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RMIT University Library. (2025). Ready for Uni: Background Mathematics for First Year Engineers and Scientists. RMIT Open Press.

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Reviewers and acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Karen Deller, Bethany Crocker and Jet James for their valued work in editing the text and checking the mathematical calculations in this book and to Dr. Kerri Morgan for her support and feedback.

We would also like to thank Mark Parsons and Karen Macvean of the RMIT open educational resources team for their help and guidance throughout the book’s production.

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