EMTH118-14S1 (C) Semester One 2014

Engineering Mathematics 1A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 29 June 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 9 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 May 2014

Description

A first course in the methods and applications of engineering mathematics. Topics include calculus, linear algebra, and modelling techniques. This Course is designed for engineering students who have done well in NCEA Mathematics with calculus.

A pass in EMTH118 allows entry into EMTH119 and also prepares students for EMTH171 and ENGR102.

Topics:
Linear equations and matrices; functions, limits and continuity; vector geometry; differentiation; applications of differentiation; integration; and applications of integration, including an introduction to first order differential equations.  

Recommended preparation:
Suitable backgrounds for EMTH118 include good NCEA Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus results (see entry recommendations for recent school leavers) or a pass in MATH101.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students who have succeeded in this course will be able to:

    Define the key concepts in:
  • systems of linear equations
  • matrix algebra
  • functions and their inverses as the basis for mathematical models
  • functions and their graphs
  • vector geometry
  • single-variable calculus

    Describe and interpret:
  • the connection between matrices and linear systems
  • solutions of linear systems geometrically, and in the context of engineering and modelling problems
  • the connection between differential and integral calculus
  • solutions of first order differential equations in engineering contexts
  • the description of lines and planes using vectors

    Use techniques from the course (including the use of MATLAB where appropriate) to:
  • solve systems of linear equations by Gaussian elimination
  • evaluate limits of functions and solve continuity problems
  • use vector geometry to solve angle, distance, and intersection problems
  • find derivatives and use them in engineering and modelling applications
  • find integrals and use them in engineering and modelling applications
  • solve separable first order differential equations

    Identify the appropriate method of solution for problems in linear algebra and calculus.

Restrictions

MATH102, MATH108, MATH199

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Rick Beatson

Lecturers

Phillipa Gourdie and John Hannah

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Tutor Assessment 6%
Quizzes 12%
Test1 17%
Test2 25%
Final Examination 40%


Assessment will consist of tutorial work, online quizzes, a test and a final exam.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Anton, Howard. , Bivens, Irl., Davis, Stephen; Calculus : early transcendentals ; 10th ed; John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

9th or 10th edition is suitable.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $841.00

International fee $4,638.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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