Workshop Report: Maths support for non-specialist students in science and engineering departments, 15 March 2002, Imperial College, London

22 academics from 18 institutions attended this workshop for academics who are supporting students in science and engineering departments. Participants were given copies of a Facts and Formulae leaflet, the Algebra Refresher book, a report on Post-16 mathematics within Curriculum 2000, and the handbook on Good Practice in the Provision of Mathematics Support Centres. Further copies of these can be provided on request; bulk supplies of the leaflet are available free of charge, and Algebra Refresher book currently costs £125 for 100 copies….Sessions included: 1. School/university interface, presented by Peter Saunders,King’s College, London; 2. Holistic support materials, presented by Tony Croft, Loughborough University; 3. Use of IT to support mathematics teaching, presented by Phil Ramsden, Imperial College; 4. Good Practice in the Provision of Mathematics Support Centres, presented by Duncan Lawson and Susan Starkings, South Bank University; 5. The MathsTEAM project, presented by Christine Hirst…