The Accelerated Math Programme (AMP) aims to build students’ confidence in mathematics problem solving, particularly in the topics of numeric reasoning, basic algebra, probability and statistics. AMP comprises two components:
- Topic-specific workshops
- One-to-one coaching with senior students who successfully completed first-year quantitative papers
AMP workshops
The AMP workshops will be facilitated by a trained mathematics tutor who is familiar with the mathematics curriculum in both high school and university settings. These workshops aim to build your conceptual knowledge and confidence in maths so that you can be successful in writing quantitative papers.
The workshops will focus on numeric reasoning, algebra, and statistics comprising two components. Each session will be independent of one another, however, you are highly encouraged to sign up for sessions in the same topic for maximum benefits. The content of the workshops are as follows:
- Numeracy skills
- Fractions
- Understanding ratios
- Proportion and percentages
- Algebraic manipulation (expansion and factorisation) and change of subject
- Solving problems using algebraic manipulation
- Interpreting line graphs
- Vectors
- Chance and probability
- Simple descriptive statistics – mean, median and mode of discrete data
The 50-minute AMP workshops will run from the second week of each semester.
AMP coaching
The AMP programme also offers one-to-one coaching sessions with senior students who have excelled in their studies. If you would like to ask for advice on a specific numeracy question please register your interest.
Email hedc.studentlearning@otago.ac.nz
For fair use, each coaching session will be limited to 30 minutes.