Module Descriptors
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
MATH40206
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Patricia Lewis
Email: P.A.Lewis@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Foundation Mathematics for Engineers J.Berry & P.Wainwright, Macmillan, London, 1991, 0333527178
Introduction to Engineering Mathematics, A.Croft, R.Davison & M.Hargreaves, Addision-Wesley,1995, 0201624427
Module Resources
EXCEL spreadsheet
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Indicative Content
Numeracy:arithmetic operations, percentages, powers, roots, average.
Algebra: Laws of indices, logarithms, factorisation, solution of equations, transformation of formulae.
Trigonometry: graphs, general solution of simple trigonometric equations.
Calculus: differentiation of simple functions, products, quotients, composites; application to extrema problems; definite and indefinite integrals.
EXCEL: Introduction to spreadsheets.
Module Learning Strategies
Core theoretical material will be delivered through lectures (24 hours), while tutorials and computer laboratory sessions (12 hours) group size 20, will give opportunities to apply techniques to a variety of practical problems.

THIS MODULE WILL NORMALLY RUN IN SEMESTER 1
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio of work including Excel worksheets, multiple choice and written phase tests assessing learning outcomes 1 - 4.