Mathematical methods
Coordinator: Dr Pam Norton
6 points * Four 1-hour lectures per week, one 1-hour tutorial * First/Second semester * Clayton * Third (summer) semester also * Prerequisites: At levels 3 and 4, VCE Mathematical Methods * Prohibitions: MAT1010, MAT1910, MAT1420, MAT1430
Functions, limits and continuity. Derivatives and applications. Integration, applications and techniques. Vector algebra and geometry; straight lines and planes. Complex numbers. Taylor series; series convergence. An introduction to computer algebra using DERIVE.
Assessment
Examinations (3 hours): 85% * Assignments (6): 15%
Prescribed texts
Arianrhod R J and Norton P N An introduction to using the DERIVE package Monash U, 1995
Cameron N Elementary complex numbers Monash U, 1995
Stewart J Calculus 2nd edn, Brooks-Cole, 1991