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.
Year 12 · Units 3 & 4
VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 Tutoring
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 of class (lesson + application)
≈ $20 per hour of class (lesson + application)
- Up to 8 students
- 2-hour classes, weekly
- In person, Box Hill
First week free, per subject. No payment details needed.
How we teach it
How we teach Methods 3/4
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.
Between classes, every student gets a homework booklet with full worked solutions, bookable one-on-one help desks and the ability to message their tutor when they get stuck. Before each SAC we run a practice SAC in exam conditions and mark it, so students know exactly what to fix with time to fix it.
From Term 3, the focus shifts to exam preparation: full past and trial papers, marked with feedback, and revision of every area of study from the start of the year. Our tutors scored raw 44–50 in Methods within the last few years, so they know where the marks are lost because they were in the exam room recently.
Term-by-term plan
Timeline for VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4
- 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
Class times
2027 class times
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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.
Section B
How Methods 3/4 is assessed
School-assessed coursework
Application and problem-solving tasks set by your school across Units 3 and 4 (40% of the study score).
Exam 1 — early November
One hour, no calculator, short-answer questions (20%).
Exam 2 — early November
Two hours, CAS allowed, multiple choice plus extended response (40%).
Free Methods 3/4 Practice Set
10 Exam 1-style questions with full worked solutions, from our Methods booklets.
Your tutors
Our Methods 3/4 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 3/4 questions
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.
What if my child is aiming for a 40+?
Year 12 students also get a weekly 2-hour application class, included in the price, that works through hard and separator-level questions — the ones that decide the top study scores.