MATH102-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Mathematics 1A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

An introductory course in calculus and linear algebra that is designed primarily for students who have done well in Level 3 NCEA Mathematics, covering single variable calculus and basic ideas in linear algebra. The mathematics in this course has applications in many areas of science and commerce.

The work in MATH102 is based around the fundamental ideas in linear algebra and calculus which students started studying at school. MATH102 can be taken as a standalone course or as the first part of a core mathematics programme.

Topics:
Linear equations and matrices; Numbers, Functions, and Limits; Differentiation and applications; Integration and applications.

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Define the key concepts in:
    - solving systems of linear equations
    - matrix algebra
    - functions and their inverses
    - single-variable calculus

  • Describe and interpret:
    - the connection between matrices and linear systems
    - solutions of linear systems geometrically, and in context
    - graphs and  properties of functions
    - the key theorems of calculus
    - the relationships between differential and integral calculus.

  • Use techniques from the course to:
    - solve systems of linear equations
    - evaluate limits of functions and solve continuity problems
    - find derivatives and use them in a variety of applications
    - find integrals and use them in a variety of applications.

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

Prerequisites

1. MATH101, or
2. NCEA 14 Credits at level 3 Mathematics, or
3. Cambridge: D at A level or an A at AS level in Mathematics, or
4. IB: 4 at HL or 5 at SL in Mathematics, or
5. Approval of the Head of School based on alternative prior learning.

Restrictions

MATH108, MATH199, EMTH118

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 17:00 F3 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 E5 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 E6 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 E6 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 033 Lab 1
21 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
02 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 033 Lab 1
21 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
02 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
03 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
04 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Rehua 528
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
05 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
06 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
07 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
08 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
09 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
10 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
11 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 James Logie 105
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

Alex James

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Tutorial homework and participation 10%
Online quizzes 10%
Mid-Semester Test 30%
Final Examination 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Stewart, James; Calculus : early transcendentals ; Eighth edition; Cengage Learning, 2016.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $897.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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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