Mathematics Preparation for PHYS1210 and Clinical Audiology

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Overview

Duration

  • 5 days

Calendar

Commitment

  • 8 hours a day

Prerequisites

  • No

Delivery mode

  • Face-to-face

Location

  • Wallumattagal Campus

Fees

  • $400.00

Overview

About this Microcredential

Mathematics is the language of our technological society. It underpins most of the technological and scientific breakthroughs we now take for granted in our day-to-day lives. People equipped with this language will be positioned to communicate with and help drive the future scientific and technological breakthroughs that will support mankind.

The Mathematics Preparation for PHYS1210 and Clinical Audiology bridging microcredential will provide you with a solid foundation in maths you will require for university studies in physics or clinical audiology. In addition, it will afford you the opportunity to get to know your fellow students, as well as the academics you will be learning from throughout your studies.

Key features

  • Review your numerical and algebraic skills - Study scientific notation, significant figures and unit conversions; explore rearranging and factorising, and learn how to solve algebraic expressions.
  • Increase your knowledge of functions - Study functional notation, lines, exponentials and logarithms.
  • Learn about trigonometry - Study trig basics, trig functions, trig properties, trig graphs and resolving vectors.
  • Learn from world-renowned experts - Interact with teachers in an interactive learning environment.

Who should attend

This bridging microcredential is suitable for students from various mathematical backgrounds intending to enrol in the PHYS1210 Physics for Life Sciences unit. This unit requires students to have either an HSC Mathematics Standard 2 Band 5 and above, an HSC Mathematics Advanced Band 3 and above, or an HSC Extension 1 or Extension 2 Band E2 and above. If you have not successfully completed one of these subjects, you’ll need to undertake this bridging microcredential prior to enrolling in the unit.

The PHYS1210 Physics for Life Sciences is a highly recommended unit in the following degrees and majors:

  • Bachelor of Chiropractic Science
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences - Anatomy and Physiology major
  • Highly recommended unit for those intending to sit the GAMSAT and are enrolled in Bachelor of Clinical Science

If you’re planning to undertake the Master of Clinical Audiology and you haven’t studied maths recently, we recommend you complete this bridging microcredential


Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to undertake this bridging microcredential.

Promotions and discounts

Students experiencing financial hardship or other issues that may affect their ability to enrol in this bridging microcredential can apply for a fee waiver. For more information, visit Applying for a fee waiver.

Who you will learn from

Richard Garner
Richard Garner

Richard Garner is an Associate Professor in Mathematics here at Macquarie. He grew up in the UK, did his PhD at Cambridge, and worked as a mathematician around Europe before moving to Sydney in 2011. He's a keen teacher who genuinely enjoys helping students feel at home with mathematics, and a past awardee of a Student-Nominated Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award. His aim in this course is simple: to get you comfortable speaking the language of mathematics, so you can apply it with confidence to the science you want to do.

What you'll study

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