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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor/Lecturer
Christopher Gordon
12WW 618
please refer to iLearn
Lecturer
Catherine Penington
12WW 717
please refer to iLearn
Frank Schoenig
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is an elementary unit designed for Engineering, Mathematics and Physics students whose mathematics background has not met the recommended standard for students entering these programs. One half of the unit provides an introduction to the ideas and techniques of differentiation and integration which are pervasive in the theoretical and practical models that underpin areas of science, engineering, economics and technology. The other half of the unit develops the algebraic skills and techniques including exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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HURDLES: Attendance at, and reasonable engagement in, Small Group Teaching Activities (SGTA) classes in all first year mathematics and statistics units is compulsory. Attendance and reasonable engagement in the class activities in at least 10 out of 12 of the SGTA classes are requirements to pass the unit. This is a hurdle requirement.
Midterm test performance - A score of 40% or more on the 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.)
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If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during this supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application.
You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.
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Delivery
Four 1-hour lectures per week. (2 hours in the calculus stream, and 2 hours in the algebra stream). There are no repeat lectures.
One 1-hour Small Group Teaching Activity (SGTA) per week. SGTAs start in week 2. You must attend and participate in at least 10 of the 12 SGTA to pass this unit. This is a hurdle.
Resources
No single book covers the content of MATH1000 precisely. Each of the following books contains material useful and relevant to the unit.
Main textbook (highly recommended but not compulsory)
Calculus - single & multivariable, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason & McCallum (7th edition), John Wiley.
See http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/calculus-single-multivariable-7th-edition/
The library allow you to download a significant portion of the book. On the "advanced search" link for multisearch, put in the title "calculus" and the author "hughes-hallett", and it is the first result. (You will see "7 versions of this record exist.") Choosing the seventh edition takes you to where you can obtain online access, and download or view pdfs.
As indicated by the title, the text is predominantly calculus. However, Chapter 1 contains excellent material for the algebra part of the unit, covering exponentials, logarithms, trigonometry, and polynomials. Later sections in the text cover geometric series.
Recommended books
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Week |
Algebra |
Calculus |
Assessment Due |
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1 |
Notation, Modelling |
Lines |
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2 |
Algebraic Techniques |
Functions |
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3 |
Percentages, Proportionality |
Introduction to the derivative |
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4 |
Quadratics |
Derivative: meaning, definition, graphical interpretation |
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5 |
Exponentials |
Derivative: calculation, rules |
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6 |
Logarithms |
Derivative: rules |
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7 |
Trigonometry |
Derivative: second derivative |
Midterm Test |
8 |
Trigonometry |
Derivative: sketching, applications |
Assignment 1 |
9 |
Polynomials |
Integration: accumulated change, summing |
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10 |
Polynomials |
Integration: definition, signed area, numerical integration |
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11 |
Inequalities |
Integration: Fundamental theorem of calculus, antiderivatives |
Assignment 2 |
12 |
Sequences and Series |
Integration: antiderivatives, substitution |
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13 |
Revision |
Revision |
Vodcast |
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