementary Statistics Instructor's Solutions Manual | Triola |
| Math 121/122 | |
| Applied Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences & Social Scien | Barnett/Ziegler/Byleen |
| Calculus for Life Sciences | Bittinger/Grand/Quintanilla |
| Math 141 | |
| Precalculus | Larson/Hostetler |
| Precalculus Complete Solutions Manual | Larson/Hostetler |
| Precalculus | Larson/Hostetler |
| Math 150/151/252 | |
| Calculus | Larson/Hostetler/Edwards |
| Calculus Complete Solutions Guide Volume 1, 2, 3 | Larson/Hostetler/Edwards |
| Calculus Study and Solutions Guide | Larson/Hostetler/Edwards |
| Math 210 | |
| Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers | Bassarear |
| Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers Instructor's Resource Man | Bassarear |
| Math 245 | |
| Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications | Rosen |
| Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications Solutions Manual | Rosen |
| Math 254 | |
| Elementary Linear Algebra | Larson/Edwards/Falvo |
| Math 255 | |
| Differential Equations with Modeling Applications | Zill |
| Differential Equations with Modeling Applications Solutions Manual | Zill |
| Calculus Differential and Integral Schaum's Outline Series | Ayres/Mendelson |
| Business Math 100 | |
| Practical Business Math Procedures | Slater |
| Practical Business Math Procedures Handbook and Study Guide | Slater |
| Math Misc. | |
| Conquering Math Anxiety | Arem |
| How to Study Calculus | Mazur |
| Is Your Math Ready For Calculus | Gleason |
| Is Your Math Ready For Physics? | Gleason |
| Mastering Mathematics: How to be a Great Math Student | Smith |
| Mastering Mathematics: How to be a Great Math Student | Smith |
| Math Facing an American Phobia | Burns |
| Math and The Learning Disabled Student | Notling |
| Math Study Skills Workbook | Notling |
| Mathematics Dictionary | James/James |
| Overcoming Math Anxiety | Davidson/Levitov |
| Overcoming Math Anxiety | Tobias |
| Review of Geometry (A) | Aufman/Barker/Lockwood |
| Solving Algebra Word Problems | Barclay |
| Solving Algebraic Word Problems Study Guide | Hensley |
| Succeed with Math | Tobias |
| When Are We Ever Gonna Have To Use This? | Saunders |
| Winning at Math | Nolting |
| Anatomy/Physiology | |
| Anatomy & Physiology | Thibodeau/Patton |
| Human Physiology | Fox |
| Independent Study Guide to Anatomy & Physiology, An | Mueller-Shore |
| Photographic Atlas of the Human Body, A | Tortora |
| Principles of Human Anatomy | Tortora |
| Understanding Human Anatomy & Physiology | Mader |
| Biology | |
| Biology | Campbell/Reece |
| Biology Concepts and Applications | Starr |
| Biology Concepts and Applications | Starr |
| Biology Concepts and Applications Student Study Guide | Starr |
| Biology Concepts and Connections | Campbell/Mitchell/Reece |
| Biology Concepts and Connections Study Guide | Campbell/Mitchell/Reece |
| Microbiology: An Introduction | Tortora/Funke/Case |
| Chemistry | |
| Basic Chemistry | Zumdahl |
| Basic Math Approach to Concepts of Chemistry, A | Michels |
| Chemistry The Central Science | Brown/Lemay/Bursten |
| Foundations of College Chemistry | Hein/Arena |
| Foundations of College Chemistry Student Solutions Manual | Hein/Arena |
| Introductory Chemistry | Ebbing/Wentworth |
| Introductory Chemistry Concepts & Connections | Corwin |
| Introductory Chemistry Concepts & Connections Study Guide & Selecte | Corwin |
| Introductory Chemistry Concepts & ConnectionsMath Review Tool Kit | Corwin |
| Microscale Operational Organic Chemistry | Lehman |
| Organic Chemistry | McMurry |
| Physics | |
| Physics | Cutnell&Johnson |
| Physics Study Guide&Students Solutions Physics Scientists & Engineer | Serway |
| Fundamentals of Physics | Halliday/Resnick/Walker |
| Misc. Science | |
| Breaking the Science Barrier | Tobias/Tomizuka |
| Dictionaries | |
| American Heritage Dictionary | American Heritage |
| Collegiate Dictionary | Merriam-Webster |
| Contemporary English | Longman |
| Dictionary of American English | Longman |
| Dictionary of American English | Longman |
| Dictionary of Mathematics | Webster |
| Dictionary of Two-word Verbs | Hall |
| Longman Dictionary of English Idioms | Longman |
| Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs | Longman |
| Mathematics Dictionary | James/James |
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary | Merriam-Webster |
| Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary or Synonyms | Merriam-Webster |
| Newbury House Dictionary of American English, The | Newbury |
| NTC's American Idions Dictionary | Spears |
| NTC's American Slang | Spears |
| NTC Contemporary American Slang | Spears |
| Oxford American Dictionary | Oxford |
| Talkin' American: A Dictionary of Informal Words & Expressions | Signal Press |
| Webster's Dictionary of the English Language | Webster |
| Webster's New World Dictionary of Mathematics | Karush |
| Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary | Merriam-Webster |
| Wordfinder | Morrison |
| Thesauruses | |
| American Heritage Thesaurus, The | American Heritage |
| Rand McNally Desk Reference World Atlas | Rand McNally |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Roget |
| Synonym Finder, The | Rodale |
| Webster's Dictionary & Roget's Thesaurus | Webster/Roget |
| Foreign Language Dictionaries | |
| Cassel's Spanish Dictionary | Cassel |
| English-Persian Dictionary | |
| English-Vietnamese/Vietnamese-English Dictionary | |
| NTC's Dictionary of Common Mistakes in Spanish | NTC |
| San\Seido's Daily Concise English Dictionary | Sanseido |
| Sinónimos/Antónimos | Larousse |
| Webster's Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary | Webster |
| The Instrument Pilot | Instrument Flying fundamentals |
| The Instrument Pilot | Instrument Approaches |
| The Instrument Pilot | Air Traffic Control and IFR |
| The Instrument Pilot | EN Route IFR |
| The Instrument Pilot | Weather for IFR |
| The Instrument Pilot | Advanced IFR |
| The Instrument Pilot | FARs and Your Instrument Test |
| The Instrument Pilot | Air Facts Sampler |
| The Private Pilot | Your First Few Hours |
| The Private Pilot | Your First Solo |
| The Private Pilot | Practicing Landing |
| The Private Pilot | Your Dual Cross Countries |
| The Private Pilot | Your Solo Cross Countries |
| The Private Pilot | Your Private Pilot Test |
| The Private Pilot | Getting Started |
Quiet Study
In addition to one-on-one tutoring, study groups, workshops, open math and writing labs, and multimedia learning resources, The PLACe can be a used for independent study. Have a some time before, or after your class? How about in between classes? Come to The PLACe and study! Need a location that is free from distraction? Come to The PLACe! Need a place to meet with your classmates to study or prepare for a presentation? Come to The PLACe!
Let us know what days and times you need online tutoring. Send us an email at theplace@sdccd.edu and let us know when you would like tutoring. Or call us, (619) 388-7852 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday–Thursday or until 2:00 pm on Friday.
We can make an appointment to help you in a "live" session or you might want to use email tutoring. Just let us know and we'll help you.