Learning Development Service

Contact Info

Learning Development Service
Student Guidance Centre

Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3618

E-mail: lds@qub.ac.uk

Office Hours

Normal hours are Monday-Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Evening and Skype appointments are available upon request.

2011 Teaching Award Recipient



Maths & Statistics Workshops

Wednesdays @ The Auditorium, McClay library

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Week 3 - 13th February 2013, 6-7.30pm Algebra

Factorising, Brackets, Transposing Formulae, Indices, Solving Equations: Linear/Quadratic/Exponential

Week 4 - 20th February 2013, 6-7.30pm Differentiation

Standard methods and results, differentiation of simple functions, Product & Quotient rule and Chain rule.

Week 5 - 27th February 2013, 6-7.30pm (in Training Room 2, next to the Auditorium) Statistics 1

Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Quartiles, Standard deviation, Variance, Grouped data

Week 6 - 6th March 2013, 6-7.30pm Integration

Indefinite and definite integrals, Area under a curve, Using integration tables, Integration by substitution, Integration by parts

Week 7 - 13th March 2013, 6-7.30pm (in Training Room 2, next to the Auditorium) Statistics 2

Correlation - the Interpretation of Scatter Diagrams, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and the limitations of Correlation

Week 8 - 20th March 2013, 6-7.30pm Basic Numeracy

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Week 9 - 17th April 2013, 6-8pm (in Training Room 2, next to the Auditorium) Statistics 3

Regression - Scatter Diagrams, Linear regression, Interpolation and Extrapolation.

Week 10 - 24th April 2013, 6-7.30pm Trigonometry

Pythagoras' Therom, Ratios of acute angles, Angles of depression and elevation, Evaluating Trignometric ratios, Sine and Cosine rules, Trigonometric identities

Week 11 - 1st May 2013, 6-7pm Logarithms

Why do we need logarithms? Definitions, Rewriting equations in exponential forms, Properties of logarithm, Product, quotient, etc rules, Solving basic problems

Week 12 - 8th May 2013, 6-8pm Numerical Reasoning in Psychometric Tests

Practical session giving you the opportunity to practise a variety of questions with demonstrated solutions.  Will also include tips, advice and sharing of online materials. 

Wed 17th April 2013, 1-2.30pm Basic Numeracy

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Wed 24th April 2013, 1-3pm Numerical Reasoning in Psychometric Tests

Practical session giving you the opportunity to practise a variety of questions with demonstrated solutions.  Will also include tips, advice and sharing of online materials. 

 

Please email lds@qub.ac.uk if you have any queries or special requirements.