{"id":881,"date":"2022-09-20T10:13:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T09:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/?p=881"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:44:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T11:44:34","slug":"preparing-for-the-mathematics-youll-need-in-your-degree-get-your-ducks-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/2022\/09\/20\/preparing-for-the-mathematics-youll-need-in-your-degree-get-your-ducks-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for the mathematics you\u2019ll need in your degree - get your ducks in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun DraftCommentAnchorIntent DraftCommentTextAnchorIntentHighlight SCXW123849062 BCX2\">If you\u2019re starting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun DraftCommentAnchorIntent DraftCommentTextAnchorIntentHighlight SCXW123849062 BCX2\">your undergraduate degree<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun DraftCommentAnchorIntent DraftCommentTextAnchorIntentHighlight SCXW123849062 BCX2\"> and feeling unsure about the math<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun DraftCommentAnchorIntent DraftCommentTextAnchorIntentHighlight SCXW123849062 BCX2\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">content<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\"> of your course<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">, Tamsin Smith <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">from the Math<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">ematic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">s Resources Centre (MASH) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">offers some <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">insight on <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">how <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">to be well prepared <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\">and<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\"> organised, in other words, help you '<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW123849062 BCX2\">get<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW123849062 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123849062 BCX2\"> your ducks in a row'.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Congratulations on securing your place at Bath! Your time at university will hopefully be an amazing opportunity to build on your existing knowledge and skills and develop new ones too.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You\u2019ll probably have some maths and statistics content in your course. The amount will vary by department and a maths qualification may have been a requirement for your offer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> So now is the time to prepare and get organised, in other words...<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"headword tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw dhw-l\"><strong>Get your ducks in a row - idiom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\"To be well prepared or well organised for something that is going to happen.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Let's have a look at how maths differs from school, what that change might feel like and what you can do to smooth the transition.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">How university maths differs from school <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many students tell us they find the maths at university quite challenging at first. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Very broadly, you may find maths at university different from the maths you have studied before in the following key ways:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Application <\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013maths is applied<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to subjects<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> differently<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at undergraduate level. The context may change the notation, meaning or even the connection to other maths you may know.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>No \u2018scaffolding\u2019<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> - <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The scaffolding to help you move through problems has been removed at university. This occurs in different ways<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> being expected to find your own exercises to practise core techniques, to the questions themselves lacking the hints to help you to solve them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Assumed knowledge<\/strong> \u2013 your lecturers will assume you remember what was on your previous exam syllabus. Never mind the reality of cramming for exams and then having the summer off and forgetting lots of the things you\u2019ve been taught (or maybe you weren\u2019t taught it in the first place!)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inferiority complex alert!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a fresher, you might initially feel fazed about the mathematical knowledge you\u2019re expected to already have, especially if the person sitting next to you in your lecture has studied A level maths, A level further maths or any other maths qualifications which, for whatever reason, you have not.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On top of this, it\u2019s perfectly normal to feel overwhelmed by the new teaching methods, larger group sizes, and higher pace and style of maths teaching at university, with little time to practise what you\u2019ve learnt.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Try not to compare yourself to others and feel inferior. Remember that the university is full of people from very diverse backgrounds and with very different experiences of maths, even more so following the Covid pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tips to help you transition\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s a good idea to assess how confident you feel about your overall level of maths and consider what you can do to help yourself from the outset.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here are some\u202fthings to consider:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Noto Sans,Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Be prepared.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Look back and consolidate what you do already know. Before you arrive, set aside some time to go over the main maths concepts from your school materials, textbooks and notes if you can.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Noto Sans,Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find your knowledge gaps<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span>If any maths qualification was a requirement for your course, you will have access to one of our \u2018Training Spaces\u2019.Training Spaces are designed to let you practise and revise.\u202f You can attempt questions as many times as you want and get feedback each time. \u00a0Training Spaces are course specific, so you know you are practising the skills you will need. \u00a0You can also book onto a Training Space session to get input from a tutor.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Noto Sans,Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Practise\u2026 a lot.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Not many people feel comfortable with new mathematical ideas and techniques straight away, so after your lecture, go over what you\u2019ve just learnt. Practice really does make perfect and time spent thinking about problems and working out solutions\u202fis time well spent.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Noto Sans,Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find a maths buddy\/buddies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202fBeing part of a\u202fcommunity of learners\u202fwhere you feel comfortable explaining your\u202fmathematical\u202fideas will give you a new perspective to unlock problems, build your confidence\u202fand help you to understand that you\u2019re not alone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Noto Sans,Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">Talk to<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">your <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">lecturers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">.\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">As a result of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">the disruption to your studies during the pandemic, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">it may be that you haven\u2019t\u202fstudied\u202fsomething <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">quite <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">as fully as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">your lecturers think you have. Be brave<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\"> and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\"> tell them<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">so <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">-\u202fthey <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\">will <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW225093988 BCX2\">definitely<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW225093988 BCX2\"> want<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\"> to know<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\"> and can help you<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225093988 BCX2\"> if this is the case.\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Noto Sans,Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">Contact us!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\"> MASH is a dedicated service <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">that<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\"> support<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">all students with any <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">mathematical problems<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">We\u2019re here to build your confidence and develop your skills, not just when you start your studies, but throughout your time in Bath<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\">We\u2019re available every day in semester time through our<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\"> popular<\/span> <\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW90393618 BCX2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/corporate-information\/mash-drop-in-and-workshop-timetables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW90393618 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">MASH drop-in<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90393618 BCX2\"> in the Skills Zone.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you have any specific questions about university-level maths, please post a comment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Good luck!\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re starting your undergraduate degree and feeling unsure about the maths content of your course, Tamsin Smith from the Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH) offers some insight on how to be well prepared and organised, in other words, help you...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1595,"featured_media":882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[91,62,138,212],"tags":[130,171,25,216],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-skills","category-maths-and-statistics","category-resilience","category-transition","tag-mash","tag-maths","tag-top-tips","tag-transition"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2022\/09\/melissa-walker-horn-U7bOjNIqisM-unsplash.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1012,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/academic-and-employability-skills\/2025\/08\/23\/zero-to-hero-returning-to-mathematics\/","url_meta":{"origin":881,"position":0},"title":"Zero to Hero \u2013 returning to mathematics","author":"Ed Southwood","date":"August 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Returning to study mathematics after a break can be intimidating. 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