Undergraduate Course: Applicable Mathematics 0 (Foundation) (MATH07002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Other Non-Specialist courses (School of Maths) |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Straight lines, perpendicularity, properties of triangles. Radian measure, trigonometric ratios, trigonometric equations, graphs, identities including addition and double-angle formulae, applications to geometry. Quadratics, including completing the square, roots and inequalities. Applications to circles (conics). Polynomial division and factorisation. Index and logarithm laws. Sequences, recurrence relations, limits, arithmetic and geometric series, modelling. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
If you have attained a B-Grade at either Higher or A-level Mathematics (or equivalent) you should enrol on MATH08027 Applicable Mathematics 1 and/or MATH08029 Mathematical Methods 1.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 17:10 - 18:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 17:10 - 18:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 17:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower, M2 B |
| Additional information |
Alternate Th |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Applicable Mathematics 0 (Foundation) | 1:30 | Nil. No YAF | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | nil. No YAF. | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Ability to calculate distance between two points.
2. Ability to test for perpendicularity of lines, given their gradients.
3. Understanding of the terms median, altitude, angle bisector and perpendicular bisector for a triangle and their concurrency.
4. Ability to convert between radians and degrees.
5. Knowledge of the trigonometric ratios for simple angles.
6. Ability to solve trigonometric equations.
7. Ability to use the graphs of sin and cos, understanding the terms amplitude and period.
8. Ability to use the addition and double-angle formulae for sin and cos.
9. Ability to divide polynomials by linear terms and to factorise them.
10. Ability to complete the square of a quadratic, with applications.
11. Ability to solve quadratic equations and to understand the role of the discriminant.
12. Ability to construct a quadratic, given its roots.
13. Ability to solve quadratic inequalities.
14. Ability to use the bisection method to estimate roots.
15. Ability to find the centre and radius of a circle, given its formula.
16. Understanding of the nature of a linear first-order recurrence relation and its use in modelling.
17. Understanding of the concept of a limit for a recurrence. |
Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%
Degree Examination: 85% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Lois Rollings
Tel: (0131 6)50 5052
Email: L.Rollings@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Karen Downie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5793
Email: K.Downie@ed.ac.uk |
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