Course Coordinator:Lauren Thornton (lthornt2@usc.edu.au) School:School of Science, Technology and Engineering
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Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
This course is designed to ensure you have the working knowledge for problem-solving in non-calculus areas to support topics in science and engineering. You will explore measurement and calculation; vector and matrix methods; geometry and trigonometry; and the algebra and graphing of linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions to model problems in context. Your skills in the recall, use and communication of the mathematics presented in this course provides the foundation for further studies in mathematics.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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Learning materials – Self-paced video resources which cover the course content. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – These tutorial workshops will be a session combining the demonstration of key examples and individual problem solving. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
Seminar – On campus seminar | 1hr | Week 1 | 2 times |
100 Level (Introductory)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional Engineer Competency Standards | |
1 | Use Problem solving strategies and mathematical reasoning to interpret, analyse and solve familiar and unfamiliar problems in mathematics, science and engineering. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
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2 | Develop a spreadsheet following detailed task specifications to explore several software features and provide an explanation of one of the outcomes. |
Knowledgeable Ethical |
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3 | Interpret and communicate using mathematical terminology, symbols and conventions. | Empowered |
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CODE | COMPETENCY |
Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional Engineer Competency Standards | |
1.2 | Knowledge and Skill Base: Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. |
2.2 | Engineering Application Ability: Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. |
3.2 | Professional and Personal Attributes: Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Not applicable
Not applicable
MTH102
Senior Mathematics A, B or C or equivalent (for example MTH100 or TPP115) is recommended. It is assumed you can add, subtract, multiply and divide real numbers by hand and by calculator as appropriate; use general algebraic techniques (such as simplification and factorisation, rearranging equations, solving an equation to determine the value of one variable); and can solve problems in elementary geometry and trigonometry.
Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Students will have the opportunity to reflect on their progress as they prepare the Task 1 Assignment submission due in Week 4 before the Census date. Students who do not feel they are ready to proceed can withdraw from the course without academic penalty or financial cost at that time. Any student who would like to discuss their progress is welcome to make arrangements with the Course Coordinator or Tutor as needed.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Artefact - Technical and Scientific | Individual | 20% | 2 weeks |
Week 4 | Online Submission |
All | 2 | Artefact - Technical and Scientific | Individual | 30% | Completed over 8 weeks |
Week 8 | Online Submission |
All | 3 | Examination - Centrally Scheduled | Individual | 50% | 135 minutes |
Exam Period | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All - Assessment Task 1:Task 1 Assignment | |||||||
Goal: | To use problem solving strategies and mathematical reasoning to interpret, analyse and solve familiar and unfamiliar problems in applied mathematics, science and engineering, and to interpret and communicate using mathematical terminology, symbols and conventions. |
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Product: | Artefact - Technical and Scientific | ||||||
Format: | This is an assignment prepared individually by each student. It will be released at the beginning of Week 3 and is due at the end of Week 4. You will submit a .PDF document through the course website. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Organisation, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 2:Task 2 Assignment | ||||||||||
Goal: | To use problem solving strategies and mathematical reasoning to interpret, analyse and solve familiar and unfamiliar problems in applied mathematics, science and engineering, and to interpret and communicate using mathematical terminology, symbols and conventions.Develop a spreadsheet following detailed task specifications to explore several software features and an explanation of one of the outcomes. |
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Product: | Artefact - Technical and Scientific | |||||||||
Format: | The Assignment comprises two parts and will be available from the course website in Week 1. Part A is a series of worded problems based on material covered in the first seven weeks of the course. Part B is a list of tasks specifying the way a spreadsheet is to be constructed and discussed. You will submit a .PDF document through the course website. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 3:Task 3 Examination | |||||||
Goal: | To assess your exit skills in the theory and application of the course material using problem solving strategies and mathematical reasoning to interpret, analyse and solve familiar and unfamiliar problems in mathematics, science and engineering, and to interpret and communicate using mathematical terminology, symbols and conventions. |
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Product: | Examination - Centrally Scheduled | ||||||
Format: | The examination comprises of questions relating to content from Week 1 to Week 13 to be completed within the given time frame and submitted to Canvas. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Organisation, Information literacy |
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Period and Topic | Activities |
Module 1 (2 weeks) Measurement and calculation Module 2 (3 weeks) Vector applications in science and engineering Module 3 (3 weeks ) Matrix methods and applications Module 4 (2 weeks) Geometry and Trigonometry Module 5 (3 weeks) Function algebra/graphing |
Learning Resources Tutorial/Workshop Reading nominated sections of the textbook. Practice problem-solving using selected problems from the text. |
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.
Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
Required | Allyn J. Washington,Michelle Boué,Richard Evans,Elizabeth Fabbroni Martin | 0 | Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus | 11 | n/a |
It is recommended that you possess a good quality scientific hand-calculator. You will not require a graphics, programmable or CAS calculator for this course.
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
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