This quiz will help you decide whether you are ready for Discovering mathematics (MU123)

Answers to the quiz are available – but do the quiz before you look!

The quiz covers the knowledge it is assumed you already have for successful study on MU123.

In order to do the quiz:

• set aside up to an hour;
• ensure that you have a pen and paper for your working;
• try to answer every question - you can do them in any order
• have a basic calculator to hand.
  

When you attempt the quiz, keep a note of how well you do and how long it takes you to complete. This information will be helpful if you need to talk to an educational adviser about your study plans.

If it takes you substantially longer you may have the mathematical potential but the pace of MU123 may be too demanding, so you should seek further advice.

The quiz will also help highlight where you need to brush up your knowledge if you’ve just forgotten about one or two topics, or if you wish to boost your confidence before you start the module.

To help you revise existing skills for these quizzes and in preparation for MU123 it is recommended that you work through Maths Help. There is a Maths Help module to help you to refresh your knowledge of each of the following topics:

• Numbers, units and arithmetic
• Rounding and estimation
• Ratio, proportion and percentages
• Squares, roots and powers
• Diagrams, charts and graphs
• Language, notation and formulas
• Geometry

You could also ensure that you are familiar with how your scientific calculator works.

If you managed to get mostly correct answers, or at least the method of solution given in the answer makes sense to you, then you should consider signing-up for Discovering mathematics (MU123). However you might also like to look at the MST124 quiz.

If you decide to enrol on Discovering mathematics (MU123) then Maths Help will be a useful resource to brush up your mathematics.

If you found this quiz quite challenging then you might be able to do MU123 after some further preparation, such as successfully working through all the modules of Maths Help.

If you haven't studied recently, are uncertain about your mathematical ability, or feel that Discovering mathematics (MU123) might be too demanding, here are a few options.

• A free online OpenLearn course:
  • Succeed with maths – Part 1
  • Succeed with maths – Part 2

• The Science, technology and maths (Y033) Access module which provides a good introduction to the skills of successful learning at a distance, and a grounding in some material relevant to Discovering mathematics (MU123).
  

If you have attempted the MU123 quiz (with a note of how well you did, and how long it took you to complete) and would like to discuss if you are ready for MU123, please contact Student Recruitment who, if necessary, will pass you on to an educational adviser.