Junior Mathematics and Statistics
This site contains information on Junior Mathematics at the University of Sydney. Each unit of study has its own web page; links to these pages are given in the table below.
Contact details
General and administrative enquiries about Junior units of study should be directed to the School of Mathematics and Statistics Student Office, located on level 5 of the Carslaw Building (Room 520, opposite the lifts).
Phone number: 9351 5787.
Email: firstyear@maths.usyd.edu.au.
Students: Please give your name and SID in your email message. Anonymous
messages will not be answered.
The Director of First Year Studies in the School of Mathematics and Statistics is David Easdown (Carslaw 534).
Enquiries about details of a particular unit of study should be directed to the lecturer for that unit, who can be contacted by email if necessary. For further information, follow the link below to the web page for the relevant unit.
Duty Tutors from Week 2 of First Semester
Students needing help with understanding the content of units of study MATH1111, MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001 and MATH1002 are encouraged to seek help from their lecturers, or from our duty tutors.
Consultation times for lecturers are given on the respective unit of study information sheet, a click away from the unit of study webpage.
Duty tutors are available in Carslaw 830 (level 8, Carslaw Building) on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1pm and 2pm, from Week 2 to Week 13, commencing 1 pm on Tuesday 12 March 2013.Please note that there will be no sessions during the Teaching Break 1-5 April or on Thursday 25 April Anzac Day.
The Duty Tutors are all Teaching Fellows in the School and experienced at assisting and advising students. They are
- Shila Ghazanfar (Tuesdays), especially with expertise in statistics
- Clinton Boys (Tuesdays)
- Ross Ogilvie (Thursdays)
- Joachim Worthington (Thursdays)
Work, Health and Safety
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Basic important information
FAQ
There is a Frequently Asked Questions page. If there is something you want to know, check there first!
Handbook
Every enrolled student should obtain a copy of the Junior Mathematics and Statistics Handbook, which contains all important information relating to Junior Mathematics and Statistics. The handbook for 2012 is provided online as a pdf file.
Click here for the 2013 Junior Mathematics and Statistics Handbook
Calculators in exams
For almost all examinations in units of study taught by the School of Mathematics and Statistics, students are permitted to take their own electronic calculator into the examination room provided it is one of the approved calculators on the list of approved calculators on the Examinations Office web site.
Students would be well advised to purchase one of these.
Further important information
- Be aware of the rules and procedures concerning applications for special consideration and special arrangements for assessment.
- Be aware of the University's plagiarism policy.
- Download an assignment cover sheet. Such a cover sheet must be attached to every assessable assignment you hand in.
- Enter the annual SUMS Problem Competition, open to all undergraduates at any Australian university or tertiary institution. There are prizes!
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| * | MATH1015 and MATH1005 have similar syllabuses. In most cases students wishing to study junior level statistics are free to choose either the first semester unit MATH1015 or the second semester unit MATH1005 |