The Maths Learning Centre drop-in service

The Maths Learning Centre drop-in service provides free assistance to all students encountering maths and/or stats in their studies.

Please note that assistance with statistics may not always be available.

(Assistance provided by the Centre is additional to the help available from the lecturers and tutors in specific courses.)

Opening Hours

Summer Semester the Drop-in Centre is staffed from 12 noon to 4 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Normal opening hours resume the first day of Semester 1.

The normal opening hours for the Maths Learning Centre drop-in services are 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday during Semester 1 and 2 teaching weeks and swot vacs (see note below). It is also open at selected times during the mid-semester breaks. No appointments are required at these times.

The Maths Learning Centre drop-in service is located on
Level 3 East, Hub Central.

Will the Maths Learning Centre be able to help me?

The short answer is "if in doubt, try us out!". Our staff are experienced with maths (and sometimes stats) concepts up to at least first year level and can often "fill in" gaps in your assumed knowledge straight away. We can also provide bridging handouts and offer general advice on study skills.

Even if we are unfamiliar with higher level topics we may be able to offer some useful general advice.

There are reference books available for short term loan as well as teaching videos and computer packages for use in the Centre.

There are plenty of reasons why you might benefit from a visit to the Maths Learning Centre drop-in service. You may:

• not have all the assumed knowledge for a course (eg. from an interstate or overseas high school with different curricula)
• be from a non-English speaking background
• be a mature age student who has become 'rusty' since leaving school
• have developed a case of 'maths phobia'
• have fallen behind because of illness
• be adjusting to the new skills required for University study.

What should I bring with me?

The MLC drop-in service staff are not involved with your courses, so please bring along anything you can which will help us understand what you are being taught (eg. lecture notes, printed handouts, textbooks).

How long can I stay?

As long as you need to. You may work on your own or even set up a discussion group.