Reading Packs

These resources are for students

  • who have not studied VCE Mathematics, or
  • who have not studied for a number or years, or
  • who need to revise some topics from highschool mathematics.

Select the subject that you are enrolling in:

  • Calculus 1

    Students who have not done Trigonometric Functions should read the Notes on Trigonometric Functions.

    Notes on polynomial long division: How polynomial long division works

  • Calculus 2 & Linear Algebra

    For students who have been admitted to Calculus 2 and/or Linear Algebra but who have not covered all the topics in Specialist Mathematics 3/4 required for these subjects, we provide the bridging notes listed below.

    Topics 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are most relevant for MAST10006 Calculus 2 and topics 5 and 6 are most relevant for MAST10007 Linear Algebra.

    Topic 1. Trigonometric Functions

    • reciprocal trigonometric functions
    • trigonometric formulae
    • inverse trigonometric functions

    Topic 2. Differential Calculus

    • higher order derivatives
    • implicit differentiation
    • derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions

    Topic 3. Integral Calculus

    • standard integrals
    • integration using trigonometric identities
    • partial fractions and integration

    Topic 4. Conic Functions

    • Graphs of circles, ellipses and hyperbolae

    Topic 5. Vectors

    Topic 6. Complex Numbers

  • Accelerated Mathematics

    Students who have been admitted to MAST10008 Accelerated Mathematics 1 and MAST10009 Accelerated Mathematics 2 but who have not covered all the topics in Specialist Mathematics 3/4 required for these subjects are recommended to read the materials below.

    Reading for MAST10008 in semester 1:

    Topic 1. Vectors

    Topic 2. Complex Numbers

    Topic 3. Conic Functions, Graphs of circles, ellipses and hyperbolae

    Reading for MAST10009 in semester 2:

    Topic 4. Trigonometric Functions

    • reciprocal trigonometric functions
    • trigonometric formulae
    • inverse trigonometric functions

    Topic 5. Differential Calculus

    • higher order derivatives
    • implicit differentiation
    • derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions

    Topic 6. Integral Calculus

    • standard integrals
    • integration using trigonometric identities
    • partial fractions and integration
  • Engineering Mathematics

    Students enrolling in MAST20029 Engineering Mathematics who have not studied functions of several variables need to read these bridging notes.