MAE103L/101/3/2016

Tutorial letter 101/3/2016

Measurement in Intermediate and Senior
Mathematics

MAE103L
Semester 1 and 2

Department of Mathematics Education

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important
information about your module.

CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ................................................................................ 3

1.1 Welcome ................................................................................................................. 3

PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ................................................. 3

2.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Outcomes................................................................................................................ 3
LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS ......................................................................... 4

3.1 Department ............................................................................................................. 4

3.2 University ................................................................................................................ 4
MODULE RELATED RESOURCES ............................................................................... 5

4.1 Prescribed books ................................................................................................... 5

4.2 Recommended books ............................................................................................ 5
4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves) ........................................................................ 5
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE ................................................ 5

5.1 Video conferencing ................................................................................................ 6

MODULE SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN ............................................................................... 6

ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 6
7.1 Assessment plan .................................................................................................... 6
7.1.1 General remarks .............................................................................................. 6
7.1.2

Feedback on assignments .............................................................................. 7

7.2 Assignment information ........................................................................................ 7

7.3 Submission of assignments .................................................................................. 8
ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................. 8

8.1 ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER ............................................................. 9

ASSIGNMENT 01 Multiple choice questions ..................................................................... 9
ASSIGNMENT 02 ............................................................................................................... 12
8.2 ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER ...................................................... 15
ASSIGNMENT 01 Multiple choice questions ................................................................... 15
ASSIGNMENT 02 ............................................................................................................... 18
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EXAMINATIONS .......................................................................................................... 21

9.1 Examination admission ....................................................................................... 21

9.2 Semester mark ..................................................................................................... 21
9.3 Examination period .............................................................................................. 22
9.4 Previous examination papers ............................................................................. 22
9.5 Tutorial letter with information on the examination .......................................... 22
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................................... 22

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INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

Dear Student

1.1

Welcome
We are pleased to welcome you to this module and hope that you will find it both
interesting and rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module
successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the
semester and resolve to do the assignment(s) properly.
You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our
way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment.
This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources
and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at
hand when working through the study material, preparing the assignment(s),
preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers.
In this tutorial letter (101), you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as
well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. It also
provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and
other resources and how to obtain them. Please study this information carefully and
make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
We have also included certain general and administrative information about this
module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.
Right from the start, we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial
letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they always
contain important and, sometimes, urgent information.
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!

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2.1

PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE

Purpose
The purpose of this module is to

develop your ideas about measurement and familiarise you with different views of how
a learners concept of measurement can be developed.

2.2

Outcomes
After working through this module, your should be able to

use appropriate measuring units, instruments and formulae in a variety of contexts

explain how measurement developed historically.

discuss measurement concepts and how to develop these concepts in the
intermediate and senior phase.
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work with the measurement of length, perimeter, area, volume, capacity, surface
area, mass, temperature, time and angles.

use instruments to measure the different attributes.

explain how each of these attributes can be taught.

use formulas to calculate the perimeter and area of a 2-D figure and the volume
and surface area of a 3-D object.

LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS

Lecturers name:
Building and office number:
E-mail address:
Telephone number:

3.1

Mr S W Makgakga
AJH Building 7-58
makgasw@unisa.ac.za
012 429 4293

Department
All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but are about the content of
this module should be directed to us. Please have your study material with you when
you contact us. E-mail and telephone numbers are included above but you might also
want to write to us. Letters should be sent to:
The module leader (MAE103L)
Department of Mathematics Education
PO Box 392
UNISA
0003

3.2

University
If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the content of this
module, please consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa that you received with
your study material. This booklet contains information on how to contact the University
(e.g. to whom you can write for different queries, important telephone and fax
numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open).
Always have your student number at hand when you contact the University.
Please note that all administrative enquiries should be directed to the my Studies @
Unisa. The details are as follows:

Fax number (RSA):

Fax number (international): +27 12 429 4150

E-mail:

012 429 4150

study-info@unisa.ac.za

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4.1

MODULE RELATED RESOURCES

Prescribed books
Your prescribed textbook for this module for this year is:
Van de Walle. JA.2010/2013.Elementary and middle school mathematics:
teaching developmentally. 7th /8thedition. New York: Pearson Education.
Please consult the list of official booksellers and their addresses listed in my Studies
@ Unisa. If you have any difficulty obtaining books from these bookshops, please
contact the Prescribed Books Section at telephone 012 429 4152 or e-mail
vospresc@unisa.ac.za.

