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MATH102 Integral Calculus, Differential Equations and Introductory Statistics

Updated: 15 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites MATH101
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MATH110 or MATH120 or MATH170 or STAT100
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Adam Harris (aharris5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

MATH102, together with MATH101, forms the basis for majors in Mathematics and/or Statistics, and as for MATH101, the unit is designed to provide the required mathematical background for study in physics, engineering and other disciplines. Topics covered include: techniques of integration; Power series; differential equations; and introductory statistics.

Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information

Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. compute and apply definite and indefinite integrals;
  2. understand and apply fundamental concepts of probablity and statistics; and
  3. solve simple differential equations and understand their role in the sciences.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Embedded in problem-solving skills. Demonstrated in lectures, practised and applied in tutorials, assessed in problem-based assignment tasks and exams.
True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills are addressed primarily in the tutorial but are assessed in the quality of written work. These skills are also tested in the examination.
True True True
4 Information Literacy
All students doing this unit are required to use internet information resources in order to complete assignments.
True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The student will discover the breadth of the discipline through this introductory unit, and will become aware of it's ongoing development as a tool of higher research.
True
6 Problem Solving
The student will encounter in this unit a field of knowledge that is intensely problem based, and will acquire skill in translating verbal and numerical information into mathematical formulae on which quantitative models are based.
True True True
   

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