School of Mathematics and Statistics Te Kura Mātai Tatauranga

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 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.

Math helpdesk with Maki Mono in the background.:

	Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday
	12-1pm	1-2pm	12-1pm	1-2pm	12-1pm	1-2pm
Week 2 (March 4-8)	Ellen	Ellen	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Sam
Week 3 (March 11-15)	Malcolm	Sam	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Malcolm
Week 4 (March 18-22)	Malcolm	Sam	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Malcolm
Week 5 (March 25-28)	Malcolm	Sam	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Malcolm
Break
Week 6 (Apr 15-19)	Malcolm	Ellen	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Sam
Week 7 (Apr 22-26)	Malcolm TTR104	Ellen TTR104	Risheet	Risheet	Public	holiday
Week 8 (Apr 29-May 3)	Malcolm	Ellen	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Sam
Week 9 (May 6-10)	Malcolm	Ellen	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Sam
Week 10 (May 13-17)	Malcolm	Ellen	Risheet	Risheet	Sam	Sam
Week 11 (May 20-24)	Malcolm	Ellen	Malcolm	Malcolm	Sam	Sam
Week 12 (May 27-31)	Ellen	Ellen	Malcolm	Malcolm	Ellen	Ellen
Week 13 (June 3-7)	Ellen	Ellen	Malcolm	Malcolm	Ellen	Ellen
Week 14 *(June 10-14)*	Ellen	Ellen

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

Sam: MATH244 and MATH212

Malcolm: MATH212

Ellen: 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