Trimester one is here!

We are here to help with all queries about 100 level math courses, and some 200.

We'll be starting in week two of lectures, which is the first week of tutorials for most.

There will be helpers in an annex of the hub (SW corner, near Vic Books) available 12-2pm on Tue, Wed and Thu almost every week. Posters and signs will help guide you to the particular annex we'll use throughout.

For zoom session head to https://vuw.zoom.us/my/mathhelpdesk, the passcode is help.

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
12-1pm 1-2pm 12-1pm 1-2pm 12-1pm 1-2pm
Week 2
(Mar 6–10)
Frances Shonaugh zoom,
Shonaugh
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Henry
Henry Henry
Week 3
(Mar 13 – 17)
Frances Ruofei zoom,
Frances
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Henry
Henry Henry
Week 4
(Mar 20-24)
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Frances
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Ruofei
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Frances
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Henry
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Henry
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Henry
Week 5
(Mar 27–31)
Frances Ruofei zoom,
Frances
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Henry
Henry Henry
Week 6
(Apr 3–7)
Frances Ruofei zoom,
Frances
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Henry
Henry Henry
Break 19 april, zoom,
Shonaugh
19 april, zoom,
Shonaugh
20 april,
Frances
20 april,
Frances
Week 7
(Apr 24–28)
Public holiday Shonaugh Ruofei Henry Henry
Week 8
(May 1–5)
zoom,
Frances
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Shonaugh
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Frances
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Shonaugh
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Henry
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Ruofei
Week 9
(May 8–12)
Frances Shonaugh zoom,
Frances
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Shonaugh
Ruofei Ruofei
Week 10
(May 15–19)
Frances Shonaugh zoom,
Shonaugh
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Shonaugh
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Ruofei
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Ruofei
Week 11
(May 22–26)
Frances Ruofei zoom,
Ruofei
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Ruofei
Shonaugh Shonaugh
Week 12
(May 29–June 2)
Frances Ruofei zoom,
Ruofei
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Ruofei
Shonaugh Shonaugh
Week 13
(June 5–June 9)
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Ruofei
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Ruofei
Shonaugh Shonaugh

Our tutors can help you with the following second level math courses:

Frances: MATH261, MATH244, MATH277

Henry: MATH212, MATH244

Ruofei: MATH212, MATH261

Shonaugh: MATH212, MATH261

Some differences between NCEA and University

NCEA University
Students can pick and choose assessments (A la carte) within courses Assessment is almost always compulsory and you need to do all assessments to pass
Lots of teacher support Less teacher/lecturer support (but it is there!)
NCEA Achievement Standards break subjects into discrete parts for assessment Holistic assessment is common, need to know the whole course
Grades are Achieved; Merit; Excellence % based assessment; A-E grades
Writing is often instrumental to pass a standard Academic writing can be more about developing a critical, creative argument, not reaching a standard.
Students can re-sit assessments No re-sits
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