All information regarding the Mathematics Refresher Course including what it is, who must take it, why certain students have to take it, its programme and the contact persons for the course are provided below.
The main purpose of the MRC is to help first year students to adapt to the high pace of first year mathematics and to improve the pass rate. To cope with the fast pace and the large quantity of work, the MRC is of utmost importance. Work done at school is revised and new concepts are discussed. These concepts are frequently used during the course of the year, so students will understand it easier since it has already been presented during the MRC.
The modules MTHS111/121/114/124 and MATH111/121 are prerequisites for many other mathematics and applied mathematics modules. This includes students who are enrolled for programs that have chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics as modules and also includes all engineering students. Students taking these modules can easily fall behind, resulting in their studies being prolonged by at least one year, if they fail their mathematics. These students’ study time is prolonged by at least one year if they fail MTHS111/121/114/124/MATH111/121. In the case of the engineering students, they cannot proceed with any mathematics or/and applied mathematics modules in their second year. It is therefore very important that they pass MTHS111/121 the first time.
PRESENTATION MODE:
As R&O is being presented on online this year, the Mathematics Refresher Course will also be presented online. In order to do so, we will be using the NWU virtual learning platform named eFundi.
As soon as the NSC matric results are available, you will receive your letter of admission for the NWU. In this letter you will receive the instructions how to register for this course. Before starting the course, all students must register for it. It is very important that you do so, or we will not be able to send you the links or provide you access to eFundi. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE.
COST:
The cost of the course is R300 and will be deducted from your student account by the end of April 2021.
WHAT YOU NEED:
You will need at least a smart phone, an exercise book of at least 192 pages, a pen or pencil, at least 50 hours and dedication to complete the course. You have time until the commencement of classes to complete the course.
ASSISSTANCE:
There are not specific set times in which the Mathematics Refresher Course will be presented. Students will logon to eFundi with the link provided to them in the official communication that they received from the Mathematics Refresher Course. Thereafter, the course takes place as follows:
Students who require assistance, who have questions regarding the study material or require the material to be explained to them, can logon to the live Teams sessions as indicated in the official R&O programme. Specifically, these sessions each cover a topic covered in the study material:
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 14:00 – 17:00: Algebra and Logs (Study units 1+2)
Friday, 12 March 2021, 14:00 – 17:00: Functions and radians (Study units 3 and 4.1-4.3)
Monday, 15 March 2021, 14:00 – 17:00: Trig and absolute values (Study units 4 and 5.1-5.2)
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 14:00 – 17:00: Limits, continuity and differentiation (Study units 5.3, 5.4 and 6)
Students admitted to the following programmes have to complete the Mathematics Refresher Course:
Mariette Hitge
018 2992579
Annalie Roux
018 2991895
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Aim of the Mathematics Refresher Course
Presentation of the Mathematics Refresher Course
Who must take the Mathematics Refresher Course?
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