Module Descriptors
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
MATH40285
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 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.
Module Learning Strategies
Core theoretical material will be delivered through lectures (24 hours), while tutorial sessions (12 hours) will give opportunities to apply techniques to a variety of practical problems.

Delivery will typically be 2 hours lecture and 1 hour tutorial/practical per week.
Module Resources
PC's
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Foundation Mathematics, K. A. Stroud & D. J. Book, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, ISBN-10: 0230579078, ISBN-13: 978-0230579071
Engineering Mathematics through Applications, Kuldeep Singh, Palgrave, 2011, ISBN-10: 0230274792, ISBN-13: 978-0230274792
Modern Engineering Mathematics, Glyn James, Prentice Hall, 2010, ISBN-10: 027373413X, ISBN-13: 978-0273734130
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio of work comprising multiple choice and written phase tests assessing learning outcomes 1 - 3.