This course is offered in two delivery modes: on-campus and online.

On-Campus

If you are a student in Auckland, we hope you can attend our lectures and labs in person.  These run once-weekly on Tuesdays from 4:30-7:30pm, and are where you'll see the week's material, get started on the weekly labs and also make friends to work alongside.  If you can't attend a class in person, don't worry: we live stream our classes and also post recordings/class materials on the following day.

You will be expected to come to campus to sit both the test and final exam.

Online

Students can enroll in MAX from anywhere in New Zealand.  If you enroll in MAX and are not able to attend lectures due to geographical or other barriers, you can still participate fully in our course.   We live stream our classes and also  record lectures for viewing after the fact and post these (along with lecture notes and other resources) on the day following the lecture.  We will have dedicated tutor/lecturer time set aside to help you get started on the weekly labs.

You will be expected to sit both the test and the final exam at your school (supervised by a teacher).

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

A course book containing lecture notes for the course is available as a PDF download from Canvas.

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.

You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

With the above said, collaboration is allowed (and indeed encouraged) on the homework sets.  Mathematics at the research level is a collaborative activity, and there is no reason that it should not also be this way in a classroom. The only things that we ask of you are the following:

• You must write up your work separately, write up solutions in your own words, and only write up solutions you understand fully (don't simply copy someone else's work).   
• When writing up your own work, you can directly cite and use without proof anything proven in class or in the class notes posted online. Anything else (i.e., results from textbooks, Wikipedia, etc.) you need to both cite in your writeup, and reprove the results you're using from those sources carefully in your own words.  Simply copying solutions over directly is plagiarism/cheating/otherwise poor academic form; it is passing off the ideas of others as your own work.
• When writing code, it should be your own work (not the work of generative AI tools or someone else).

You are certainly welcome (indeed, encouraged) to read and learn what other people have thought about the concepts that we're covering in this class! However, do not claim the ideas of others as your own work, instead, rephrase and present any such ideas you encounter in a new way so that it is clear that you have actually learned something. 
If you have any questions on the collaboration policy, please get in touch with your lecturer.

This course is only available to students currently enrolled in high school.  To see precise requirements, visit the Department of Mathematics' MAX webpage: https://www.math.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/our-courses/max1.html

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Students indicated they would like more help adjusting to university study, particularly in the first few weeks.  Some ideas suggested by students included early access to the course book, more timely reminders about course components and faster turnaround time for marked assessments.  These are all suggestions we will implement for the course's next offering.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

Whanaungatanga and manaakitanga are fundamental principles of Tuākana Maths, a community of learning for Māori and Pasifika students taking mathematics courses. The Tuākana Maths programme provides workshops, drop-in times, and a space where Māori and Pasifika students can work alongside our Tuākana tutors and other Māori and Pasifika mathematics students.

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.