Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Paul Bryan paul.bryan@mq.edu.au Xuan Duong xuan.duong@mq.edu.au Xuan Duong xuan.duong@mq.edu.au
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites MATH2010 or MATH235
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description This unit will introduce students to the abstract approach to mathematics, which offers great benefits in terms of simplicity, rigour, and generality. The key components of this are the careful definition of the objects of interest, the development of intuition allowing consequences of these definitions to be found, and the rigorous proof of these consequences. As such, it represents an important stepping stone towards many later mathematics units, as well as being valuable in its own right. This introduction will be taught in the context of different areas of mathematics, including: analysis, which concerns limits and convergence in many contexts; algebra, which concerns the nature and properties of mathematical operations; and discrete mathematics, which involves topics such as logic and counting.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the abstract approach to mathematics, including its benefits with regards to simplicity, rigour, and generality.
ULO2: Construct formal proofs of simple statements in the subject areas of the unit.
ULO3: Formulate problems in mathematical terms using a variety of methods from analysis, algebra, and discrete mathematics.
ULO4: Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of the discipline, its role in other fields, and the way other fields contribute to the development of the mathematical sciences.
ULO5: Appropriately interpret information communicated in mathematical form.
ULO6: Appropriately present information, reasoning and conclusions in a variety of modes to diverse audiences (expert and non-expert).
ULO7: Demonstrate an understanding of ethical issues relating to professional mathematical work, identify and address ethical issues arising in such professional work and make ethical decisions while collecting and analysing data and reporting findings.
ULO8: Work effectively, responsibly and safely in an individual or team context.

General Assessment Information

Requirements to Pass This Unit

To pass this unit, you must achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50% and pass the participation hurdle.

HURDLES: Collaboration in the SGTAs is a hurdle requirement. You must attend and participate in at least 10 of the 12 SGTAs. (Of course you should actually do so for all of them.)

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern. For any late submission of timesensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

Assignments/Report - YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Written Assessments/Quizzes/Tests: If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the written assessments in this unit on time, please inform the con- venor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Report	20%	No	Week 13
Collaboration in SGTAs	0%	Yes	Weekly
Assignment 2	20%	No	Week 12
Final Exam	40%	No	Exam Period
Assignment 1	20%	No	Week 7