- Course Code
- MA 1004
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Professor J R Hubbuck
Pre-requisites
S or GCSE or equivalent in Mathematics. This course is not open to students with the equivalent of a Higher in Mathematics at grade B or above.
Overview
An introductory course in Mathematics aimed at students who do not have Higher Mathematics or who have passed Higher Mathematics at a grade no higher than C. The course emphasises speed and accuracy, in performing calculations in basic arithmetic processes, algebra and laws of indices, linear and quadratic equations, interpreting graphs, logarithms. It ends with an introduction to (a) differentiation and integration, or to (b) the language of probability and statistics.
The course is taught and examined using the CALMAT computer software.
Structure
12 week course - one class meeting and three supervised computer classes per week.
Assessment
100% in-course assessment for students who perform sufficiently well in weekly computerised tests. Any student who fails to attain a pass by in-course assessment or who wishes to upgrade CAS mark obtained, can take the end of course computerised examination or its resits.