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Offerings in 2025: Registration for Autumn 2025 intake will open from 5 March  and will close on Friday 2 May 2025. The online course materials is available upon registration. Optional in-person tutorial classes from Wednesday 7 May – Friday 23 May. Live online tutorial option may be available, depending on need and demand. More information will be posted on the Open Learning website closer the commencement of the tutorial class. It is recommended that students aim to complete as much of the online material as they can before the tutorial classes start. The timetable can be found here, opens in a new window.

The Mathematics Bridging Course aims to teach relevant topics of the HSC Mathematics Extension 1 subject, including:

• Revision of algebra
• Functions
• Trigonometric identities and inverse trigonometric functions
• Calculus
• Induction
• Combinatorics and Binomial Theorem
• Further calculus, including integration leading to inverse trigonometric functions
• Newton’s method
• Application of calculus to the physical world

Your performance in the Mathematics Bridging Course exam may mean you are properly prepared for entry directly into MATH1131: Mathematics 1A which is a compulsory course in all engineering, mathematics and many science-based degrees at UNSW.

The Mathematics Bridging Course will run before Term 1 (February), Term 2 (May) and Term 3 (September) each year (approximately 1 month prior to the start of Term). For further information on enrolment please go to this website, opens in a new window.

Would increasing your knowledge of maths help you to get the most out of your uni course? Do you want to excel at university but don’t have the necessary HSC maths background?

This program will be delivered in partnership with UNSW Sydney and covers the contents of the HSC 2 unit Mathematics course. It is suitable for students who want to improve their knowledge in mathematics or are having difficulty with mathematics in their first year of their chosen university course.

Topics covered include Basic Algebra, Equations, Functions and Trigonometry, Log Functions and Limit, Rules for Differentiation, and Integration.

For more information email Vaughn Keena, opens in a new window, phone 131 601 or refer to TAFE NSW website - see link below. The next offering will commence on 10th March 2025 and finish on 22 April 2025.

Enrolment via TAFE NSW website, opens in a new window.

Course Code 800-000548A 

Please visit the Schools website for information on the process for registration with AMSI (https://ss.amsi.org.au/) and enrolment into UNSW MATH5015 in term 1 2025 for the AMSI Summer School courses, when counted toward an Honours or Masters program, by visiting this weblink for more information on how to apply:  

https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/our-schools/maths/student-life-resources/honours-year/amsi-summer-school-course-approval

School of Mathematics and Statistics Honours (UG) and Masters (PG)  program AMSI Guidelines provided in link above.