Overview
In this unit, you will apply essential mathematical concepts, processes and techniques to support the development of mathematical descriptions and models for problems in science and engineering domains. You will investigate and apply the properties of linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions in appropriate settings, use trigonometric functions to solve relevant problems and describe periodic phenomena. You will also learn and apply principles of applied calculus for describing and solving engineering problems. Other important elements of this unit are the effective communication of results, concepts and ideas using mathematics as a language in a way that demonstrates a clear, logical and precise approach. Online students are required to have significant access to a computer and make frequent use of the internet.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Anti-requisites: MATH11218, MATH11246
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from emails, and chats with past students
Some students suggested to have more time (than the current 3 weeks) on calculus.
Will add 1 or 2 extra weeks in calculus from 2020 when some topics currently in MATH11160 are to be covered in MATH11247.
- Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on application to engineering disciplines
- Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
- Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of engineering disciplines
- Solve engineering related problems using foundation mathematics and introductory calculus techniques.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||
2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
4 - Examination - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Communication | ||||
2 - Problem Solving | ||||
3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
4 - Information Literacy | ||||
5 - Team Work | ||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
8 - Ethical practice | ||||
9 - Social Innovation | ||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||||||
2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
4 - Examination - 40% |
Textbooks
Essentials and Examples of Applied Mathematics
Edition: 1st edn (2018)
Authors: Guo, WW
Pearson Australia
Melbourne Melbourne , VIC , Australia
ISBN: 9781488623820
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
w.guo@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Review of Basic Algebra (I)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 1.1-1.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 1.1-1.3; complete Tutorial 1 exercises
Module/Topic
Review of Basic Algebra (II)
Summary of Basic Geometry
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 1.4-1.5; Chapter 2.4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 1.4-1.5, 2.4; complete Tutorial 2 exercises
Module/Topic
Inequalities and Sequences
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 3; complete Tutorial 3 exercises
Online Quiz opens Monday.
Module/Topic
Functions and Graphs
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 4; complete Tutorial 4 exercises
Online Quiz continues.
Module/Topic
Polynomial Functions
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 5; complete Tutorial 5 exercises
Online Quiz continues.
Module/Topic
Mid-Term Break
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz continues.
Module/Topic
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 6; complete Tutorial 6 exercises
Online Quiz Due: Week 6 Friday (30 Aug 2019) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Review of Triangles and Trigonometry
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 2.1-2.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 2.1-2.3; complete Tutorial 7 exercises
Module/Topic
Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 7;complete Tutorial 8 exercises
Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (I)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 10.1-10.3, 10.5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 10.1-10.3, 10.5; complete Tutorial 9 exercises
Assignment 2 Due: Week 9 Wednesday (18 Sept 2019) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (II)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 11.1-11.2, 11.4.2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 11.1-11.2, 11.4.2; complete Tutorial 10 exercises
Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (III)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 11.3.1, Chapter 12.1, Chapter 13.1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 11.3.1, Chapter 12.1, Chapter 13.1; complete Tutorial 11 exercises
Module/Topic
Unit review and examination preparation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Unit Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
This online quiz focus on enforcing learning of mathematical foundation in basic algebra, inequalities, sequences, introduction to function, and polynomial functions covered in the first five weeks. You are allowed 3 attempts to answer a question and the last answer will be saved and graded. No penalty for multiple attempts. The quiz will start on Monday of Week 3 and end on Friday of Week 6 (including the Vacation Week).
3
Other
Week 6 Friday (30 Aug 2019) 11:55 pm AEST
Your result will be automatically displayed on screen once you completed your final attempt.
Each question has 5 choices, in which only ONE is correct. You get the full mark for a correct answer and no mark for an incorrect answer. No partial marks are available.
- Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on application to engineering disciplines
- Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
This is an individual assignment.
This assignment is to test student's learning outcomes in triangles, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and hyperbolic functions covered in Weeks 6-8. The assignment details will be available on the Moodle website.
Week 9 Wednesday (18 Sept 2019) 11:55 pm AEST
Week 11 Wednesday (2 Oct 2019)
Marked assignments are expected to be returned in 2 weeks after the submission deadline, or as soon as the process is completed.
The final mark is out of 20. Questions are awarded the full marks allocated if they are error-free, partial marks if there are some problems, and no marks if not attempted or contain so many errors as to render the attempt to be without value. To ensure maximum benefit, answers to all questions should be neatly and clearly presented and all appropriate working should be shown. Assignments will receive NO marks if submitted after the solutions are released.
- Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of engineering disciplines
- Solve engineering related problems using foundation mathematics and introductory calculus techniques.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
This is an individual assignment.
This assignment is to test student's learning outcomes in differentiation and integration covered in Weeks 9-11. The assignment details will be available on the Moodle website.
Week 12 Wednesday (9 Oct 2019) 11:55 pm AEST
It is envisaged that feedback and solutions will be available prior to sitting the standard examination.
The final mark is out of 20. Questions are awarded the full marks allocated if they are error-free, partial marks if there are some problems, and no marks if not attempted or contain so many errors as to render the attempt to be without value. To ensure maximum benefit, answers to all questions should be neatly and clearly presented and all appropriate working should be shown. Assignments will receive NO marks if submitted after the solutions are released.
- Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of engineering disciplines
- Solve engineering related problems using foundation mathematics and introductory calculus techniques.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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