About the Mathematical Association of New South Wales

What Can MANSW do for you ?

(and at discounted rates for members)

The Association is dedicated to improving the quality of mathematics education and learning in the following areas.

Assist in professional development

• Regular journals free with membership - newsletters for all and Square One for Primary and Reflections for Secondary
• Annual Conference - hailed by many as outstanding for the variety of practical teaching ideas presented for all teachers from K-12
• Inservice courses.  See the program for Primary and Secondary teachers.

Provide quality teaching resources

• PAMphlets, a great resource for obtaining teaching ideas, aimed mainly at Primary students
• Programming support for the new Years 9-10 syllabus
• Square 1 and Reflections
• Publishers of a wide range of Primary, Primary/Secondary and Secondary resources for teachers.

Provide quality resources for your students

• Publishers of Past HSC exam papers with solutions (order form)
• Publishers of HSC revision booklets and Practice papers by Mark Arnold (order form)

Give opportunities for the exchange of ideas and latest theories

• Annual Conference
• Website
• Square One and Reflections

Supply activities to enrich student learning

• Investigating Mathematics - a great aid in motivating students and teachers to explore the benefits of investigative work
• Mathematics at Luna Park (for students from Years 5-10) - students learn Mathematics in a real world context as they ride with worksheets provided by MANSW
• Mathsearch Competition for talented Year 11 Students, and the basis for selection to the National Mathematics Summer School. The best students are awarded the J.L. Williams medal.
• Talented Students' Day for Mathematics Extension 2 students
• HSC Lecture Series for Year 12 students.

The Executive , on your behalf, acts as a lobby group for issues of concern to Mathematics educators. Recent involvement has been in relation to

• the chance and data strand of the "Primary syllabus" and
• the new HSC structure as it affects Mathematics.

Become a MANSW member

Membership of Committees

Much of the work of the Association is done by subcommittees, which always welcome new members. Please contact the office of the Association office@mansw.nsw.edu.au if you would like to become involved with any of the following:

• Primary program
• Primary publications
• IMPS (Investigations in Mathematics for Primary Students)
• Secondary program
• Secondary publications
• Research
• Mathsearch (Competition for talented secondary students)
• Talented Students' Day (for 4 Unit students)
• Annual Conference
• Post-secondary services (e.g. teaching tertiary mathematics, adult education, teacher education)

Executive committee

Historical details - Presidents