This leaflet gives some basic information about the constant e. It shows graphs of the exponential function. (Engineering Maths First Aid Kit 3.4)

Glynis Perkin, Tony Croft and Duncan Lawson. (2013) The extent of mathematics learning support in UK higher education—the 2012 survey. Teaching Mathematics Applications, 32 (4), 165-172 doi:10.1093/teamat/hrt014. Many higher education institutions have introduced some kind of mathematics learning support provision in response to the well-documented ‘mathematics problem’. In 2001 and 2004 two independent studies were undertaken to assess the number of universities offering mathematics learning support to students in addition to that provided through lectures, tutorials and the personal tutorial system. The results of these surveys showed a growth in the number of institutions providing support from 46 to 66. In this article we report on a survey carried out in 2012 to establish the current position regarding the provision of mathematics learning support in UK universities. In addition to determining the number of institutions providing mathematics learning support—there has been a further rise to 88—the article analyses the distribution of mathematics learning support by university mission group and by the type of support provided. The main findings are that the extent of mathematics learning support provision is largely independent of mission group and the dominant provision is drop-in support.

A very useful pictorial representation of a function is the graph. In this leaflet, we remind you of important conventions when plotting a graph.

Students embarking on a bioscience degree course, such as Animal Science, often do not have sufficient experience in mathematics. However, mathematics forms an essential and integral part of any bioscience degree and is essential to enhance employability. This paper presents the findings of a project looking at the effect of mathematics tutorials on a cohort of first year animal science and management students. The results of a questionnaire, focus group discussions and academic performance analysis indicate that small group tutorials enhance students’ confidence in maths and improve students’ academic performance. Furthermore, student feedback on the tutorial programme provides a deeper insight into student experiences and the value students assign to the tutorials. van Veggel N, Amory J. (2014) The impact of maths support tutorials on mathematics confidence and academic performance in a cohort of HE Animal Science students. PeerJ 2:e463 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.463

This leaflet explains what is meant by the inverse of a 2x2 matrix and how this can be found using a formula. (Engineering Maths First Aid Kit 5.4)

Matrices 7: This video tutorial explains what is meant by the inverse of a 2x2 matrix and shows how to calculate this when it exists. There is an accompanying help leaflet.

This leaflet explains what is meant by the inverse of a matrix and how this can be calculated. (Engineering Maths First Aid Kit 5.5)

When a number is to be multiplied by itself, a power or index can be used to write this compactly. In this leaflet, we remind you of how this is done, and state a number of rules, or laws, which can be used to simplify expressions involving indices.

There are a number of rules known as the laws of logarithms. These allow expressions involving logarithms to be rewritten in a variety of different ways. The laws apply to logarithms of any base, but the same base must be used throughout a calculation.

Computer-based diagnostic testing has been used for new engineering students for some years at University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Follow-up support has been available only in some departments. In summer 2001, new students were issued (in advance or on arrival) with a â??Maths Revision Bookletâ?? covering the basic maths topics that we didnâ??t intend to teach. Following the diagnostic test, lunchtime classes were offered for six weeks, based on the booklet, for those students who wished to attend.We report on the student opinion, analysis of diagnostic and examination performance.

Trevor Hawkes discusses the number 'e', its relationship to other numbers - 0, pi and i - and its relevance to everyday life. 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 what is meant by the polar form of a complex number. There are accompanying videos. Sigma resource Unit 10.

This mobile phone video explains what is meant by the polar form of a complex number. Sigma resource Unit 10. This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.