Hurdle summary

1.  Lecture attendance. Monitored through responses to questions posed during lectures. Responses must be received by 9am following the day of the lecture. There are 10 weeks of lectures. Participation in 8 lectures is compulsory.
2. SGTA participation. There are 11 SGTAs, from week 1 to week 11. Participation in 9 SGTAs is compulsory.
3. Test performance. Each of the 3 tests is a hurdle. A score of 40% or more on each test is required to pass the hurdle. A score between 30% and 40% entitles you to a resit of the test. If a resit is allowed, the required mark is still 40%, and the mark allocated to the assessment is capped at this mark. (So if a mark of 70% is achieved on the resit, a mark of 40% is awarded.)

ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION: Please contact the unit convenor as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any classes. There may be alternatives available to make up the work. If there are circumstances that mean you will miss a class, you can apply for Special Consideration via ask.mq.edu.au

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION: Assignment submission will be online through the iLearn page.

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You may submit as often as required prior to the due date/time. Please note that each submission will completely replace any previous submissions. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work as insurance against technical or other problems near the submission deadline.

LATE SUBMISSION OF WORK:  All assessment tasks must be submitted by the official due date and time. In the case of a late submission for a non-timed assessment (e.g. an assignment), if special consideration has NOT been granted, 20% of the earned mark will be deducted for each 24-hour period (or part thereof) that the submission is late for the first 2 days (including weekends and/or public holidays). For example, if an assignment is submitted 25 hours late, its mark will attract a penalty equal to 40% of the earned mark. After 2 days (including weekends and public holidays) a mark of 0% will be awarded. Timed assessment tasks (e.g. tests, examinations) do not fall under these rules.

Delivery

One 2 hour lecture per week.

One 2 hour Small Group Teaching Activity (SGTA) per week.

Resources

No single book covers the content of FOSE1005 precisely.  Each of the following books contains material useful and relevant to the unit.

Recommended books

1.  Mathematics for Sustainability (free download from Macquarie University internet connection) The book's website.
2.  Maths for Chemists
3. Active Prelude to Calculus by Boelkins. Extensive videos here.
4. Active Calculus by Boelkins et al
5. Modeling Life by Garfinkel et al (free download from Macquarie University internet connection)
6. MUMS modules. Material from the Numeracy Centre.
7. Precalculus by Stitz and Zeager. See 3rd corrected edition.
8. Precalculus by Collingwood et al