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Maths Bridging Module

The Maths Bridging Module has been specifically designed to cover prerequisite knowledge required to undertake MATH1003 and MATH1013, the first mathematics courses for many students at ANU.

Overview

What is the Maths Bridging Module?

The Maths Bridging Module has been specifically designed to cover the prerequisite knowledge required to undertake the following first-year mathematics courses at ANU:

Course Instructor

Associate Professor Adam Piggott
Associate Director Science Education and First-Year Coordinator, Mathematical Sciences Institute

With over 25 years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate mathematics, Associate Professor Adam Piggott brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to the program. As Associate Director (Education) and First-Year Coordinator at MSI, he has guided countless students through their transition into university-level mathematics, and might even be one of your lecturers in your first year.

Who should enrol in the Maths Bridging Module?

The MSI Bridging Program is designed for students who need to build the foundational knowledge required for these first-year mathematics courses. If you are not sure that you are ready for your first year courses or simply want to boost your confidence before starting, this program can help you get on track, familiarise yourself with the MSI learning environment, and connect with your future classmates.

The Mathematical Sciences Institute will give students access to an online diagnostic test that they should take as soon as it becomes available. The result in the diagnostic test will indicate whether or not you should take the Maths Bridging Module before enrolling in ANU Maths courses. A link to the diagnostic test website will be available by the end of November.

Take the Diagnostic Test

More Information

Further information about the ANU Maths Bridging Module can be found here.

Delivery and dates

The Maths Bridging Module will take place over 9 consecutive working days, from 02 February to 12 February 2026. Each day will consist of two hours of lectures in the morning and two-hour workshop in the afternoon.

All lectures and workshops will be delivered online. Zoom details and password will be provided 7 days prior to commencement once enrolment is paid for and confirmed.

Structure and content

The Maths Bridging Module will run each day from 10am to 3pm. The daily schedule is as follows:

  • Session 1: 10am-12pm
  • Break: 12pm-1pm
  • Session 2: 1pm-3pm

To make the most of the opportunity, students will also need to spend time studying outside of class time.

Lecture Style

The Maths Bridging Module will comprise two sessions per day, each lasting 2 hours. Sessions will include content delivery, interactive problem solving, quizzes and other activities.

Maths Bridging Module Topic List

The topics covered in the bridging module include:

  • Basic set theory: set notation, intersection, union, complement.
  • Real numbers, inequalities, distance between two points, absolute value.
  • Equation of a straight line (gradient formula, gradient-point equation, gradient-intercept), parallel lines, perpendicular lines.
  • Polynomials, long division, factoring polynomials, completing the square, finding roots.
  • How to solve an equation (factoring, completing the square, quadratic formula).
  • How to solve inequalities: interval notation, properties, combined inequalities, inequality involving absolute value.
  • Functions and their graphs: domain, composite functions, one-to-one, onto, minima and maxima, piecewise defined functions, transformations.
  • Rational functions: properties, domain of a rational function, basic graphs, asymptotes.
  • Exponential and logarithm functions.
  • Trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities.
  • Polar coordinates: converting from rectangular to polar and from polar to rectangular.
  • Vectors: direction and magnitude, position vector, addition and subtraction, unit vector.
  • Basic calculus: finding limits, one-sided limits, continuity.
  • Basic calculus: Definition of the derivative, basic derivatives, product rule, quotient rule, chain rule.
  • Basic calculus: Anti-differentiation, definite integral, area under a curve.

Fees

The cost of the Maths Bridging Module is AUD $500.

This cost is inclusive of:

  • Tuition Fees
  • Academic Activities

If you want advice on whether or not the Maths Bridging Module is a good choice for you, email admin.teaching.msi@anu.edu.au with the following details:

  • The mathematics course you studied in Year 12
  • The mathematics course you intend to enrol in at ANU.

Cancellation

The Australian National University reserves the right to cancel the Maths Bridging Module or change the title, content, dates and venues. We also reserve the right to decline registrations where registrations exceed capacity or cancel the Maths Bridging Module due to insufficient registrations. In the event of cancellation, students registered for Maths Bridging Module will be notified 14 days prior to commencement.

Registered students who wish to cancel must provide written confirmation of their intention to the Maths Bridging Module Administrator at admin.teaching.msi@anu.edu.au by 7 days prior to commencement.

 

Refunds

Under the circumstances outlined below, students may be eligible for a full refund of their fees.

  • If ANU is unable to offer the course
  • If a student’s visa application is refused. Evidence of refusal is mandatory and students must provide the decision record from the Department of Home Affairs in the case of a visa refusal
  • If a student cancels their place in the course in writing, by the dates outlined above.

Enrol and payment link

Please enrol here