MATH120 Introductory Mathematical Methods in Science and Economics
Updated: 11 August 2009| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Online level | Level A- Internet access required | |||||||||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||||||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | MATH101 or MATH101A or MATH110 or MATH170 | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Yihong Du (ydu@une.edu.au) | |||||||||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit is designed for students of life sciences (other than computational biology), rural science and economics. Topics include: elementary algebra of matrices and applications, elementary theory of functions, logarithms and exponentials with applications to science and economics, basic linear programming, introduction to differential and integral calculus and optimisation techniques for functions of one or more variables. Emphasis is placed on mathematics as a tool in quantitative modeling, as illustrated by specific applications spread across the basic sciences and economics. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Recommended Material Optional |
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Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |