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Study Support: Mathematics

Mathematics Skills

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Mathematics Skills

Mathematics QuickTips

QuickTips:

QuickTips are short pdf documents which can be used to support your learning.

General skills
  • Studying Mathematics
  • Mathematical Communication
  • Technical Communication - Tables and Figures
  • Using Microsoft Word to type Mathematics 
Arithmetic
  • Calculating with negative numbers
  • Order of Operations
  • Percentages
  • Rounding Numbers
  • Scientific notation
  • SI Units
  • Significant figures
Algebra and Graphing
  • Graphs
  • Rearranging linear equations
  • Solving simultaneous equations using elimination
  • Solving simultaneous equations using substitution
  • Calculating gradient
  • Using gradient to draw a straight line
Exponentials and Logarithms
  • Introduction to Index Laws
  • Using Index Laws to solve problems
  • Introduction to Logarithms
Calculus
  • Introduction to limits
  • Limits approaching from each side
  • Differentiation Rules
  • Integration Rules
Health Specific
  • Medication calculations - Overview
  • IV calculations
  • Heath Unit conversions
  • Medication calculations

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  • Success in Maths at UniSQ
    • Success in Maths for Aviation
    • Success in Maths for Economics
    • Success in Maths for Finance
    • Success in Maths for (Beginning) Engineering
    • Success in Maths for Nursing & Health
    • Success in Maths for Paramedicine
    • Success in Maths for Teaching
    • Success in Maths for Science
    • Success in Maths for IT
    • Success in Maths for Statistics
  • Maths Topics
    • Arithmetic
    • Algebra, functions and graphing
    • Exponentials and logarithms
    • Trigonometry
    • Matrices, vectors and discrete maths
    • Calculus
    • Statistics
  • Mastering the calculator
  • Mathematics QuickTips

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