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Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to build up a mathematical basis for further studies in mathematics and physics

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course the student is expected to
- be able to deal with real and complex numbers
- know elementary functions and their graphs
- be able to solve equations, inequalities and systems of equations
- be able to apply basic concepts of linear algebra

Course contents

Real and Complex Numbers
Functions and their graphs
-Elementary Functions
-Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
-Trigonometric Functions
-Composite and Invers Functions
Equations
-Solving Equations, Inequalities and Sets of Equations (also approximative methods)
Linear algebra
- matrices and determinants
- applications on systems of linear equations

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Basic knowledge of mathematics

Previous course names

Mathematics 1

Recommended or required reading

Staffan Rodhe, Håkan Sollervall: Matematik för ingenjörer, femte upplagan,
Almqvist&Wiksell, 1998, ISBN 91-89104-01-3

(Eero Launonen, Esko Sorvali, Pertti Toivonen:
Matematik för tekniska yrken 3 a, Utbildningsstyrelsen, ISBN 951-719-846-9)

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Exercise based learning - 50 hours
  • Individual studies - 63 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 63 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 70 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Exams
  • Reports and productions

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the following examinations:
Examination 1 ....
Examination 2.... etc.
(examinations include written examination tests, demonstrations and presentations, reports and produktions, essays, and also presence at specified occasions)

The examinations contribute to the final grade as follows: ...

Teacher

Sonja Engman

Examiner

Engman Sonja

Group size

No limit

Course completion date

Date for course completion will be announced later

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Assessment methods

  • 2010-05-18 - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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