Maths for Matures
CIT will deliver the Maths for Matures Programme in January 2012 to allow prospective Mature Students to demonstrate their ability in Maths when applying for science/engineering courses in CIT. The Programme will consist of a 14 hour elementary maths course followed by a brief test on the work covered and a feedback session.
The purpose of the programme is to:
- Acquaint prospective mature students who are applying for entry into Year 1 of a full time programme of study in CIT, with some of the elementary mathematics that they will encounter in the first year of an engineering/science programme.
- Provide an opportunity to prospective mature students to demonstrate their ability and aptitude in Maths.
- Provide the Head of Department with a test result which would demonstrate if the prospective student has a suitable aptitude for Maths in relation to the course(s) being applied for.
Programme Content
The Programme will cover the following topics:
- Basics: ratio, proportion, percentages, approximations, error estimates;
- Indices – scientific notation;
- Logarithms – solving of ‘exponential’ equations;
- Evaluation and transposition of formulae;
- Introduction to function notation.
Programme Format: 9th – 26th January 2012
14 Hours Tuition
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Monday 9th January Tuesday 10th January Thursday 12th January |
6.00pm - 8.00pm Class |
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Monday 16th January
Tuesday 17th January |
6.00pm - 8.00pm Class 6.00pm - 8.00pm Class 6.00pm - 8.00pm Class |
| Monday 23th January | 6.00pm - 8.00pm Class |
2 Hour Assessment & 2 Hour Feedback Session
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Tuesday 24th January Thursday 26th January |
6.00pm - 8.00pm Review/Test 6.00pm - 8.00pm Discussion/Feedback |
Important elements of the programme:
- PARTICIPANTS MUST COMMIT TO ATTENDING THE 18 HOURS OF THE PROGRAMME; failure to do so will be regarded as showing lack of commitment and could jeopardise a candidate’s prospects of being offered a place on a course irrespective of how well they might have performed in the test.
- There is a limit of 20 places on the programme for prospective mature students who wish to gain entry into science and engineering programmes in CIT. The online application process will open on Monday 5th December and will close on Friday 9th. Click here for information on Mature Students.
- Places will be offered to the first 20 applicants who provide full commitment to attending the 18 hours of the programme.
