Basic mathematics
AE BS BT BB DT DE BC BP BDT
Mrs Roslyn Steel
6 points * Full-year subject * 3 hours per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: The subject assumes a mathematical background at about Year 11 (fifth form). Students lacking this background should seek advice. Enrolment in this subject will only be accepted after consultation with the subject adviser or group leader mathematical sciences * Prohibitions: Concurrent enrolment in subject GAS1601 and GAS1611, (GAS1612, GAS1631 not recommended)
This subject aims to prepare students lacking a recent Year-12 level mathematics background to enter first-year level tertiary mathematics subjects, normally as part of a course in applied science, engineering etc. The topics covered include number systems, basic algebra, sets, functions, analytic geometry, trigonometric functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, sequences and series, introductory elements of differential and integral calculus, and matrices.
Assessment
Six assignments * Two examinations (3 hours) * Examinations will include a mastery-learning component
Prescribed texts
Unilearn mathematics, Modules B1-4 and C1-6, Queensland Open Learning Network, 1993
Recommended texts
Unilearn mathematics, Modules A1-9, Queensland Open Learning Network, 1993