4.2

Recommended books
There are no recommended books for this module. We recommend you to read widely
in order to keep abreast with contemporary mathematics education literature.

4.3

Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)

Check the myUnisa site for this module and look under Resources.
If you have access to a computer that is linked to the internet, you can quickly access
resources and information at the University. The myUnisa learning management
system is Unisa's online campus that will help you to communicate with your lecturers,
other students and administrative departments of Unisa all through the computer
and the internet.
To

go

to

the

myUnisa

website,

start

at

the

main

Unisa

website,

http://www.unisa.ac.za, and then click on the Login to myUnisa link on the right-hand
side of the screen. This should take you to the myUnisa website. You can also go
there directly by typing in http://my.unisa.ac.za.
Please consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa, which you received with your
study material, for more information on the following:

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE

For information on the various student support systems and services available at
Unisa (e.g. student counselling, tutorial classes, language support), please consult the
publication my Studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.

5.1

Video conferencing
Unisa is currently providing tutorials by means of video conferencing at some of its
learning centres. This mode of delivery will be used as and when necessary.

provides live tutorial support for learners who live in remote areas (where the
facilities are available)

is a viable technology for providing quality tutorial support while reducing costs.
Research has shown that there is no significant difference between the results
obtained by distance learners and those obtained by students who have been taught
in a traditional face-to-face environment

MODULE SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN

Use your my Studies @ Unisa brochure for general time management and planning
skills.

ASSESSMENT

7.1

Assessment plan
Assignments are seen as part of the learning material for this module. As you do the
assignment, study the reading texts, consult other resources, discuss the work with
fellow students or tutors or do research, you are actively engaged in learning. Looking
at the assessment criteria given for each assignment will help you to understand more
clearly what is required of you.
In some cases, additional assessment might be available on the myUnisa site for your
module. For students attending tutorial sessions, tutors may also set additional tasks
and give feedback in class.

7.1.1 General remarks

PLEASE NOTE: Enquiries about assignments (e.g. whether or not the University has
received your assignment or the date on which an assignment was returned to you)
must be directed to the Unisa.
You might also find information on myUnisa. To go to the myUnisa website, start at
the main Unisa website, http://www.unisa.ac.za, and then click on the login to
myUnisa link under the myUnisa heading on the screen. This should take you to the
myUnisa website. You can also go there directly by typing in http://my.unisa.ac.za.
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Assignments should be addressed to

The Assignments
PO Box 392
UNISA
0003

7.1.2 Feedback on assignments

You will automatically receive the correct answers for multiple-choice questions. For
written assignments, markers will comment constructively on your work. However,
feedback on compulsory assignments will be sent to all students registered for
this module in a follow-up tutorial letter, and not only to those students who
submitted the assignments. The tutorial letter numbers will be 201, 202, et cetera.
As soon as you have received the feedback, please check your answers. The
assignments and the feedback on these assignments constitute an important part of
your learning and should help you to be better prepared for the next assignment and
the examination.
The feedback on the self-assessment assignment is included in this tutorial
letter.
This will enable you to mark your assignment as soon as you have completed it.
Feedback on myUnisa additional assessments will be automated and therefore
immediate.
Additional work set by tutors will be discussed in class.

7.2

Assignment information
Assignments are numbered consecutively per module, starting from 01.

First semester:
Assignment
01
02
Exam

Date
29 February
2016
30 March 2016
May/June

Unique
number
744387
834533

Type
Multiple
choice
Written

Contribution to
year mark
20%

Contribution
to final mark
20%

80%
80%

Second semester
Assignment

Date

01

15 August 2016

Unique
number
776279

Type
Multiple

Contribution to
year mark
20%

Contribution
to final mark
20%
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12 September 2016

Exam

October/ November

7.3

769695

choice
Written

80%
80%

Submission of assignments
You may submit written assignments and assignments done on mark-reading sheets
either by post or electronically via myUnisa. Assignments may not be submitted by
fax or e-mail.
For detailed information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see
the brochure my Studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.
To submit an assignment via myUnisa:

Go to myUnisa.

Log in with your student number and password.

Select the module.

Click on assignments in the menu on the left.

