Mathematics
MATH130 Semester 1 2009
Tutorials
In tutorials you will see more examples than in lectures. The tutors will demonstrate how to write your solutions in the best way, and encourage you to ask the sorts of questions that you might not normally ask during lectures.
You should download the tutorial exercises and work on them each week, before attending your tutorial class. It is important to practice doing mathematical problems yourself, you can't learn mathematics by just watching somebody else do it.
The tutors may not always be able to get through all the questions during the tutorial, but will do at least one example of each type. The exercises are intended to give you practice, and by doing multiple examples you will remember the techniques. We will not provide printed solutions, it is up to you to attend the tutorials, ask the tutor to do specific questions if you want them.
To develop independence and initiative as a mathematician, we encourage you to look for ways of checking and justifying your solutions, rather than relying on a list of answers such as you find in a school text book. Discussing the solutions with other students is an effective way to learn and to develop your mathematical intuition.
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