Module Descriptors
BALANCING MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERING
MATH40286
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 Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE61006-4 Quantitative Methods or equivalent.
Module Texts
Engineering Mathematics through Applications, Kuldeep Singh, Palgrave MacMillan (2011), ISBN-10: 0230274792 / ISBN-13: 978-0230274792
Modern Engineering Mathematics , Glyn James, Prentice Hall (2010), ISBN-10: 027373413X / ISBN-13: 978 0273734130
Foundation Mathematics, K. A. Stroud & D. J. Booth, Palgrave Macmillan (2009), ISBN-10: 0230579078 / ISBN: 978 0230579071
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% in-course assessment.

A portfolio of two tests (each 1.5 hours long) assessing the understanding of the techniques and the applications (this will cover learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3).
Module Indicative Content
Further calculus.
Complex numbers.
Matrices.
Additional trigonometry and additional basic maths.
Probability.
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be introduced through lectures (24 hours), examples classes and tutorials (12 hours)
Module Resources
N/A