Leaning on CAS for everything
Exam 1 is a calculator-free paper worth 20% of the study score. We set calculator-free practice every week so algebra, exact values and calculus rules become automatic.
Methods 3/4 · Methods 1/2 · Surrey Hills
VCE Methods tutor for Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills families are a short drive or a quick train ride from Union station to our Box Hill centre. Weekly small-group Methods classes that stay a step ahead of school, with SAC and exam practice built in from the first week.
$80/weekFirst week free
≈ $20 per hour in Year 12 · up to 8 students
≈ $20 per hour in Year 12 · up to 8 students
First week free, per subject. No payment details needed.
How we teach it
Methods tutoring that fits Surrey Hills schools
Methods 3/4 rewards students who understand why a technique works, not just which button to press. Each week starts with a two-hour lesson class of up to eight students, built around our own booklet that follows the current VCAA study design in order. The tutor teaches the idea, works examples on the board, then has students attempt questions while they check working at each desk. Mistakes get caught in the room, not on the SAC.
We split practice into two kinds. "No CAS" questions build the algebra and calculus fluency Exam 1 demands, where there is no calculator and every line of working is marked. CAS questions train students to set up a problem properly, choose the right CAS command and then interpret the output — the habits Exam 2 rewards. Students who only ever practise with the calculator are the ones who freeze in Exam 1.
Classes run at our Box Hill centre, about 5–10 minutes from Surrey Hills. Students from Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College, Camberwell High School and other local schools all follow the same VCAA study design, so our booklets line up with what's taught at school.
Full VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 program → · Full VCE Mathematical Methods 1/2 program →
Term-by-term plan
The Methods 3/4 year
- Summer → Term 1
Functions, graphs and differential calculus
Functions, relations and their graphs · Transformations · Polynomials · Exponentials and logarithms · Circular functions · Differentiation and its applications
- Term 2
Integral calculus and algorithms
Anti-differentiation · Definite integrals and areas · Integral calculus applications · Pseudocode
- Term 2 → Term 3
Probability and statistics
Discrete random variables · Binomial distribution · Continuous random variables · Normal distribution · Statistical inference
- Term 3 → November
Exam preparation
8+ weeks of whole-course revision · Full trial exams under exam conditions · Marked papers with personal feedback
Section A
Three mistakes we fix early
Skipping the "show that" working
Many marks in Methods are method marks. We teach students to write the one or two lines that earn them, and mark homework the way VCAA assessors do.
Learning probability too late
Probability and statistics sit at the end of the course but take up a large share of Exam 2. We revisit them early and often so they are not new in October.
Free Methods 3/4 Practice Set
10 Exam 1-style questions with full worked solutions, from our Methods booklets.
Your tutors
Our Methods tutors
Ryan Nguyen
Co-founder · Head of Mathematical Methods
Raw 45 Methods · 99.30 ATAR
Methods 1/2 · Methods 3/4
Cato Hobsbawn
Methods & Physics tutor
Raw 50 Methods · Raw 46 Physics · 99.85 ATAR
Methods 1/2 · Methods 3/4 · Physics 3/4
Mahd Ansari
Methods tutor
Raw 40 Methods · 98.95 ATAR
Methods 1/2 · Methods 3/4
Liam Ryan
Methods tutor
Raw 44 Methods · 99.40 ATAR
Methods 1/2 · Methods 3/4
FAQ
Methods tutoring questions
Where are Methods classes for Surrey Hills students?
At our centre at HL1.28/847 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill VIC 3128. It's about 5–10 minutes from Surrey Hills by car. Union station (Surrey Hills/Mont Albert) is a short train ride from Box Hill on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.
How much does Methods 3/4 tutoring cost?
$80 a week for a 2-hour lesson class plus a 2-hour application class — 4 hours of class, about $20 an hour — including booklets, homework, help desks and messaging support. Your first week is free.
How many students are in each class?
Up to 8. That's small enough for the tutor to check every student's working in every lesson.
My child is already in Year 12. Is it too late to start?
No. We place new students into a class that matches where their school is, give them the booklets for topics they have missed, and use help desks to fill specific gaps.
Do you teach the CAS calculator?
Yes. Every booklet includes CAS instructions for the TI-Nspire and ClassPad, and we teach when not to use it, which matters just as much for Exam 2.