A study of a mathematics provision for first-year engineering undergraduates with non-GCE A-Level entrance qualifications

There has been considerable interest in the teaching of mathematics to engineering undergraduates who have non-GCE A-Level entry qualifications. Several institutions have devised special provisions to provide support and help, where necessary, for such students in coping with mathematics at degree level. In Loughborough University of Technology, there have been significant efforts in designing mathematics courses that would suit Engineering undergraduates with varied entry qualifications, as there has been a marked increase of entrants with non-GCE A-Level qualifications in recent years. [Continues.]