COURSE OUTLINE

BS 101 FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS

SEMESTER I
LECTURER: DIABOR, JERRY GODWIN
DEPARTMENT: Mathematics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITE: NONE
PURPOSE
This course aims to equip students with a deep understanding and versatility in applying
mathematical knowledge to scientific, technological, business and other areas preparing
them for the many jobs that need these skills. We continue throughout to encourage the joy of
studying Maths that attracted students to this degree in the first place.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be expected to:
a. To perform basic arithmetic operations with different numbers.
b. Understand basic operations on functions, relations and trigonometric functions.
c. Solve quadratic equations, polynomials and permutations
COURSE OUTLINE
Elementary set theory, subset, union, intersection, complements, and Venn diagrams. Real
numbers; integers, rational and irrational numbers, mathematical induction, real sequences
and series, theory of quadratic equations, binomial theorem, Complex numbers; algebra of
complex numbers; the erg and diagram. De Moirs theorem, nth roots of unity, Circular
measure, trigonometric functions of angles and magnitude, addition and factor formulae,
Indices and logarithms, matrices and determinants, partial fractions.
Delivery of the Unit: Lectures: 3 Hours per week; Tutorials 2 hours per week.
Assessments: Regular Examination at end of semester; 70 %, Continuous Assessment: 30 %
where 15 % shall be continuous assessment tests, 15 % shall be assignments.

RECOMMENDED BOOK: S.S. Epp, Mathematics with Applications (third edition),

Brooks/Cole, 2004.