ALGEBRA

ALGEBRA
Course Code
MA 1502
Credit Points
20
Course Coordinator
Professor M Weiss

Pre-requisites

SCE H or GCE A level in Mathematics.

Overview

Complex numbers and the theory of equations. Inequalities. Induction, recurrences and finite sums. Set theory with elementary probability. Vector algebra in two and three dimensions. Systems of linear equations and their solution. Matrices and determinants.

Structure

12 week course - 4 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (70%) and in-course assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination paper (maximum of 100% resit and 70% resit with 30% in-course assessment).