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EDF1012 · Mathematics for tertiary study
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 1Faculty of Education
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit will provide a foundation in mathematics and provide you with skills to support your future university studies. Topics covered include linear modelling, graphs of curves, financial mathematics, univariate and bivariate data, probability, matrices, and sequences and series. You will be supported to develop core concepts and skills, and to apply these to solve problems.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Trimester 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
| Peninsula | Second semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
| Clayton | Second semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-class test (800 words or equivalent) | Quiz / Test | 20% | — |
| 2 | Take-home assessment tasks throughout the unit (2000 words or equivalent) | Exercise | 50% | — |
| 3 | Take-home task (1200 words or equivalent), T2-58 | Exercise | 30% | — |
| 4 | In-class test (1200 words or equivalent), S2-01 | Quiz / Test | 30% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.
Learning outcomes
- apply your mathematics knowledge to solve problems in a range of contexts
- solve problems requiring linear or curved graphing skills, including sketching, identifying key features and finding equations
- apply correct procedures to solve financial application problems, and interpret the solutions
- summarise, present and interpret data numerically and graphically
- select and apply appropriate procedures for the solution of probability problems, including recognition of dependent and independent events
- calculate operation on matrices, including by-hand calculations involving identity and inverse matrices
- generate an arithmetic or geometric sequence or series using a recurrence relation, and solve problems in practical contexts.
Workload
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 24 hours |
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