2009 HSC Preparation Lectures

Mathematics

The School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics (SMAS) in the University of Wollongong (UoW) is pleased to announce that HSC Preparation Lectures in Mathematics will be held at the Moss Vale Campus during the July and October school holidays.

Four 3 hour lectures will be presented for both Mathematics and Extension 1 Mathematics.

Each lecture will consist of a mixture of theory and worked examples with the aim of explaining the concepts behind the formulae rather than just substituting the appropriate numbers.

The program details are below.

Cost

These lectures are presented free of charge.

Materials

Each student will be provided of a booklet containing an incomplete copy of the slides presented at the appropriate lecture with the student expected to fill in the gaps during the lecture. Students should bring pens, calculator and paper for additional calculations.

Registration

Because of the limited number of places available it is necessary for students to register their intention to attend the lectures via the form that can be downloaded from here or contact Joell Hall, ph (02) 4221 3845, joell@uow.edu.au.

Lecturer

Richard Kenderdine is a private tutor with 14 years’ experience of preparing students for the HSC. His qualifications include BSc (Pure and Applied Maths), GradDipAppSc(Industrial Maths) and Master of Applied Statistics. He is currently undertaking a PhD in Statistics at UoW and is employed by UoW as a casual tutor and developer of resources for maths and statistics students.

Further information

Enquiries to Richard Kenderdine richardk@uow.edu.au

July Program

Date	Time	Subject	Topics
13 July	9.30am-12.30pm	Mathematics Lecture 1	• Series • Applications of series • Geometrical Applications of Calculus Pt 1
14 July	9.30am-12.30pm	Extension 1 Lecture 1	• Extension trigonometry • Hyperbolic inequalities • Integration by substitution • Circle properties • Induction • Parametric equations and locus problems
16 July	9.30am-12.30pm	Mathematics Lecture 2	• Geometrical Applications of Calculus Pt 2 • Integration
17 July	9.30am-12.30pm	Extension 1 Lecture 2	• Polynomials • Inverse functions

Resources available:

Maths Booklet 1, Booklet 2

Maths Extension1: Booklet E1, Booklet E2

October Program

Date*	Time	Subject	Topics
9 Oct	9.30-12.30	Mathematics Lecture 3	• Trigonometric functions • Logarithmic and exponential functions
9 Oct	1.15pm-4.15pm	Extension 1 Lecture 3	• Binomial Theorem • Probability
16 Oct	9.30am-12.30pm	Mathematics Lecture 4	• Probability • Applications of Calculus to the Physical World
16 Oct	1.15pm-4.15pm	Extension 1 Lecture 4	• Applications of Calculus