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: msc@mu.ie
The MSC is now open for semester 1 of the 2023-24 academic year. Our standard weekly opening hours can be found below.
During all 23 weekly 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 Moodle page. This information will also be displayed on MSC noticeboards. If you cannot access the MSC Moodle page, please email msc@mu.ie.
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 and ST203) should speak to their lecturers about supports.
Free resources are available under the Resources tab below. Please email msc@mu.ie if you have any queries.
Our free secondary school drop-in service has returned for the 2023-24 school year. These sessions take place on Monday evenings from 6-8pm on the dates listed below.
9th, 16th and 23rd of October.
6th, 13th, 20th and 27th of November.
4th, 11th and 18th of December.
Dates for spring 2024 will be announced in the new year.
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 msc@mu.ie.
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.