MATH1001
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
Quantitative methods are used in many areas of science and business. The course MATH1001 introduces and develops those areas of arithmetic, algebra and geometry necessary for an understanding and use of basic quantitative methods.
This course is suitable for those students who have not studied, or who have not succeeded in, mathematics courses at the HSC level.
Students cannot count MATH1001 for credit if they have previously passed MATH1002, MATH1100, MATH1110 or MATH1210.
Availability2017 Course Timetables
Ourimbah
- Semester 1 - 2017
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2017
- Winter - 2017
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. An understanding of the nature of the real number system, through well-founded skills
2. Skills in algebra and an understanding of how these are based on properties of number systems
3. An appreciation of the applicability of mathematical theory and skills
4. Knowledge of the role coordinate geometry plays in linking algebra and geometry
Content
- Essential Arithmetic
- Basic Algebra
- Co-ordinate Geometry
- Modelling
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Assignments
Formal Examination: Examination
Quiz: Class quiz
Contact hours
Callaghan and Ourimbah
Lecture
Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
These contact hours are for delivery of the course in a semester term. For a summer/winter term the lectures may be delivered as face to face compressed in to the shorter term or blended with online lectures combined with face to face to face workshops.
Workshop
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term