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Courses available through the Numeracy Centre

A variety of courses are run at the beginning of each semester to help students prepare for their studies. The cost of these courses varies depending on the length of the course. The books that we use for our bridging courses are available to purchase. You can purchase the books by dropping into the centre any day of the week during semester or completing the order form. Alternatively you can download them yourselves for free by following this link.

To enrol in the one day courses and for details about dates and times, please check the notice board outside the Numeracy Centre in C5A225 during the first week of the semester. Our BRIDGING COURSE BROCHURE lists the dates and times of all of our preparatory courses for the coming semester. To enrol in the Preparatory Mathematics course, you will need to acquire an ENROLMENT FORM.

For further information, contact Carolyn Kennett on 9850 8924. In fact, why not send her an email at carolyn.kennett@mq.edu.au

Review Sessions

Review Session in Basic Maths for Statistics:This 3-hour session is designed to review basic mathematical concepts. The topics covered will include fractions, decimals, percentages, plotting, basic algebra and problem solving. You can view the material covered in this course from the Course Notes page of this site. This course is strongly recommended to students who are intending to enrol in first year statistics and are feeling hesitant about their mathematical ability. The cost is $20 and there is no need to book. This course is offered in March and August. For details, contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.

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Review Session in Basic Maths for Science: This 3 hour session covers topics such as scientific notation, calculations and interpretation of graphs with emphasis on material that will be helpful for first year chemistry or biology courses. The cost is $20 and there is no need to book. For details, contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.

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Review Session on Logs & Exponentials for Science: This 3-hour session will cover an introduction to Logs & Exponentials for chemistry and biology students. The material covered will be helpful for first and second year chemistry and second year biology students.The cost will be $20 and bookings can be made at the Numeracy Centre, C5A225. For details, contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.

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Review Session - Algebra Skills:This course is designed for students studying units such as MATH130 and find they need to strengthen their algebra skills. Topics include Simplification of Algebraic Expressions, Factorisation, Solving Equations, Polynomial Division. It is held in March and August and costs $40. Bookings can be made at the Numeracy Centre in C5A225. For details, contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.

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Review Session in Functions: This course is designed for students who are studying units such as MATH123 or MATH130 and find they need to strengthen their function skills. The topics covered will include straight lines, function notation, domains and ranges and modifying and graphing standard functions. The cost will be $20 and bookings can be made at the Numeracy Centre, C5A225. For details, contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.

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Bridging Courses

Preparatory Course in Mathematics: This is an intensive course for students from various mathematical backgrounds who need to enrol in first year Mathematics courses or need a solid review of introductory mathematical concepts. There are two different streams available.

The Foundation Stream is for students who need an introduction to, or review of, algebra and function concepts. We strongly recommended this course for students who have done HSC General Mathematics or no mathematics and are intending to include mathematics units such as MATH123, MATH130 or economics units at 100 level in their programs of study. It also covers mathematical concepts that would be useful as preparation for statistics, chemistry and biology units. This course is designed so that students intending to study mathematics do the full 10 day course ($150), while science students attend the first 5 days ($75) and statistics students attend the first 4 days ($60). This course is available as either a day or evening course. The text used in this course consists primarily of MUMS Modules 1, 2 and 3 which can be viewed on the Text for Bridging Courses page.

The Extension Stream is for students who have not studied Mathematics for some time and need to refresh their skills before commencing MATH135. It is also recommended as a bridge to HSC Mathematics Extension 1 for students who are using their HSC Mathematics results for entry into MATH135. This course is available as a day or evening course and the fee will be $150. The text used in this course consists primarily of MUMS Modules 3 and 4 which can be viewed on the Text for Bridging Courses page.

The Preparatory Course in Mathematics is run in February each year and the bridging course brochure lists the dates and times that this course is run. The Foundation Stream will be run again in July and to find out about this offering please click here. To enrol you will need to fill out an enrolment form. For further information and enrolment enquiries, please contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.

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Refresher Course in Statistics: This is a two day course reviewing STAT170. It is designed to brush up a student's knowledge of introductory statistics before they commence second year courses such as PSY248, BIOL235 and STAT270. Concepts covered include hypothesis testing, statistical tests from the mean and regression. The course in run at the beginning of each semester and the bridging course brochure lists the dates and times that this course is run. To enrol you will need to fill out an enrolment form. Bookings can also be made at the Numeracy Centre C5A 225 and for further details, please contact Carolyn Kennett or Dilshara Hill on 9850 8924.