MATH40228 - Intermediate Mathematics for University

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Intermediate Mathematics for University is designed to follow on from a study of introductory mathematical concepts, such as Fundamental Mathematics for University, preparing you for Technical Mathematics for University and/or undergraduate courses requiring an intermediate level of mathematics. You will complete core and elective modules, chosen according to your future study plans, including simultaneous equations; inequalities and absolute values; quadratic equations; logarithms; functions; geometry; trigonometry; variation, ratio, and proportion; sequences and series; statistics and standard deviation; probability; financial mathematics; and annuities.

Details

Level Non-award
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Online
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Non-award 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 50%
2. Take Home Exam 50%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 95.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 45.65% response rate.

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.

Source: Students
Feedback
The textbook would benefit from more examples and simpler explanations of some concepts.
Recommendation
Conduct a review of the textbook, and where relevant, expand the number of examples and simplify the explanations of some concepts.
Action Taken
Feedback has been considered and changes were made to the texbook as considered appropriate.
Source: Staff and Students
Feedback
Zoom support sessions are helpful, as are recorded lectures.
Recommendation
Maintain Zoom support for students and keep recording weekly lectures for the Moodle site.
Action Taken
Zoom support sessions have been consistently offered across all terms for online students and offered on an ad hoc basis as students require additional support.
Source: Students
Feedback
Clearly align Moodle video resources with relevant textbook sections.
Recommendation
Rearrange the videos for each week under topic headings that align with textbook sections.
Action Taken
Videos for each week under topic headings align with the textbook sections.
Source: Students
Feedback
Students reported that the videos are valuable for IMU. Students found them really helpful for truly understanding mathematics.
Recommendation
Continue to renew videos.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Students
Feedback
Zoom lectures complement the textbook examples and learning structure.
Recommendation
Continue to deliver Zoom lectures and Zoom support sessions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Students
Feedback
The textbook content is broken up into less dense modules which makes it easy to complete.
Recommendation
Maintain the current structure of the modules in any further editing of the text.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Use available resources to select and apply appropriate intermediate bridging mathematics techniques to correctly solve problems
  2. Adopt mathematics as a language to logically communicate solutions
  3. Reflect on assessment feedback to improve mathematical comprehension
  4. Implement appropriate revision techniques and strategies to improve the retention and recall of content
  5. Recall, select and apply appropriate intermediate bridging mathematics procedures to correctly solve problems.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Take Home Exam • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Self Management • • •
2 - Communication • • •
3 - Information Literacy • • • •
5 - Problem Solving • •
6 - Critical Thinking • • • •
8 - Ethical Practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Take Home Exam • • • •