School of Mathematics and Statistics Te Kura Mātai Tatauranga

Trimester two 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 the Hub Lounge (mezzanine floor up the stairs next to Maki sushi) available 12-2pm on Tue, Wed and Thu almost every week. Posters and signs will help guide you to the place.

Two days only on Thursday, July 27 and Tuesday, Oct 3: 1st floor Cotton building hall next to Te Toki a Rata (TTR)

	Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday
	12-1pm	1-2pm	12-1pm	1-2pm	12-1pm	1-2pm
Week 2 (July 17)	Frances	Henry	Henry	Henry	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 3 (July 24)	Frances	Henry	Henry	Rafael	Shonaugh different location	Frances different location
Week 4 (July 31)	Frances	Henry	Henry	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 5 (Aug 7)	Frances	Henry	Henry	Rafael	Rafael	Frances
Week 6 (Aug 14)	Frances	Henry	Henry	Rafael	Rafael	Frances
Break
Week 7 (Sept 4)	Frances	Henry	Shonaugh	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 8 (Sept 11)	Frances	Henry	Shonaugh	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 9 (Sept 18)	Henry	Henry	Shonaugh	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 10 (Sept 25)	Rafael	Rafael	Shonaugh	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 11 (Oct 2)	Rafael different location	Rafael different location	Shonaugh	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 12 (Oct 9)	Rafael	Rafael	Shonaugh	Rafael	Shonaugh	Frances
Week 13 (Oct 16)	Henry	Henry	Henry	Shonaugh	Shonaugh	Shonaugh

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

Frances, Henry, Shinaugh: MATH243 and MATH251

Rafael: MATH243, MATH245, MATH251

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