Module Descriptors
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR ENGINEERS
MATH40148
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Martin Paisley
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1. A suite of tests on the basic material including a final test which will assess learning outcomes 1,2,3.
Module Indicative Content
Basic mathematics (transposition of formulae, algebraic fractions, logarithms).
Complex Numbers.
Introduction to matrices and solving linear equations (including complex coefficients).
Trigonometry (addition theorems, combining waveforms).
Basic probability (rules of probability, conditional probability, discrete distributions).
Basic calculus (Theory of differentiation, derivatives of simple functions).
Advanced calculus (The theory of integrals, integrals as areas, numerical methods, partial differentiation, stationary points.)
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be introduced through lectures (3 hours per week) and tutorials (1 hour per week). Tutorials will take place in groups of no more than 20 students. (1:n) (1:20)


Module Special Admissions Requirements
A Level mathematics or equivalent
Module Resources
Blackboard
Module Texts
Foundation mathematics for Engineers, Berry J and Wainwright P, Macmillan London (1991), 0333527178
Modern Engineering Mathematics, Glyn James, Pearson Education (2001), 0210180545
Engineering Mathematics, K A Stroud and J Booth Dexter, Palgrave (2001), 0333919394