Module Descriptors
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR ENGINEERS
MATH40245
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Martin Paisley
Email: M.F.Paisley@staffs.ac.uk
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 Resources
Blackboard
Module Additional Assessment Details
1. A suite of 50 minute tests on the basic material which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 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.)
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
Tutorials will take place in groups of no more than 20 students.
The material will be introduced over 48 hours consisting of 36 hours lectures and 12 hours tutorials, usually delivered as 3 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.
The material will be introduced over 48 hours consisting of 36 hours lectures and 12 hours tutorials, usually delivered as 3 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.
Module Texts
Foundation Mathematics for Engineers, Berry J and Wainwright P, Macmillan London (1991), ISBN: 0333527178
Modern Engineering Mathematics, Glyn James, Prentice Hall (2008), ISBN: 978 0132391443
Engineering Mathematics, K A Stroud and J Booth Dexter, Palgrave Macmillan (2007), ISBN: 1403942463
Modern Engineering Mathematics, Glyn James, Prentice Hall (2008), ISBN: 978 0132391443
Engineering Mathematics, K A Stroud and J Booth Dexter, Palgrave Macmillan (2007), ISBN: 1403942463
Module Special Admissions Requirements
A Level mathematics or equivalent