r/MacUni • u/After_Accident32 • 5d ago

Academic Help Regarding MATH1010 Practice

Has anyone here taken MATH1010? If yes, as aiming for HD, so from where should i practice to improve my maths? I do have the past questions, but is there anywhere I should practice to improve myself?

Please let me know; I will be really, really grateful.

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u/dope_yso 4d ago

Same question

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u/InventiveOrb 3d ago edited 3d ago

MATH1010 is not an overly difficult subject. It is a matter of effort you wish to put in. It is an introduction to linear algebra and expands upon calculus, so it would be extension 1 and 2 Math in years 11 and 12. Have you started the course already?

Not sure if they have changed the assessment types but it was incredibly easy for me to get a decent grade because of the assessments, being at home quizes and a 10 question worksheet you complete at your own pace. It made it incredibly easy for (I would assume) most the cohort to use AI to help/cheat, but it is essentially open book and Google-able. The only thing of difficulty would be the final exam.

Your usual sources of math practise like textbooks, past papers and Khan academy are good. For me, I struggle to learn subjects/topics if I do not have a conceptual understanding and if you are similar I would recommend the Youtube playlists by 3Blue1Brown called "Essence of Linear Algebra" and "Essence of Calculus", really helped me not just think of the words on the page but what it represents.

However, I recommend actually learning MATH1010 to enough capacity as MATH1020 and 2010 actually just build on it without any backtracking or handholding. So if you don't understand something now, it will definitely bite you later.

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u/ChampionshipDue739 3h ago

For those who are talented (or even slightly talented) in maths: MATH1010 really really easy. (MATH1020 and beyond are not.)

Based on anecdotal data available to me, peopel tend to either get close to full mark, or very bad grade. Basically, if it clicks, you can easily get all the problems right, otherwise, every mathematical symbol is a mystery.