Foundation Mathematics for Engineers J.Berry & P.Wainwright, Macmillan, London, 1991, 0333527178
Foundation Maths A.Croft & R.Davison, Prentice Hall, 2003, 0130454265
Engineering Mathematics through Applications, K.Singh, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 0333922247 (first nine chapters)
Engineering Mathematics (5th Edition) K.A.Stroud, Palgrave, 2001, 0333919394 (Part One, Foundation section)

EXCEL Spreadsheet

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Numeracy: arithmetic operations, percentages, powers, roots, ratios (with for example applications to gears) and averages, estimation, rounding errors and accuracy.
Algebra: Laws of indices, logarithms, factorisation, solution of equations, transformation of formulae.
Trigonometry: graphs, general solution of simple trigonometric equations. Solution of triangles, including cosine and sine rules.
Calculus: differentiation of simple functions, application to simple dynamics (including velocity, acceleration and extrema problems). Definite and indefinite integrals with application to areas.
EXCEL: Introduction to spreadsheets, with analysis of data from Motorsport applications.

A portfolio of work including Excel worksheets, multiple choice and written phase tests assessing learning outcomes 1-4.

Core theoretical material will be delivered through a mixture of 24 hours of lectures. A further 18 hours of tutorials and 6 hours of computer laboratory sessions, will give opportunities to apply techniques to a variety of automotive applications.