Click on the number of the assignment you want to submit.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

ASSIGNMENTS
Please note: Although students may work together when preparing
assignments, each student must write and submit his or her own individual
assignment. In other words, you must submit your own ideas in your own
words, sometimes interspersing relevant short quotations that are properly
referenced. It is unacceptable for students to submit identical assignments on
the basis that they worked together. That is copying (a form of plagiarism) and
none of these assignments will be marked. Furthermore, you may be penalised
or subjected to disciplinary proceedings by the University.

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8.1

ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER

8.1.1 ASSIGNMENT 01 Multiple choice questions

Assignment 01 is compulsory for examination admission

Due date 29 February 2016
Remember
Make sure you fill in the following information in the space provided on the
mark-reading sheet.

Student number:

Module code:

MAE103L

Unique number:

744387

Assignment number: 01

A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is about
300 million m/s. The earth is about 150 million km from the sun. How long does it take
a beam of light to travel from the sun to the earth?

8 min 3 seconds

8 min 18 seconds

8,33 seconds

2 103seconds

Joys mass on earth is 50kg. How will her mass compare on the moon?
1

Her mass will be the same

Her mass will be more

Her mass will be less

It is impossible to tell

One morning, the temperature was 10 below zero. By noon, the temperature rose
20 and then dropped 8 by evening. What was the evening temperature?
1

18 below zero

10 above zero

2 below zero

2 above zero
9

A square small prism is drilled out of a

4
x

bigger wooden squareprism, 10 cm high.

Calculate the volume of wood remaining
in terms of x.
10

1
2

16 x2
160 10x2

6 x2

150x2

The SI unit for measuring time is

1
lunar months
2

hours

minutes

seconds

When it is 8am in Johannesburg, then it is 3pm the same day in Tokyo, Japan. A flight
leaves OR Tambo in Johannesburg at 7am on Tuesday for Narita, Tokyo. The flight
takes 18 hours, with a 1 hour stop-over (not included). At what time will it arrive in
Tokyo?

2 am (Wednesday)

11pm (Tuesday)

9 pm (Tuesday)

9 am (Wednesday)

A circular pool has a diameter of 4 m and a height of 1,5 m. It is filled to 15cm from
the top. How much water is in the pool (to the nearest m 3)?

10

68 m3

17 m3

19 m3

75 m3

4m

1,5 m

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Which is the closest to the total surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 5 cm and
a height that is equal to its diameter?

785 cm2

471 cm2

314 cm2

596 cm2

The radius of sphere A is 2 cm, and the radius of sphere B is 4 cm.

How many times larger is the volume of sphere B compared to the
volume of sphere A?

10

The average mass of 50 pumpkins is 2,1kg. If one more pumpkin is added, the
average mass is 2,2kg. What is the mass of the extra pumpkin?
1

7,2 kg

2,15 kg

2,2 kg

5kg

TOTAL: 10

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ASSIGNMENT 02

Unique number: 834533

Due date: 30 March 2016
NOTE
This assignment covers the material in Tutorial Letter 501 and chapter 20 in the
prescribed book. You will also have to do some reading or research for question 1,
which tests your general knowledge on measurement.

Answer all the questions.

Question 1

1.1

What are the benefits of the use of non-standard units of measurement? Give
three valid points.

1.2

(6)

There are different attributes that one could measure. Give five (5) of them
and explain each of them.

(10)

1.3

Explain three instructional goals of teaching standards units of measurement.

(6)

1.4

Discuss the value of estimation when teaching measurement concepts. Give

at least five valid points.

(5)
[27]

Question 2
2.1

During the All Africa Games held in South Africa in 1999, a time of 9,99 s for the 100m
for men was recorded. Calculate his speed in:
(i) m/s and (ii) km/h.

2.2

(2)

(a) The speed of sound is approximately 330 m/s. Convert this to km/s.
(b) How far away did lightning strike if it took 4 s to hear the thunder?

(2)

2.3

What does perimeter mean?

(2)

2.4

Explain the concept area

(2)

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2.4

Accurately draw two rectangles with the same perimeter but different areas. Indicate
the dimensions of the rectangles on your figure.

(6)

[14]
Question 3

3.1

The following problem that involves measurement is given to grade 6 learners.

At first, containers A, B and
C contained water as shown
alongside.

500ml

1l

200ml

Container A

Some of the water from

containers B and C was
poured into container A,
without any spilling over.
The amount of water left in
containers B and C is
shown below.

