WJWJ Maths

University mathematics, explained clearly

Course notes and worked problems for mathematics and statistics students.

For the sake of brevity, we will always represent this number 2.718281828459… by the letter e. Leonhard Euler

Courses

4 available
Foundation · First year

Foundation Mathematics and Statistics for the Social Sciences

Sets and numbers, functions, polynomial and rational functions, trigonometry, exponentials and logarithms, differentiation and integration, then descriptive statistics and probability. Every tutorial-sheet question is worked in full.

Functions Calculus Descriptive Statistics Probability
Histogram with bars of unequal width, drawn against frequency density
Probability & Statistics · Second year

Introduction to Probability

Probability axioms, conditional probability and Bayes' theorem, counting techniques, random variables, and the standard discrete and continuous distributions.

Probability Random Variables Distributions
Diagram of a probability density function shown as a shaded trapezoid
Statistics · Second year

Introduction to Statistics

Describing data, sampling distributions, estimation and confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and P-values, analysis of variance, and linear regression and correlation.

Estimation Hypothesis Testing ANOVA Regression
Normal curve with both tails shaded, showing a two-tailed critical region
Probability & Statistics · Third year

Mathematical Statistics

Distributions of functions of random variables and order statistics, estimation by moments, least squares and maximum likelihood, properties of estimators, and the theory of hypothesis testing.

Order Statistics Estimation Likelihood Neyman–Pearson
Null and alternative densities overlapping, with the type I error, type II
                  error and power marked either side of a critical value
Calculus · Second year

Analytic Geometry and Calculus

In preparation — conic sections and polar coordinates, limits and continuity, the mean value theorems, series and curvature, techniques of integration, and vector analysis.

Probability & Statistics · Third year

Probability Theory

In preparation.

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