A numeracy leaflet covering how to interpret pie charts. This is one of 24 numeracy resources created by by Eleanor Lingham, De Montfort University and reviewed by Julie Crowley, Cork Institute of Technology. Development. They were funded by a sigma Resource Development grant and contributed to the mathcentre Community Project.

Undergraduate life sciences studies require students to possess certain key numeracy skills and these same skills are sought from graduates by employers. Since September 2011 we have offered optional attendance drop-in sessions and locally produced online resources to support students with the numeracy requirements of our life sciences undergraduate courses. Details of the content of this support along with attendance figures and importantly student feedback are presented here. Chrystalla Ferrier: (2013) A Multifaceted Approach to Numeracy Support for Life Sciences Students. MSOR Connections 13(2), 24-30. DOI: 10.11120/msor.2013.00013

With widening participation in the university sector and the reduction in pre-requisites for entry into many university science courses, students are arriving at university with reduced competencies in mathematics. As quantitative skills are crucial for study in science, under-preparation has direct effects on multiple disciplines. The Maths Skills Program for first year science and statistics students at La Trobe University was developed in collaboration with science coordinators to provide students with mathematics support that highlights the relevance of mathematics to their disciplines. In evaluating the program, both the students and science coordinators were surveyed. The student responses on questionnaires indicated the students saw the relevance of the program to their educational goals, believed the questions written in context helped them learn their subject, and the focus on relevance helped them understand how mathematics was related to their subject. This was in line with the responses from the science coordinators who found the program to be relevant to their disciplines and assisted students in applying mathematics in context. Deborah C. Jackson, Elizabeth D. Johnson, Tania M. Blanksby. (2014) A Practitioner’s Guide to Implementing Cross-Disciplinary Links in a Mathematics Support Program. IJISME, Vol 22, No 1. http://openjournals.library.usyd.edu.au/index.php/CAL/article/view/6898

This project created a learning environment that raises statistical awareness among STEM employers and employees and: shows the need for employers to audit employees' statistical skills and act on the evidence provided by the audit; builds an understanding of the role of statistical skills in developing a fully competent workforce; develops an appreciation of how statistical skills can be improved. It created a web-based tool for employers to audit their employees? statistical skills. This report gives details about the project and the created resources. This report was written by Neville Davies and John Marriott. This report is not made available under a Creative Commons licence but is freely available to UK universities for non-commerical educational use.

This leaflet explains how complex numbers can be added or subtracted. There are accompanying videos. Sigma resource Unit 4.

This mobile phone video explains how complex numbers can be added or subtracted. There is an accompanying leaflet.

This video explains how complex numbers can be added or subtracted. There is an accompanying leaflet. Sigma resource Unit 4. This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.

This video segment shows how to add or subtract two fractions when the denominators are different. This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by Skillbank Solutions Ltd.

This video segment shows how to add/subtract mixed fractions. This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by Skillbank Solutions Ltd.

This leaflet explains how to add or subtract algebraic fractions. (Engineering Maths First Aid Kit 2.8)

Matrices 3: This leaflet explains the conditions under which it is possible to add or subtract two matrices. It explains how to perform addition and subtraction when this is possible. It also explains how a matrix can be multiplied by a number. There is an accompanying video tutorial.

Matrices 3: This video tutorial explains the conditions under which it is possible to add or subtract two matrices. It explains how to perform addition and subtraction when this is possible. It also explains how a matrix can be multiplied by a number. There is an accompanying help leaflet.

An interactive version of the refresher booklet on Algebra including links to other resources for further explanation. It includes revision, exercises and solutions on fractions, indices, removing brackets, factorisation, algebraic frations, surds, transpostion of formulae, solving quadratic equations and some polynomial equations, and partial fractions. An interactive version and a welsh language version are available.