Container B Container C

500ml

Container B

200ml

Container C

What should the amount of water now be in container A?

3.1.1

Solve the problem by yourself. Show your calculations.

3.1.2

Hence discuss the possible difficulties that learners could experience

when solving the problem.

3.2

A cylinder with the height of

radius
3.2.1

(5)

(5)

units is placed inside a sphere with

units. O is the center of the sphere.

Show that the volume of the cylinder can be expressed as

.
(6)

3.2.2

Calculate the volume of the cylinder if its radius is 10cm.

(4)
[20]
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Question 4
4.1

4.2

Discuss activities, and how you will use them, that will enable learners to discover
4.1.1

the relation between the circumference and the diameter of a circle

(5)

4.1.2

the formula for the area of a circle.

(8)

Each side of the three squares in the diagrams is 4 units. Calculate

4.2.1

the area of the square

(2)

4.2.2

the area of the triangle inscribed in the second square

(4)

4.2.3

the area of the circle inscribed in the third square (leave the answer in

3.2.4

terms of ).

(3)

Find the following ratio: Area of square: area of triangle: area of circle

(3)

[25]
Question 5
5.1

Define an angle.

(2)

5.2

Convert 60 degrees to radians.

(2)

5.3

Convert radians to degrees.

(2)

5.4

The area of a sector of a circle with radius 6 cm is 15 square cm. Find the
measure of the central angle of the sector in degrees.

(8)

[14]
TOTAL: [100]

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8.2

ASSIGNMENTS FOR SECOND SEMESTER

ASSIGNMENT 01 Multiple choice questions

Assignment 01 is compulsory for examination admission

Due date: 15 August 2016
Remember
Make sure you fill in the following information in the space provided on the
mark-reading sheet.

Student number:

Module code: MAE103L

Unique number: 776279

Assignment number: 01

A rectangular storage box with square

base of 9 cm is filled two thirds with
water. The capacity of the box is 1215

height

cm3. What is the height of the water in

the box?

9 cm

15 cm

10 cm

20 cm

9cm
9cm

Calculate the area of the shaded part.

1

9(4 ) cm2

9( 1) cm2

6(6 ) cm2

6(4 ) cm2

3 cm

15

The SI unit for measuring mass is:

1

carat

ton

kilogram

gram

A bicycle wheel has an inside radius of 12cm. What is the width of the tyre if the
outside circumference is 32 cm?

8 cm

2 cm

8 cm

4 cm

A cone made of paper is used to drink water from. It is made from circular paper with
radius 12cm, with a sector of 120 cut out. Calculate the area of paper needed to make
the cone cup.

8 cm2

144 cm2

48 cm2

96 cm2

Andrews parents follow a regular schedule for taking care of their car. They change the
oil every 3 000 km, rotate the tyres every 10 000 km and replace the wiper blades
every 15 000 km.
After how many kilometres will they first have to change the oil, rotate the tyres and
replace the wiper blades all at once?

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10 000 km

15 000 km

30 000 km

60 000 km

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Water boils at 100C at sea level. What is the freezing point of water at sea level in
degrees Fahrenheit?

0F

32F

212F

32C

Choose the correct conversion:

One gram is equal to:

106 ton

109 ton

106 ton

10 3 ton

A sector of a circle has a central area of 40. If the area of the

sector is 9cm2, what is the radius of the circle?

10

6 cm

12 cm

9 cm

cm

If my dog has a weight of 49N on the earth, how will his weight on the moon compare?
1

His weight will be less

His weight will be more

His weight will be the same

It depends how far the moon is from the earth

TOTAL: 10

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ASSIGNMENT 02
Unique number: 769695
Due date: 12 September 2016

Question 1
1.1

Explain the difference between volume and capacity.

(2)

1.2

How would you measure the volume of an irregular object such as a stone.

(5)

1.3

Explain how the formula for the volume of a right rectangular prism can
be developed. Supply a drawing to illustrate your answer.

1.4

The surface area of a cube is 24cm. Calculate the length of the sides of the
cube.

(5)
(5)
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Question 2

2.1

What is the difference between mass and weight?

(3)

2.2

How will you know that a learner has mastered the concept of mass?

