SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING

Module Information Pack BEng (Hons) Telecommunications BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering

Module Name : Foundation Mathematics Module Code : MATH 1145

Academic Year 2011/2012 Semester 1

Programme Director: Dr V. Armoogum, Mr. R. Heerasing

Programme Coordinator: Mr D. Tulsi, Mr. R. Heerasing

Module Convenor: E-mail:

Miss N. Kausmally n.kausmally@gmail.com

Lecture Day and Time: Friday 12.30-16.30

Credits & Level: Method of Delivery & frequency of Class:

4 credits, Level 1

15 weeks; 15 x 3hrs sessions of lectures and15 x 1hrs of tutorial

Method and Criteria of Assessment: Written Examination Number of questions to be answered Paper duration Total marks Weighting Continuous Assessment Number of Written Tests Total marks Weighting : 4 out of 4 : 2 hours : 4 25 = 100 : 70 % :2 : 2 50 = 100 : 30 %

Summary of Module Content: a. Functions and coordinate geometry b. Complex numbers c. Vector Algebra and Geometry in 2D and 3D d. Sequences and series e. Differential Equation f. Introducing MATLAB.

Module Aims: The aim of this course is to introduce and consolidate some mathematical principles. It will provide the students with the fundamentals mathematical skills required to solve problems arising in various fields. It also aims in solving mathematical / engineering problems using MATLAB.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes: At the end of the course, the students should be well versed with all the mathematical principles and applied the theories learnt that is: Understand, find inverse and sketch graph of functions Perform arithmetic with complex numbers and represent them in different forms and on an Argand diagram. Use De Moivres theorem and Euler theorem Do differentiation and integration involving trigonometric and hyperbolic functions. Do logarithmic differentiation and integration by parts. Use multiple angles to solve integration of powers of sines and cosines. Find magnitude of a vector, add, subtract and multiply vectors by scalars Resolve velocities Do Taylor series Identify and solve first-order differential equations. Find the complementary function and particular integral of linear ordinary differential equations using standard methods.

Lecture Schedule
Week 1 Lecture Functions and Coordinate Geometry - Types of functions, Composite functions, Inverse functions. Modelling of periodic phenomena with

trigonometric functions. 2 3 Complex numbers De Moivres Theorem, Euler Theorem Differentiation Differentiation of standard function, Logarithmic function, exponential function, trigonometric function and connected rates of changes. (Product rule and Quotient rule) 4 Integration Integration of definite integral, trigonometric function, exponential function. Application of integration. 5 6 1st Class Test Vector Algebra and Geometry (2D) operation son vectors, representation of vectors by different line segment, coplanar vectors, use of position vectors 7 Vector Algebra and Geometry (3D) Equations of lines and planes, Application to motion and kinematics 8 9 Sequences and series Taylor Series, Convergence, Power series Partial Differentiation and First Order Linear Differential Equation Solving Homogeneous equation, Bernoullis equation 10 11 12 2nd Class Test Sequences and series Taylor Series, Convergence, Power series Partial Differentiation and First Order Linear Differential Equation Solving Homogeneous equation, Bernoullis equation 13 14 15 Practical Tutoring Practical Tutoring Revision

Note: Tutorial will be given every week to be worked for the next week.

READING LIST
RECOMMENDED TEXT:

1. Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, 3e by Steven C. Chapra 2. Additional Mathematics by H.H. Heng, Khoo Cheng, J. F. Talbert 3. Mathematics book by Rashid Raman 4. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by E. Kreyzig 5. Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations by M. D. Raisinghania 6. An introduction to partial differential equations with MATLAB by Coleman 7. Applied numerical analysis using MATLAB by Fausett 8. Applied numerical methods for engineers using MATLAB and C by Schilling and Harris 9. Past Examination Papers Past examination papers are available in the Resource Centre