Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
MATH40417
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
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
- CLASS TEST weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1. A suite of 1 hour 30 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 Special Admissions Requirements
A Level Mathematics or equivalent
Module Texts
Modern Engineering Mathematics, Glyn James, Prentice Hall, 4th Edition, 2010, ISBN-10: 027373413X / ISBN-13: 978-0273734130
Engineering Mathematics Through Applications, K Singh, Palgrave, Macmillan, 2011, ISBN-10: 023027479X / ISBN-13: 978-0230274792
Engineering Mathematics Through Applications, K Singh, Palgrave, Macmillan, 2011, ISBN-10: 023027479X / ISBN-13: 978-0230274792
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 Resources
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