(5)

2.3

Answer the following (write only the answers in your script next to the question
number):

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2.3.1

One kilogram = _________ gram

(1)

2.3.2

One square kilometre = ____________ square centimetre

(1)

2.3.3

One centimetre = ________________ kilometre

(1)

2.3.4

One kilolitre = ____________ millilitre

(1)

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2.4

Calculate the volume and surface areas of each of the rectangular prism and
cylinder. The dimensions are given.

(10)

8 cm

3 cm
10 cm

Diameter = 12 cm
Height = 15 cm

[22]

Question 3
3.1

One of the students in a Mathematics course gave the following response to the
question:
"what is area?"

3.1.1 Explain why the student would give such an answer.

3.2

(3)

Calculate the surface area of a CD

(compact disk) if the outer diameter is
12 cm and the inner diameter is 2,5cm.
(5)

3.3

A cylinder is a well-known shape in daily life, such as

the shape of a tin of fish. Explain to your learners how
to develop a formula for the area of the label around
the cylinder. Illustrate your answer with drawings.

(6)

[14]

Question 4
4.1
4.2

Draw up an activity that will enable learners to develop a formula for

calculating the area of a trapezium.

(7)

Calculate the area of a trapezium which has parallel sides of 10cm and
6cm respectively and perpendicular distance of 7cm between the parallel
sides.

(5)
[12]

Question 5
5.1

5.2

During the All Africa Games held in South Africa in 1999, a time of 9,99s
was recorded in the 100m mens track event. Calculate the speed in:
5.1.1

m/s

(1)

5.1.2

km/h

(2)

Accurately draw two rectangles with the same perimeters but different
areas. Indicate the dimensions of the rectangles on your figures. (Scale:
1cm:1unit)

5.3

(6)

The diagram is a representation of a

4
m
M
M
M
M,
M
m

swimming pool with dimensions as indicated.

The pool is filled with water up to the level

1m

shown in dotted lines, 30cm from the top of

the pool.

2m

3m

5.3.1

Calculate the capacity of the pool.

(6)

5.3.2

Calculate the volume of the water in the pool.

(5)

Question 6
According to the CAPS (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement)
document, grade 4 6 learners should be introduced to the concepts of mass in
a practical manner:
Practical measuring of 3-D objects by
estimating
measuring
recording
comparing and ordering

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(CAPS, page 25)

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6.1

Describe activities that can be used to teach each of the four concepts
mentioned in the CAPS document (there must be four activities).

6.2

(10)

The surface area of a cube is 24cm. Calculate the length of the sides of
the cube.

(5)

[15]
TOTAL: 100
Assessment criteria
The marking of this assignment is based on your understanding of

distance, time, area and perimeter

circumference and area of circular shapes

what it means to measure something, as discussed in units 1 and 2 of the study guide

measurement in general and your ability to answer specific questions involving

measurement

the connectedness between measurement and other topics in mathematics

the concepts of length, perimeter and area by making sketches and doing calculations

the concepts of surface area, volume, mass and weight, as covered in study unit 3 of
the study guide, and your ability to explain and apply it.

EXAMINATIONS
For general information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see
the brochure my Studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.

9.1

Examination admission
To gain entrance to the examination, you will need to submit the multiple-choice
assignment pertaining to the semester in which you take this module. You will not be
allowed to sit for the examination if you did not submit this assignment.

9.2

Semester mark
It is most important that you do your best in assignments as they count towards your
final mark for this module.

Semester mark (assignments 01 & 02) (20%).

Examination mark (80%).

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9.3

Examination period
This module is offered in a semester period of 15 weeks. This means that if you are
registered for the first semester, you will write the examination in May/June 2016. If
you are registered for the second semester, you will write the examination in

October/November 2016. During the semester, the Examination Section will provide you with info

9.4

Previous examination papers

Previous examination papers are available to students (see myUnisa). We advise
you, however, not to focus on old examination papers only as the content of modules
and therefore examination papers changes from year to year. You may, however,
accept that the type of questions that will be asked in the examination will be similar to
those asked in the activities in your study guide and in the assignments.

9.5

Tutorial letter with information on the examination

To help you in your preparation for the examination, you will receive a tutorial letter
that will explain the format of the examination paper, give you examples of questions
that you may expect and set out clearly what material you have to study for
examination purposes.

10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The my Studies @ Unisa brochure contains an A-Z guide of the most questions that
students ask. Please refer to this brochure for frequently asked questions.

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