Mathematics and Statistics Learning Centre

The essential requirement for an applicant to be considered is the equivalent of an undergraduate major in Mathematics or Statistics with a strong record of achievement. This means at least half of your final year of undergraduate study was in mathematics and/or statistics.

Preference will be given to applicants who are currently undertaking a postgraduate degree in Mathematics or Statistics. This does not include postgraduate study in Physics or Engineering.

Limited opportunities are available for final year undergraduate students who are majoring in mathematics and statistics and have a strong academic record. These students may be offered work in the School’s mathAssist program or as assistants in the School’s Workshop classes.

We take applications online using the University of Melbourne’s Casual Tutor Recruitment System (CTRS):

https://ctrs.app.unimelb.edu.au

The first thing you will need to do is create a CTRS account by following the appropriate link on that page. This is a one-off step and you will be able use the same account and personal profile to apply for tutoring in Mathematics and Statistics (as well as several other Schools at The University of Melbourne) in future semesters. When creating your profile, you will be asked to supply

• a copy of your CV.
• a copy of a relevant Academic Transcript, showing details of your studies in Mathematics or Statistics.

so make sure you have these at hand. Once this set-up work is out of the way, you are ready to go in and answer a (very) few standard questions before filling in your available times in a timetable.

If tutoring work for which your Mathematics or Statistics background appears to be a good match becomes available, we will contact you at the email address you supply in the CTRS to arrange an interview.

For our summer semester tutoring, application is by invitation only for tutors who have previously tutored with us in the subjects we offer in the summer. This is due to the accelerated delivery schedule of our summer teaching and the difficulty of providing appropriate support for new tutors during the summer period.

The mathSpace is a social learning space for students to collaborate on their mathematical ideas. Facilities are provided for students to study and work on mathematics together. The mathSpace is located on the ground floor of Peter Hall building and is open during normal building access hours.

mathAssist is a drop-in space for Mathematics and Statistics students to develop their mathematical understanding with support from Learning Assistants (formerly known as tutor-on-duty). There is a particular emphasis on remedying gaps in students background or assumed knowledge.

While students are encouraged to seek help with concepts they are having trouble with, mathAssist is not a place to request answers or solutions. Rather, our aim is to aid students in developing critical thinking skills to become better mathematical learners and practitioners and to make sure that students have the assumed knowledge they require for the subjects they are taking.

Your Learning Assistants can help with:

• Problem solving skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Studying techniques
• Fostering collaboration opportunities
• Background knowledge
• Obtaining additional study resources

When and Where: Starting in week 2, mathAssist runs everyday (Monday - Friday) from 12pm - 2pm (excluding the mid-semester break). This semester mathAssist will run online on Mondays and Fridays, and in-person on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. See here for information on accessing an online session (accessible to current mathematics & statistics students only).  In person sessions are held in the mathAssist room, ground floor, Peter Hall building.

The Maths and Stats drop-ins service is a peer-support programme to help students with mathematics, statistics and quantitative skills that they need for their studies. It’s open to students from any discipline. Students can get help from a peer assistant with the maths and statistics needed in their own disciplines.

This service is mainly aimed at non-mathematics students. Mathematics and Statistics students are recommended to use mathAssist instead.

When and Where: help is available in the University ERC library or via Zoom. See here for times and places.

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The Learning and Teaching resources below have been developed by the MSLC to support teaching & learning in the School.