Module Additional Assessment Details
1 x Assignment (30%) (900 words maximum) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 3
1 x 2 hour Examination (70%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
Module Texts
Engineering Mathematics: A Foundation for Electriconic, Communication and Systems Engineers, A Croft, R Davison and M Hargreaves, 2000, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130268585
Foundation Mathematics, D Booth, Addison Wesley, 1993, ISBN: 0201624192
Basic College Mathematics, J Miller, M O'Neill, N Hyde, 2007, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0073305480
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
Access to a calculator and appropriate mathematical software is necessary.
Module Learning Strategies
The learning strategies will require students to commit 150 learning hours, of which 48 hours will consist of contact time. A combination of lectures and tutorial/workshops (1:n)4 will provide students with the opportunity to develop a range of mathematical skills. A further 102 hours of independant study will require students to further develop and practise these skills using prepared formative exercises.
THIS MODULE WILL NORMALLY RUN IN SEMESTER 1
Module Indicative Content
Manipulation and simplification of algebraic expressions, including algebraic fractions and simple partial fractions.
Indices and logarithms.
Graphs and equations involving linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions and their use in modelling physical problems (including reduction of exponential form to linear form).
Trigonometric functions, including Pythagoras Theorem, sine and cosine rules, addition formulae, and their use when modelling periodic motion.