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MATH11246 Essentials of Applied Mathematics
Essentials of Applied Mathematics
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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will apply essential mathematical concepts, processes and techniques to develop mathematical descriptions and models for problems in science, engineering, business, and other disciplines. You will learn and apply the properties of linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic rules in appropriate settings and use trigonometric rules to solve relevant problems. You will also practice effective communication of results, concepts, and ideas using mathematics as a language in a way that demonstrates a clear, logical, and precise approach.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 7
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Anti-requisite: MATH11160.

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 - 2022

Online
Rockhampton

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).

Class and Assessment Overview

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

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 25%
2. Written Assessment
Weighting: 25%
3. Examination
Weighting: 50%

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.

Previous Student Feedback

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 Unit evaluation

Feedback

The edited recordings provided helpful support for flexible learning

Recommendation

Continue to offer a positively supported learning experience

Feedback from Unit evaluation

Feedback

Frequent technical difficulties in the teaching room interrupted weekly lectures for both the teacher and students

Recommendation

Will keep requesting the IT team provide better IT support for teaching and learning

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on those areas applicable to multiple disciplines
  2. Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
  3. Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of disciplines
  4. Solve unfamiliar problems using foundation mathematics techniques
  5. Communicate results, concepts, and ideas in context using mathematics as a language.
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment - 25%
2 - Written Assessment - 25%
3 - Examination - 50%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment - 25%
2 - Written Assessment - 25%
3 - Examination - 50%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Essentials and Examples of Applied Mathematics (2nd Ed)

Edition: 2nd edn (2021)
Authors: William Guo
Pearson Australia
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 9780655703624
Binding: Paperback

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
  • Access to a printer (for printing assessment and tutorial materials)
  • Access to a webcam, speaker and microphone or a headset. (For participating in Zoom lectures and tutorials.)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
William Guo Unit Coordinator
w.guo@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 11 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Unit preview 

Review: Algebra (1)

Chapter

Section 1.1 Numbers and operations (1)


Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 1.1

Complete Exercises 1.1 in textbook

Week 2 Begin Date: 18 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Algebra (2)

Chapter

Section 1.1 Numbers and operations (2)


Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Sections 1.1

Complete Exercises 1.1 in textbook

Week 3 Begin Date: 25 Jul 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Algebra (3)

Chapter

Section 1.2 Algebraic expressions and operations

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 1.2

Complete Exercises 1.2 in textbook

Week 4 Begin Date: 01 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Algebra (4)

Chapter

Section 1.3 Factoring Algebraic Expressions

Section 1.4 Algebraic Fraction Operations

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Sections 1.3-1.4

Complete Exercises 1.3 & 1.4 in textbook

Week 5 Begin Date: 08 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Algebra (5)

Chapter

Section 1.5 Equations

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 1.5

Complete Exercises 1.5 in textbook

Vacation Week Begin Date: 15 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Mid-Term Break

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 22 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Triangles and Trigonometry (1)

Chapter

Section 2.1 Plane Angles and General Properties of Triangles

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 2.1

Complete Exercises 2.1 in textbook


Assignment 1 Due: Week 6 Wednesday (24 Aug 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 7 Begin Date: 29 Aug 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Triangles and Trigonometry (2)

Chapter

Section 2.2.1 Trigonometric functions of general angles

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 2.2.1

Complete Exercises 2.2 in textbook

Week 8 Begin Date: 05 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Triangles and Trigonometry (3)

Chapter

Section 2.2.2 Trigonometric identities and relationships

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 2.2.2

Complete Exercises 2.2 in textbook

Week 9 Begin Date: 12 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Review: Triangles and Trigonometry (4)

Chapter

Section 2.3 Oblique Triangles and Laws of Sines and Cosines

Section 2.4 Summary of Basic Geometry

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Sections 2.3-2.4

Complete Exercises 2.3 & 2.4 in textbook

Week 10 Begin Date: 19 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Inequalities, Absolute Values, Equations and Inequalities

Chapter

Section 3.1 Inequalities

Section 3.2 Absolute Values, Equations and Inequalities

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Sections 3.1-3.2

Complete Exercises 3.1 & 3.2 in textbook

Week 11 Begin Date: 26 Sep 2022

Module/Topic

Sequences and Series

Chapter

Section 3.3 Sequences and Series

Events and Submissions/Topic

Read Section 3.3

Complete Exercises 3.3 in textbook


Assignment 2 Due: Week 11 Wednesday (28 Sept 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 12 Begin Date: 03 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Unit review and examination preparation

Chapter

Unit review and examination preparation

Events and Submissions/Topic

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 10 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 17 Oct 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Term Specific Information

Unit reviewer: Dr Ahsan Morshed ((03) 9616 0418

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assignment 1

Task Description

This is an individual assignment. This assignment is to test student's learning outcomes for topics studied in Weeks 1-5. The assignment details are provided on the Moodle website.


Assessment Due Date

Week 6 Wednesday (24 Aug 2022) 11:59 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 8 Wednesday (7 Sept 2022)

It is envisaged that feedback and solutions will be available in two weeks, or as soon as the marking process is completed.


Weighting
25%

Assessment Criteria

The final mark is out of 25. 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.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submit one PDF or word file through the Moodle website.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on those areas applicable to multiple disciplines
  • Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
  • Communicate results, concepts, and ideas in context using mathematics as a language.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assignment 2

Task Description

This is an individual assignment. This assignment is to test student's learning outcomes for topics studied in Weeks 6-10. The assignment details are provided on the Moodle website.


Assessment Due Date

Week 11 Wednesday (28 Sept 2022) 11:59 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Review/Exam Week Wednesday (12 Oct 2022)

It is envisaged that the feedback and solutions will be available before the exam if all students submitted this assignment on time.


Weighting
25%

Assessment Criteria

The final mark is out of 25. 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.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submit one PDF or word file through the Moodle website.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of disciplines
  • Solve unfamiliar problems using foundation mathematics techniques
  • Communicate results, concepts, and ideas in context using mathematics as a language.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy

Examination

Outline
Complete an invigilated examination

Date
During the examination period at a CQUniversity examination centre

Weighting
50%

Length
180 minutes

Minimum mark or grade
20 (40% of 50 marks)

Exam Conditions
Open Book

Materials
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

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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?

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