The Maynooth University Mathematics Support Centre (MSC) is a FREE service providing informal, friendly additional support to Maynooth University undergraduates and secondary school students.
The MSC celebrated its 200,000th student visit in October 2022.
Location:
Social Learning Room, John Paul II Library, South campus, Maynooth University.
Email address: [email protected]
The MSC is open for semester 1 from the 7th of October until the 19th of December 2024. Our standard weekly opening hours can be found below. During all opening hours, tutors can help with first and second-year queries.
For further details on when Engineering, Product Design and 3rd and 4th year queries from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are supported please see the Mathematics Support Centre’s Moodle page. This information will also be displayed on MSC noticeboards. If you cannot access the MSC Moodle page, please email [email protected].
To avail of drop-in, you do not need an appointment, just call in on your own or with others. We also support students to establish study groups and provide guidance on the advantages and pitfalls of working with others. Students who come to the MSC should bring all their relevant course material with them. We will try to assist with any queries, but we do not provide assignment solutions.
Students who are taking Pure Mathematics, Data Science or Statistics (except ST122, ST221, ST201, ST202 and ST203) should speak to their lecturers about supports.
Free resources are available under the Resources tab below. Please email [email protected] you have any queries.
Our secondary school drop-in service has returned for the 2024-25 school year. This FREE support is available in our centre from 6-8pm on the following dates:
7th, 14th and 21st of October.
4th, 11th, 18th and 25th of November.
2nd, 9th and 16th of December.
These sessions are available to any secondary school student, regardless of year or level. To avail of drop-in, you do not need an appointment, just call in on your own or with others. Students who come to the MSC should bring all relevant mathematical material with them. The tutors will assist with any queries that students may have, but will not provide homework solutions. Please note that these sessions are not grinds or topic specific.
Furthermore, we have developed web pages with 500+ resources for junior and leaving certificate mathematics. Further resources are being added on an ongoing basis.
If you have any queries, please email [email protected].
The MSC has an extensive range of physical and online resources. Resources available in the MSC include books, handouts on common topics and advice sheets. The collection of second & third level resources include topic specific resources and student advice sheets.