Mathematics support materials free for all

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Mathematics support materials free for all !
Dr Sarah Carpenter and Dr Tony Croft
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Overview

• UK support framework
• Maths support materials for students
• Maths support materials for staff
• Facts and Figures

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UK Support Structure

• UK Mathematics Learning Support Centre
• Website
• www.mathcentre.ac.uk
• Pilot launched October 2003
• Funded by the Learning and Teaching Support
  Network (LTSN)
• Sister project to mathtutor funded by the HEFCE
  (Higher Education Funding Council for England)

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Subjects covered

• Biosciences
• Business, Management Accountancy
• Economics
• Engineering
• Health Sciences Practice
• Materials
• Mathematics Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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Topics Covered
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Whats Available?

• Free resources for staff and students
• Quick reference leaflets
• provide easily accessible support on key topics
• Teach-yourself booklets
• give a more in-depth treatment of important
  topics and include theory, worked examples and
  exercises
• Practice and revision booklets
• contain hundreds of practice exercises and answers

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Whats Available?

• On-line exercises
• allow students to test themselves or practice
  basic techniques
• Video tutorials
• offer a face to students to guide them
  step-by-step through the key topics

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Resources for Staff

• Many of the student resources are packaged into
  convenient blocks for single download
• Booklets to help staff
• Good Practice in the Provision of Mathematics
  Support Centres
• Diagnostic Testing for Mathematics
• Maths Support for Students
• Maths for Engineering and Science
• Facts and Formulae Leaflets

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mathcentre resources

• Quick reference leaflets 140
• Teach yourself booklets 85
• Refresher Booklets 6
• Online exercises 164
• Videos 85
• Staff resources 68
• Third party resources 4

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Growth of interest
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Resource activity
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User feedback

• Feedback has been very positive
• mathcentre is really the best website about
  maths
• I think the whole collection is excellent
• Can I really use these materials with my
  students for free?

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Conclusions

• mathcentre and mathtutor provide direct access to
  skilled teaching and high quality learning
  resources
• allowing students to revise and refresh basic
  mathematical techniques before arrival and whilst
  at university
• The establishment or enhancement of local
  provision has been stimulated thanks to the
  available resources
• in an efficient and cost-effective way

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Contacts
Dr Sarah Carpenter Assistant Director sigma -
Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and
Statistics Support sarah_at_mathcentre.ac.uk Dr
Tony Croft Director Mathematics Education
Centre Loughborough University,
UK tony_at_mathcentre.ac.uk