Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Christopher Gordon
Ross Moore
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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
An introduction to the basic quantitative methods and techniques common to much of science. You will learn how to formulate scientific problems using mathematical language, use a range of techniques to analyse and solve these problems, and gain an understanding of how to interpret the solutions. Amongst other topics, this unit will cover rates of change, graphical display and interpretation of mathematical concepts, logarithmic and exponential scales, all in the context of scientific measurement and analysis. In the process, this unit introduces vital skills for tertiary learning and explores their relationship to your success in future careers.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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 8 out of 11 of the SGTA classes are requirements to pass the unit. This is a hurdle requirement.
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.
Submit assignments online via the appropriate assignment link on the iLearn page. A personalised cover sheet is not required with online submissions. Read the submission statement carefully before accepting it as there are substantial penalties for making a false declaration.
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:
Scheduled tests and exam must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide/iLearn. The timed assessments are the two tests. All untimed assessments must be submitted by 5:00 pm on their due date. Should these assessments be missed due to illness or misadventure, students should apply for Special Consideration.
For the assignments and the vodcast, a 12-hour grace period will be given after which the following deductions will be applied to the awarded assessment mark: 12 to 24 hours late = 10% deduction; for each day thereafter, an additional 10% per day or part thereof will be applied until five calendar days beyond the due date. After this time, a mark of zero (0) will be given. For example, an assessment worth 20% is due 5 pm on 1 January. Student A submits the assessment at 1 pm, 3 January. The assessment received a mark of 15/20. A 20% deduction is then applied to the mark of 15, resulting in the loss of three (3) marks. Student A is then awarded a final mark of 12/20.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation in SGTA classes | 0% | Yes | Weekly |
Foundation activities | 0% | Yes | ongoing |
Test 1 (online) | 20% | Yes | Week 6 |
Assignment 1 | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Test 2 (online) | 20% | No | Week 10 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | No | Week 11 |
Vodcast | 20% | No | Week 12 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are expected to demonstrate their ability to engage with the unit by participating in SGTA classes.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Activities related to foundational employability and self-directed learning skills
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
This online quiz will test the ability of the students to represent and interpret scientific data and create and manipulate mathematical information in the form of graphical information, data, and equations.
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
Problems are chosen to explore mathematical concepts and techniques pertaining to the mathematical content of discipline specific material. Students are expected to demonstrate logical mathematical aruments and submit clearly written solutions.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 20%
This online quiz will test the ability of the students to recognize, use, and manipulate a variety of mathematical functions, including the use of the derivative and the integral, in the context of discipline-specific problems.
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 20%
Problems are chosen to explore mathematical concepts and techniques pertaining to the mathematical content of discipline specific material. Students are expected to demonstrate logical mathematical aruments and submit clearly written solutions.
Assessment Type 1: Media presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
A 3 to 5 minute vodcast prepared in a group of 3 to 4 students, presenting a mathematical model utilizing the content taught in the unit.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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
Unit Schedule
Week | Lecture topic |
1 |
Computation and Measurement |
2 |
Equations, symbolic representation and manipulation |
3 |
Displaying data and interpreting graphs |
4 |
Oscillatory behaviour |
5 | Growth and decay |
6 |
Rates of change: use and interpretation |
7 |
Calculation of rates of change |
Mid Session Break | |
8 | Optimization |
9 |
Accumulation of change |
10 |
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: connecting rates of change and accumulated change |
11 | Employability |
12 | Employability |
13 | Employability |
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Test 2 is no longer a hurdle.
The weekly assessments of Lecture Activity Quizzes have been removed.
Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook