Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
s 1A
INFORMATION BOOKLET
Semester 2 2015
CONTENTS OF THE
MATH1131 COURSE PACK 2015
Your
ourse pa
k should
ontain the following ve items:
1. Information Booklet
Information on administrative matters, le
tures, tutorials, assessment, syllabuses,
lass tests,
omputing, spe
ial
onsideration and additional assessment
2. Algebra Notes
3. Cal
ulus Notes
4. Past Exam Papers Booklet
5. First Year Maple Notes
Assessment
Assessment overview . . . . . . . .
Online Algebra and Cal
ulus tests .
Class tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maple Online tests . . . . . . . . .
Maple Laboratory Test . . . . . . .
End of Semester Examination . . .
Cal
ulator Information . . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
3
4
5
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 5
. 7
. 8
. 8
. 9
. 9
. 10
Course Materials
10
11
Further Information
12
Course Pa
k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Textbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Online Self-Pa
ed Maple Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sta
onsultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Student Support S
heme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Maple Lab Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Graduate Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A
ademi
mis
ondu
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illness and other problems . . . . . . . . . . .
Change of enrolment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s Poli
ies
Summer session MATH1231 . . . . . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12
12
12
13
13
13
2
Course improvement
Course Aims . . . . .
Learning Out
omes .
Getting advi
e . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
13
14
14
14
15
17
Algebra
18
Cal ulus
22
Computing information
25
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
29
Ba
kground
MATH1131, Mathemati
s 1A is a rst year
ourse taught by the S
hool of Mathemati
s and
Statisti
s in semester 2, and is worth six units of
redit.
MATH1131 is also taught in semester 1.
The higher version of this
ourse, MATH1141, is not oered in Semester 2.
Students who pass MATH1131 in semester 2 may
ontinue to study MATH1231, Mathemati
s
1B, in Summer Session.
MATH1131 and MATH1231 (or MATH1141 and MATH1241) are generally spe
ied in Engineering programs, as well as many S
ien
e programs.
Students
an only
ount one of MATH1131 and MATH1141 towards their degree. The ex
luded
ourses for MATH1131 are:
MATH1011, MATH1031, MATH1141, MATH1151, ECON1202 and ECON2291.
4
ontains many pages of useful information on mathemati
s
ourses, s
hool poli
ies and how to
obtain help, both a
ademi
and administrative. If you
annot nd the answer to your queries
on the web pages you are wel
ome to
onta
t the Student Servi
es O
e dire
tly.
The rst year adviser in the Student Servi
es O
e of the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s
is Ms M. Lugton. All administrative enquiries
on
erning rst year Mathemati
s
ourses should
be sent to Ms Lugton, either:
by email to fy.MathsStatsunsw.edu.au
by phone to 9385 7011
or in person in room RC-3088 (between 9am to 12 noon or 2pm to 4pm)
Change of tutorials, due to timetable
lashes or work
ommitments, permission to take
lass
tests outside your s
heduled tutorial, advi
e on
ourse sele
tion and other administrative matters are handled in the Student Servi
es O
e. Constru
tive
omments on
ourse improvment
may also be emailed to the Dire
tor of First Year. Should we need to
onta
t you, we will use
your o
ial UNSW email address of
in the rst instan
e.
zSTUDENTNOstudent.unsw.edu.au
Le
tures
There are two le
ture streams for MATH1131. Ea
h stream has two algebra le
tures and two
al
ulus le
tures per week.
Le
tures
ommen
e in week 1 and run until week 12 as indi
ated in your timetable on myUNSW.
Please see your myUNSW timetable for times and lo
ations. It is important to note that:
If your timetable requires it, it is possible to take the algebra le
tures from
one group and the
al
ulus le
tures from another group, but it is not possible
to mix
al
ulus le
tures from two dierent groups or algebra le
tures from two dierent
groups (be
ause the le
ture groups do not keep exa
tly in step with ea
h other).
Important announ
ements and handouts may be given out in le
tures, so missing le
tures
(or even arriving late) may
ause signi
ant di
ulties for you.
Algebra
Algebra
Cal ulus
Cal ulus
The
ourse authority for MATH1131 is the A
ting Dire
tor of First Year Studies, Dr. Jonathan
Kress, who
an be
onta
ted via email (j.kressunsw.edu.au ).
The le
turer in
harge of
omputing is Dr Jonathan Kress, Room 4102 in the Red Centre.
Important announ
ements and handouts may be given out in le
tures, so missing le
tures (or
even arriving late) may
ause signi
ant di
ulties for you.
Tutorials
Students in MATH1131 are enrolled in two tutorials, one for algebra and one for
al
ulus.
The algebra tutorial is timetabled for the se
ond half of the week, whilst the
al
ulus tutorial
is s
heduled for the rst half of the week. Students are able to
hange their tutorials, via
myUNSW, until the end of week 1, and after that time, they
an only
hange their tutorials
with the agreement of the Student Servi
es O
e, RC-3088. To
hange a tutorial you will need
to provide proof of a timetable
lash or work
ommitments.
Note that
some tutorial
lasses may have to be amalgamated or
reated after the start of semester
to maintain e
ient tutorial sizes. If you are ae
ted by any tutorial room
hanges you
will be notied by an email to your o
ial UNSW email a
ount. During week 1 and 2
it is good pra
ti
e to
he
k your timetable regularly on myUNSW.
UNSW Moodle
The S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s makes extensive use of the
entrally provided ele
troni
learning environment known as \UNSW Moodle".
The URL for UNSW Moodle is
http://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au
For UNSW Moodle your \Username" is z immediately followed by your student number and
your \Password" is your zPass.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment overview
The nal raw mark will be made up as follows:
Algebra and Cal
ulus
lass tests
20%
Online Algebra and Cal
ulus tests
4%
Online Computing tests (Maple)
4%
Laboratory Computing test (Maple) 8%
End of semester exam
64%
Le
tures run in weeks 1{12 and tutorials run weeks 2{13. The table below gives the s
hedule
of
lass tests, the assumed knowledge quiz (AKQ), online tutorial preparation (TP) tests and
Maple
omputing assessments. For pre
ise deadlines see the relevant se
tions below.
6
Week
Algebra
Cal
ulus
Maple Computing
1
2
3
AKQ
AKQ
4
TP1
5
Class Test 1 Online tests 1, 2 and 3 due
6
TP2, Class Test 1
7
Online tests 4 and 5 due
8
TP3
9
Class Test 2
Mid-semester break
10
Test in Laboratory (Friday)
11
Test in Laboratory (Monday)
12 TP4, Class Test 2
13
End of semester examination |
he
k UNSW
exam timetables for details
Note that:
You will not be allowed to take a
al
ulator into
lass tests.
Tutors are expe
ted to enter
lass test marks into the S
hool's database within a fortnight
of the test being sat. These marks are then available to you through the Student Web
Portal a
essed via the \Maths and stats marks" link on the home page of MATH1131
on the UNSW Moodle server.
It is your responsibility to
he
k that these marks are
orre
t and you should keep
marked tests until the end of semester in
ase an error has been made in re
ording
the marks. If there is an error, either speak to your tutor or bring your test paper to
the Student Servi
es O
e as soon as possible but no later than the date of the nal
examination.
On
e the UNSW examinations se
tion nalises the examination timetable, you will be
able to nd out the time and pla
e of the MATH1131 examination from myUNSW. The
web page
https://student.unsw.edu.au/exams
Be aware that a nal mark of 49 often means that the
ourse has been failed and
has to be repeated. Therefore, it is very important that you attempt all assessment
tasks.
If your nal mark is in the range 46{49 then you may be awarded the grade of \Pass
Con
eded" (PC) provided your average mark for all your
ourses is su
iently high. This
de
ision is not made by the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s. The rules governing
the granting of the grade of PC are on the web page
7
https://student.unsw.edu.au/grades
Medi
al
erti
ates will generally not be a
epted for missing the deadlines
for the online tests.
Test
Available
Monday
Week 1
TP1 - Math 1A Cal
ulus online test 1 2pm Wednesday
Week 3
TP2 - Math 1A Algebra online test 1 2pm Monday
Week 5
TP3 - Math 1A Cal
ulus online test 2 2pm Wednesday
Week 7
TP4 - Math 1A Algebra online test 2 2pm Wednesday
Week 10
Due
1pm Wednesday
Week 3
4pm Thursday
Week 4
1pm Tuesday
Week 6
4pm Thursday
Week 8
1pm Tuesday
Week 12
The material
overed by these tests is the same as for the algebra and
al
ulus
lass tests, as
given on page 21 and 24.
You will be allowed 5 attempts at ea
h online algebra and
al
ulus test but only your best
mark for ea
h test will
ount. Then, the best 4 of the 5 marks from TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4 and
AKQ, will
ontribute up to 4% of your nal grade.
Note:
ea
h version of a test will be slightly dierent, so don't just
opy answers from one attempt
to the next;
only a limited numbers of users
an have simultaneous a
ess to Maple TA, so do NOT
leave your attempts at these tests to the last day;
ea
h attempt at these tests must be your own work, but you are en
ouraged to dis
uss
the methods required with other students;
no additional attempts will be granted. You have 5 attempts at these tests to allow
for te
hni
al or other problems that may result in one or more attempts being lost;
You should attempt these tests with su ient remaining time to allow for unplanned servi e interuptions.
Class tests
Details of the dates and
ontent of tests are given on pages 21 and 24 of this booklet.
Sample
opies of the tests are in
luded in the Algebra and Cal
ulus Notes.
Note that
You MUST be enrolled in an Algebra tutorial and a Cal
ulus tutorial and YOU MUST
Tests
Due to be ompleted by
The se
ond form of
omputing test will be run under exam
onditions in the Red-Centre
omputer lab G012 at various times during week 10 or 11. To take this test you must make
a booking using the \Maple Lab Test booking" link on Moodle that will be available no later
than week 8 of semester. You must bring your UNSW Student ID
ard to the test.
All
omputing tests are linked to the Algebra and Cal
ulus material, so you should make
sure you understand the
ourse work before trying them. Finally, the end of semester exam
may
ontain one or two sub-questions requiring a knowledge of Maple.
The test will be on the features of Maple whi
h are
overed in Chapter 1 and se
tions 2.1
to 2.11 of the First Year Maple Notes 2015.
You will NOT need to remember the exa
t syntax of ea
h
ommand be
ause you will have
a
ess to the following resour
es during the test:
You will not have a
ess to the internet during the test and are NOT allowed to bring any
al
ulators, notes or writing materials (pens, pen
ils, paper) into the test.
All of the possible test problems are provided in your usual Maple TA
lass in a test
alled
\Maple Lab Test questions". There you will also nd a pra
ti
e version of the Maple Lab Test.
The pra
ti
e version is exa
tly the same as athe a
tual Maple Lab Test, however, ea
h attempt
at the pra
ti
e or a
tual Maple Lab Test will have a dierent random sele
tion of questions.
You are allowed an unlimited number of attempts at the pra
ti
e tests.
Be
ause you are allowed unlimited pra
ti
e at the a
tual test questions and you
an view
your results for these tests in the Maple TA gradebook, you are expe
ted to have worked out
exa
tly how to answer the questions before you attend the test.
The best guide to the style and level of di
ulty of the nal exam is the past exam papers.
The
ourse pa
k
ontains a book of past exam papers with worked solutions. To see the exam
form of the past exam papers, in
luding the instru
tions on the front
over and the table of
integrals that is provided, sear
h for \MATH1131" on the library website.
Important information on spe
ial
onsideration for the nal exam
an be found on page 15.
10
COURSE MATERIALS
The
ourse materials
onsist of the
ourse pa
k, the textbook and the online self-pa
ed
maple lessons. In addition, le
turers may provide notes on UNSW Moodle to a
ompany their
le
tures.
Course Pa
k
The Course Pa
k
ontains the following items:
Textbook
S.L. Salas, E. Hille and G.J. Etgen, Cal
ulus - One and Several Variables, any re
ent edition, Wiley.
The latest edition of the textbook, Salas, Hille and Etgen Cal
ulus - One and Several Variables,
10th Edition
omes pa
kaged with a
ess to the ele
troni
resour
es known as WileyPlus. This
ele
troni
version provides internet a
ess to the textbook, problems, worked solutions, tests
(for self-assessment) and other ele
troni
resour
es related to the text material. The pur
hase
of the text from the UNSW Bookshop gives web a
ess to the WileyPlus server for one year;
it is possible to renew the web a
ess on a yearly basis at a fee determined by the publisher.
It is also possible to pur
hase just the web a
ess to the ele
troni
version of the textbook for
one year. This
an also be done at the UNSW Bookshop. Note that these WileyPlus ele
troni
resour
es are provided by the publisher John Wiley, and not by the S
hool of Mathemati
s
and Statisti
s. Any di
ulties that you might have with a
ess to WileyPlus must be resolved
dire
tly with the publisher.
Salas, Hille & Etgen is sold at the UNSW Bookshop.
11
In addition to the Cal
ulus and Algebra
omponents, there is a Computing
omponent in
MATH1131. This is partly interwoven with the Cal
ulus and Algebra
omponents and partly
independent of them. To assist in the self-dire
ted learning of this
omponent of the
ourse,
online self-pa
ed Maple lessons are available in UNSW Moodle. These lessons guide students
through the
omputing
omponent of this
ourse and are integrated with, and enhan
e the
le
ture and tutorial
ontent presented in Cal
ulus and Algebra.
There will be introdu tory instru tional videos available in UNSW Moodle.
Students are then expe
ted to work through and
omplete the spe
ied online lessons as
detailed on page 8. Asso
iated with ea
h lesson is a graded quiz and the
ompleted quizzes
ontribute 4% to the nal grade. These lessons are integrated with, and enhan
e the le
ture
and tutorial
ontent presented in Cal
ulus and Algebra. Learning
ontent will be a
essible at
all times for learning and revision, but the online assessments will only be available for
redit
until the published deadlines, given on page 8.
More information on the Computing
omponent is given later in this booklet and in the
First Year Maple Notes 2015 that are in the
ourse pa
k and available from UNSW Moodle.
You
an also avail yourself of the Student Support S
heme. This S
heme is nan
ed by
the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s and is staed by later year mathemati
s students.
by the end of Week 1. Please remember that there is no appointment needed. Just drop-in and
you will be able to obtain one-on-one help from SSS tutors.
12
FURTHER INFORMATION
Graduate Attributes
This
ourse will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of topi
s in Cal
ulus and Linear Algebra, and show, through the le
tures, how this mathemati
s
an be applied in interdis
iplinary
ontexts. Your skills in analyti
al
riti
al thinking and problem solving will improve be
ause
of the illustrative examples used in le
tures and be
ause of the problem based tutorial
lasses.
These mathemati
al problem solving skills, whi
h are based on logi
al arguments and spe
i
te
hniques, are generi
problem solving skills that
an be applied in multidis
iplinary work.
The
ourse will also engage you in independent and re
e
tive learning through your independent mastery of tutorial problems and the Maple
omputing pa
kage. You will be en
ouraged
to develop your
ommuni
ation skills through a
tive parti
ipation in tutorials, and by writing
lear, logi
al arguments when solving problems.
mentation to your tutor in the following tutorial or as soon as pra
ti
able thereafter. In regard
to the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s the online system is only for long-term illness or
illness at the time of the nal examination.
In order to be oered Additional Assessment it is essential that you follow exa
tly the
pro
edures set out in the do
ument entitled \Appli
ation for Spe
ial Consideration
in MATH1131 Semester 2 2015." A
opy of this do
ument is in
luded in this booklet on
The S
hool will NOT
onta
t you to tell you that you have been granted Additional
Assessment. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to nd this out by following the instru
tions in the do
ument mentioned above.
13
If illness ae
ts your attendan
e at or performan
e in a
lass test, do not make an
appli
ation for Spe
ial Consideration. Simply show the original medi
al
erti
ate to
your tutor and also give a
opy of the medi
al
erti
ate to your tutor. This information
will be taken into a
ount when
al
ulating your nal assessment mark.
Transport delays and oversleeping will not be a
epted as reasons for missing
lass tests.
(But note that only your best three test results are
ounted for assessment.)
Information on what to do if you miss the Maple Laboratory Test due to illness is given
on page 27.
If you arrive too late to be admitted to the end of semester exam, go immediately to
the Mathemati
s and Statisti
s Student Servi
es O
e, Room 3088, Red Centre.
Change of enrolment
You may feel, after some weeks of semester have passed, that you have not made the right
hoi
e between Mathemati
s 1 and Fundamentals of Mathemati
s B. If so, you should dis
uss
the situation with your tutors or with me (Dire
tor of First Year Studies in Mathemati
s, Room
3073, Red Centre).
Changes between the levels of rst year Mathemati
s
an be made without penalty up to
the
ensus date, whi
h is Wednesday, 31st August.
The S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s will assume that all its students have read and
understood the S
hool poli
ies on the above pages and any individual
ourse poli
ies on the
Course Initial Handout and Course Home Page. La
k of knowledge about a poli
y will not be
an ex
use for failing to follow the pro
edures in it.
Course improvement
The S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s has several me
hanisms in pla
e for regular review and
improvement of First Year
ourses. One
omponent of the review pro
ess is student feedba
k,
generated either by the CATEI surveys or by dire
t
onta
t from individual students or groups
of students.
14
Course Aims
The aim of MATH1131 is that by the time you nish the
ourse you should understand the
on
epts and te
hniques
overed by the syllabus and have developed skills in applying those
on
epts and te
hniques to the solution of appropriate problems. Su
essful
ompletion of this
ourse, together with the summer session
ourse MATH1231, should mean that you will be
well equipped both te
hni
ally and psy
hologi
ally to
ope with the mathemati
s that you will
meet in the later years of your program. It is also expe
ted that students will be able to
use the symboli
omputing pa
kage Maple as an aid to solve problems that were generally
ina
essible just a generation ago.
use the symboli omputing pa kage Maple as an aid to solve appropriate problems.
Getting advi
e
Your Algebra and Cal
ulus tutors should be able to give you most of the advi
e you need on
mathemati
al and administrative matters
on
erning MATH1131. If they
annot help you, try
your le
turers (their names and room numbers are shown on page 4 of this booklet). If your
problems are more serious, or haven't been resolved to your satisfa
tion,
ome to see me (Peter
Brown) in Room 3073, Red Centre. I am happy to see you.
If you have general study problems or personal problems, don't just hope that they will go
away | take advantage of the free and
ondential help whi
h is available within the university.
The Learning Centre (
urrently on the lower ground
oor of the north wing of the Chan
ellery
Building) provides individual
onsultations and workshops on study skills, time management,
stress management, English language, et
. The Counselling Servi
e (2nd Floor, East Wing,
Quadrangle Building) oers the opportunity to dis
uss any issue whi
h
on
erns you in
luding
a
ademi
problems, personal relationships, administrative hassles, vo
ational un
ertainty, sexual identity and nan
ial hardship. For more details, see the Student Information web page,
available from the home page of myUNSW.
Peter Brown
Dire
tor of First Year Studies
S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s
fy.MathsStatsunsw.edu.au
15
It is essential that you take note of the rules 1, 2, 5 and 6, whi
h apply to appli
ations
for spe
ial
onsideration in all rst year Mathemati
s
ourses. Rules 3 and 4 apply to
the above
ourses only.
1. Within 3 days of the ae
ted examination, or at least as soon as possible, you must submit
a request for spe
ial
onsideration to UNSW Student Central ON-LINE.
Please refer to link below for How to Apply for Spe
ial Consideration,
https://student.unsw.edu.au/spe
ial-
onsideration
2. Please do not expe
t an immediate response from the S
hool. All appli
ations will be
onsidered together. See the information below.
3. If you miss a
lass test due to illness or other problems, then you should provide the appropriate do
umentation to your tutor who will re
ord an M. DO NOT apply on-line for spe
ial
onsideration for
lass tests or for on-line or
omputing tests.
4. If your
ourse involves a MAPLE/MATLAB lab test whi
h you miss, you should
onta
t the
le
turer in
harge of
omputing as soon as possible. A resit will be organised for later in the
session.
5. You will NOT be granted additional assessment in a
ourse if your performan
e in
the
ourse (judged by attendan
e,
lass tests, assignments and examinations) does not meet
a minimal standard. A total mark of greater than 40% on all assessment not ae
ted by a
request for spe
ial
onsideration will normally be regarded as the minimal standard for award
of additional assessment.
6. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to nd out FROM THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS whether you have been granted additional assessment and when and
where the additional assessment examinations will be held. Do NOT wait to re
eive o
ial results from the university, as these results are not normally available until after the
Mathemati
s additional assessment exams have started. Information about award of additional
assessment is available from the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s in the following ways:
a) A provisional list of results in all Mathemati
s
ourses and and nal list of grants of
additional assessment will be available via the \Maths and stats marks)" link in the UNSW
Moodle module for your
ourse late on Thursday 26th November.
b) On Monday 30th November ONLY, you may telephone the S
hool O
e (9385 7111)
to nd out whether you have been granted additional assessment and where and when it
will be held. Note that examination results will not be given over the phone.
The deferred exam will most likely be on Tuesday 1st De
ember.
7. The timetables for the additional assessment examinations will be available on the Mathemati
s
website at the same time as the provisional list of results.
The Semester 2 additional assessment examinations for MATH1131 will be announ
ed later in
the session.
16
8. If you have two additional assessment examinations s
heduled for the same time, please
onsult
the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s O
e as soon as possible so that spe
ial arrangements
an be made.
9. You will need to produ
e your UNSW Student Card to gain entry to additional assessment
examinations.
IMPORTANT NOTES
The additional assessment examination may be of a dierent form from the original examination
If you believe that your appli ation for spe ial onsideration has not been pro essed, you should
immediately onsult the Dire tor of First Year Studies of the S hool of Mathemati s and Statisti s (Room 3073 Red Centre).
If you believe that the above arrangements put you at a substantial disadvantage, you should, at
the earliest possible time, send full do
umentation of the
ir
umstan
es to the Dire
tor of First
Year Studies, S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
2052.
In parti
ular, if you suer from a
hroni
or ongoing illness that has, or is likely to, put you at a
serious disadvantage then you should
onta
t the Student Equity and Disabilities Unit (SEADU) who
provide
ondential support and advi
e. Their web site is
http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au
SEADU may determine that your
ondition requires spe
ial arrangements for assessment tasks. On
e
the First Year O
e has been notied of these we will make every eort to meet the arrangements
spe
ied by SEADU.
Additionally, if you have suered a serious misadventure during semester then you should provide
full do
umentation to the Dire
tor of First Year Studies as soon as possible. In these
ir
umstan
es
it may be possible to arrange dis
ontinuation without failure or to make spe
ial examination arrangements.
Professor B. Henry
Head, S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s
17
permitting it to be
opied. This in
ludes
opying material, ideas or
on
epts from a book, arti
le,
report or other written do
ument (whether published or unpublished),
omposition, artwork,
design, drawing,
ir
uitry,
omputer program or software, web site, Internet, other ele
troni
resour
e, or another person's assignment without appropriate a
knowledgement
paraphrasing another person's work with very minor hanges keeping the meaning, form and/or
pie
ing together se
tions of the work of others into a new whole;
presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produ
ed in whole or part
in ollusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor; and,
laiming redit for a proportion a work ontributed to a group assessment item that is greater
Submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for a
ademi
redit elsewhere may
also be
onsidered plagiarism.
The in
lusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the a
ademi
dis
ipline does not amount to plagiarism.
Students are reminded of their Rights and Responsibilities in respe
t of plagiarism, as set out in
the University Undergraduate and Postgraduate Handbooks, and are en
ouraged to seek advi
e from
a
ademi
sta whenever ne
essary to ensure they avoid plagiarism in all its forms.
The Learning Centre website is the
entral University online resour
e for sta and student information
on plagiarism and a
ademi
honesty. It
an be lo
ated at:
www.l
.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism
The Learning Centre also provides substantial edu
ational written materials, workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for example, in:
orre
t referen
ing pra
ti
es;
paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management;
appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials in
luding text, images, formulae
and on epts.
1 Based
on that proposed to the University of New astle by the St James Ethi s Centre.
2 Adapted
18
Le
ture 4. Planes. Linear
ombinations and the span of two ve
tors. Planes though the origin.
Parametri
ve
tor equations for planes in R n : The linear equation form of a plane. (Se
tion 1.5).
Chapter 2. Ve
tor Geometry
Le
ture 5. Length, angles and dot produ
t in R 2 , R 3 , R n . (Se
tions 2.1,2.2).
Le ture 6. Orthogonality and orthonormal basis, proje tion of one ve tor on another. Or-
ross produ
t as perpendi
ular ve
tor and area (Se
tion 2.4).
Le
ture 8. S
alar triple produ
ts, determinants and volumes (Se
tion 2.5). Equations of
planes in R 3 : the parametri
ve
tor form, linear equation (Cartesian) form and point-normal
form of equations, the geometri
interpretations of the forms and
onversions from one form to
another. Distan
e of a point to a plane in R 3 . (Se
tion 2.6).
Chapter 3. Complex Numbers
Le ture 9. Development of number systems and losure. Denition of omplex numbers and
of
omplex number addition, subtra
tion and multipli
ation. (Se
tions 3.1, 3.2, start Se
tion
3.3).
Le
ture 10. Division, equality, real and imaginary parts,
omplex
onjugates. (Finish 3.3,
3.4).
Le
ture 11. Argand diagram, polar form, modulus, argument. (Se
tions 3.5, 3.6).
Le
ture 12. De Moivre's Theorem and Euler's Formula. Arithmeti
of polar forms. (Se
tion
3.7, 3.7.1).
Le
ture 13. Powers and roots of
omplex numbers. Binomial theorem and Pas
al's triangle.
(Se
tions 3.7.2, 3.7.3, start Se
tion 3.8).
Le
ture 14. Trigonometry and geometry. (Finish 3.8, 3.9).
Le
ture 15. Complex polynomials. Fundamental theorem of algebra, fa
torization theorem,
fa
torization of
omplex polynomials of form z n z0 , real linear and quadrati
fa
tors of real
polynomials. (Se
tion 3.10).
Chapter 4. Linear Equations and Matri
es
Le
ture 16. Introdu
tion to systems of linear equations. Solution of 2 2 and 2 3 systems
and geometri
al interpretations. (Se
tion 4.1).
Le
ture 17. Matrix notation. Elementary row operations. (Se
tions 4.2, 4.3).
Le
ture 18. Solving systems of equations via Gaussian elimination. (Se
tion 4.4)
Le
ture 19. Dedu
ing solubility from row-e
helon form. Solving systems with indeterminate
right hand side. (Se
tion 4.5, 4.6).
Le
ture 20. General properties of solutions to Ax = b. (Se
tion 4.7). Appli
ations. (Se
tion
4.8) or Matrix operations (start Se
tion 5.1)
Chapter 5. Matri
es
Le
ture 21. Operations on matri
es. Transposes. (Se
tions 5.1, 5.2).
Le
ture 22. Inverses and denition of determinants. (Se
tion 5.3 and start Se
tion 5.4).
19
20
PROBLEM SCHEDULE
The main purpose of tutorials is to give you an opportunity to get help with problems whi
h
you have found di
ult and with parts of the le
tures or the Algebra Notes whi
h you don't
understand. In order to get real benet from tutorials, it is essential that you try to do relevant
problems before the tutorial, so that you
an nd out the areas where you need help. The
following table lists the
omplete set of problems relevant to ea
h tutorial and a suggested
(minimal) set of homework problems for MATH1131 that you should
omplete BEFORE the
tutorial. Your tutor will only
over these in
lass if you have already tried them and were
unable to do them. You may also be asked to present solutions to these homework questions
to the rest of the
lass.
Tutors may need to vary a little from this suggested problem s
hedule.
10
11
12
13
Homework
Questions
21
Topi
s
overed
Test Week
hapter se
tions
1
12
1
2
3
4
All
Up to and in
luding x2.4
All
All
Please note that the order of the syllabus has
hanged in 2014. The SAMPLE TESTS
ontained in the Algebra Notes are based on this new syllabus, but please be aware that
Sample Tests from previous years may not be relevant.
Examination questions are, by their nature, dierent from short test questions. They may
test a greater depth of understanding. The questions will be longer, and se
tions of the
ourse
not
overed in the
lass tests will be examined. As a guide, see the re
ent past exam papers in
the separate past exam papers booklet.
22
The Cal
ulus textbook is S.L. Salas & E. Hille and G.J. Etgen Cal
ulus - One and Several Variables, any re
ent edition, Wiley. Referen
es to the 10th and 9th editions are shown as SH10 and
SH9. To improve your understanding of denitions, theorems and proofs, the following book
is re
ommended: Introdu
tion to Proofs in Mathemati
s, J. Franklin & A. Daoud, Prenti
e-Hall.
In this syllabus the referen
es to the textbook are not intended as a denition of what you
will be expe
ted to know. They are just a guide to nding relevant material. Some parts of the
ourse are not
overed in the textbook and some parts of the textbook (even in the se
tions
mentioned in the referen
es below) are not in
luded in the
ourse. The s
ope of the
ourse is
dened by the
ontent of the le
tures and problem sheets. The approximate le
ture time for
ea
h se
tion is given below. Referen
es to the 9th and 10th editions of Salas & Hille are shown
as SH9 and SH10.
SH10
SH9
1.2, 1.3
1.2, 1.3
1.6-1.7
1.6-1.7
2.1, 2.2
pp177-178
pp195-198
2.3, 2.5
2.1, 2.2
pp222-224
pp243-246
2.3, 2.5
2.4
2.4
2.6, B1, B2 2.6, B1, B2
4.3-4.5
4.3-4.5
3.1
3.1
3.2-3.5
3.5,3.6
3.7
3.2-3.5
3.5,3.6
3.7
4.1, 4.2
10.5, 10.6
23
6. Inverse fun
tions. (1.5 hours)
Domain, range, inverse fun
tions,
the inverse fun
tion theorem.
Inverse trig fun
tions, their derivatives and graphs.
7. Curve sket
hing. (3 hours)
Use of domain, range, inter
epts, asymptotes,
even or odd,
al
ulus.
Parametri
ally dened
urves.
Relation between polar and Cartesian
oordinates.
Sket
hing
urves in polar
oordinates.
8. Integration. (5 hours)
Riemann sums, the denite integral and its
algebrai
properties.
Indenite integrals, primitives and the
two fundamental theorems of
al
ulus.
Integration by substitution and by parts.
Integrals on unbounded domains, limit form of
omparison test.
9. Logarithms and exponentials. (2 hours)
ln as primitive of 1=x, basi
properties,
logarithmi
dierentiation.
Exponential fun
tion as inverse of ln, basi
properties.
ax , logs to other bases.
10. Hyperboli
fun
tions (1.5 hours)
Denitions, identities, derivatives, integrals
and graphs.
Inverse hyperboli
fun
tions.
Integrals involving hyperboli
or trig substitution.
11. Review. (1 hour)
SH10
SH9
7.1, B3 7.1, B3
7.7
7.7
9.3
9.4
5.1, B5 5.1, B5
5.2-5.5 5.2-5.5
5.6, 8.2 5.6, 8.2
11.7
10.7
7.4-7.6
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.9
24
PROBLEM SETS
The Cal
ulus problems are lo
ated at the end of ea
h
hapter of the Cal
ulus Notes booklet.
They are also available from the
ourse module on the UNSW Moodle server. Some of the
problems are very easy, some are less easy but still routine and some are quite hard. To help
you de
ide whi
h problems to try rst, ea
h problem is marked with an [R, an [H or an [X.
The problems marked [R form a basi
set of problems whi
h you should try rst. Problems
marked [H are harder and
an be left until you have done the problems marked [R. Problems
marked [V have a video solution available on Moodle.
You do need to make an attempt at the [H problems be
ause problems of this type will
o
ur on tests and in the exam. If you have di
ulty with the [H problems, ask for help in
your tutorial. The problems marked [X are intended for students in MATH1141 { they relate
to topi
s whi
h are only
overed in MATH1141.
Remember that working through a wide range of problems is the key to su
ess in mathemati
s.
25
COMPUTING INFORMATION
Ba
kground
The University of New South Wales has a poli
y that all its students should be introdu
ed to the
basi
s of
omputer use during their
ourse. For students in Business, Biologi
al and Physi
al
S
ien
es and Engineering, part of that requirement is met by the Computing
omponent of
First Year Mathemati
s. Most of you will also need to use
omputers in other
ourses within
your program.
Students in most rst year mathemati
s
ourses are introdu
ed to the symboli
omputing
pa
kage known as Maple whi
h is now a well established tool that
ontinues to in
uen
e the
appli
ation of mathemati
s in the real world, as well as how mathemati
s is taught. Learning
to use Maple will enhan
e your understanding of the mathemati
s involved in the algebra and
al
ulus se
tions of this
ourse. Maple also enables you to ta
kle larger, harder and more realisti
mathemati
al problems as it
an handle all the di
ult or tedious algebrai
manipulations
present in the problems. Furthermore, learning some Maple introdu
es you to some of the
basi
ideas and stru
tures in
omputer programming. You will nd the skills you a
quire and
the te
hniques you learn useful in many other
ourses you study, both within and outside the
S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s.
All Mathemati
s and Statisti
s majors should
onsider doing further
omputing
ourses,
su
h as MATH2301 Mathemati
al Computing, in their degree program.
Computing lab
The main
omputing laboratory is Room G012 of the Red Centre. You
an get to this lab by
entering the building through the main entran
e to the S
hool of Mathemati
s and Statisti
s
(on the Mezzanine Level) and then going down the stairs to the Ground Level. A se
ond smaller
lab is Room M020, on the mezzanine level of the Red Centre. The laboratories will normally
be open as follows:
During semester: Monday to Friday
M020
9 am to 9 pm
9 am to 9 pm
Closed
9 am to 9 pm
Closed
G012
9 am to 9 pm
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed.
Any
hanges to these times will be posted on the door of Room M020.
Remember that there will always be uns
heduled periods when the
omputers are not working be
ause of equipment problems and that this is not a valid ex
use for not
ompleting tests
on time.
Remote A
ess
All of the software that you need for this
ourse is installed on the
omputers in the RedCentre labs. This software
an also be a
essed from your own
omputer. For information on
a
essing Mathemati
al and Statisti
al software from outside the Red-Centre labs, please see
the information provided on this
ourse's page in UNSW Moodle.
26
How to start
All the information and
ourse materials that you need
an be found by following the \Maple
notes, lessons, assessments" link in the \Computing
omponent (Maple)" se
tion on the MATH1131
module in UNSW Moodle. After following that link, use the menu on the left to nd the information you are looking for. The best pla
e to start is with the short instru
tional videos
illustrating how to a
ess and use all the
omputing related
omponents of MATH1131.
For the
omputers in the s
hool laboratories, your login ID is \z" followed immediately by
your seven digit student number and your password is your zPass, issued to you at enrolment. If
you have di
ulties logging in, the
omputers will allow a ve minute login with ID \newuser"
and password \newuser" where you
an a
ess https://idm.unsw.edu.au and reset or unlo
k
your zPass. Be aware that two
onse
utive failed login attempts will lo
k you out of the
omputing system for 30 minutes, or until you reset or unlo
k your zPass.
From week 1 onwards, you are expe
ted to master Chapter 1 and se
tions 2.1 to 2.11 in the
First Year Maple Notes 2015 by
ompleting the self-
ontained Maple lessons and by obtaining
help, if ne
essary, from the Consultants who will be available in Room G012 from 11am to 4pm
ea
h tea
hing day until the end of week 9.
Computing syllabus
The Maple
omputing
omponent is taught via a series of self-pa
ed lessons. These lessons
an
be found by following the link
alled \Maple notes, lessons, assessments" in the \Computing
omponent (Maple)" se
tion of the
lass homepage on UNSW Moodle. For ea
h lesson, there
is a
orresponding Online Maple Test on Maple TA.
You are expe
ted to work steadily through these lessons,
ompleting the asso
iated online
tests at the end of ea
h lesson before moving on to the next lesson. Although these tests will
be available for the whole semester, only marks gained before their deadlines will be
ounted
towards your nal grade. The deadlines and further details are given on page 8
The online lessons
over the following topi
s:
Introdu tion to Maple: starting Maple, the Maple worksheet, new user tour, ommon mistakes.
Lesson 1 The Basi
s: arithmeti
operations, bra
kets,
onstants and variables.
Lesson 2 Fun
tions: expressions vs fun
tions, Maple's fun
tions, substituing in an expression, pie
ewise dened fun
tions, simplifying an expression.
Lesson 3 Basi
Cal
ulus: limits, dierentiation, maxima and minima, integration.
Lesson 4 Colle
tions of Expressions: Maple sequen
es, sets and lists, sums and produ
ts,
manipulating Maple stru
tures.
Lesson 5 Complex Numbers and Equations:
omplex numbers, equations, exa
t and
approximate solutions.
Lesson 6 Plotting: plotting fun
tions of one variable, parametri
plots, polar plots, impli
it
plots, data plots.
Lesson 7 Linear Algebra: reating and manipulating ve tors and matri es, ve tor and matrix operations, Gaussian elimination.
27
Maple is available for PCs and Ma
s and a home
omputer
opy of Maple may well be of great
use to you throughout your studies at university. However, it is not ne
essary for you to buy
Maple at any stage to
omplete any of your mathemati
s
ourses at UNSW. You are permitted
to do the online Maple tests from home or anywhere else that you have a
ess to UNSW Moodle,
Maple and Maple TA. However the S
hool is not able to provide te
hni
al help with external
equipment and
annot be responsible for the reliability of your network
onne
tion and PC.
WARNINGS
Misuse of
omputers is treated as A
ademi
Mis
ondu
t and is a serious oen
e. Guidelines for
a
eptable
ondu
t are in the Computing Laboratories Information for Students 2015 booklet.
The Mathemati
s Computer Labs will be heavily used this year as there are about 4000
students with a
ounts. Queues will develop at peak times su
h as when assignments or tests
are due. Plan what you are going to do on the
omputer BEFORE you sit down at a PC |
don't waste your time and other people's. Problems with your own (home)
omputer, internet
servi
e or the UNSW IT systems are not
onsidered to be an ex
use for missing tests or test
deadlines. So you should PLAN AHEAD and not leave things until the last minute.
You should not use Maple to do your Algebra and Cal
ulus tutorial problems (unless it is
expli
itly indi
ated) until you have understood the material thoroughly, as working through
the problems is important for learning the material. On
e the material is understood you
an
then use Maple to
he
k your answers. You may also use Maple for other
ourses.
Assessment
There will be two dierent forms of
omputing tests, the Maple Online Tests on Maple TA and
the Maple Laboratory Test. The details of these Maple tests have been des
ribed previously in
the se
tion on Computing tests on page 8. Note that, the end of semester exam may
ontain
one or two sub-questions requiring a knowledge of Maple.
will be arranged during week 11 or 12 for students who provide suitable do
umentation. If you
know in advan
e of week 10 that you will not be able to sit the test at one of the s
heduled
times, you must
onta
t Dr Jonathan Kress in RC-4102 as early as possible and a test may be
arranged before week 10. Tutors do not have permission to a
ept medi
al
erti
ates for the
omputing test.
If possible, spe
ial arrangements for the
omputing laboratory test will be made for students with supporting do
umentation from SEADU. If you wish to exer
ise this option, you
must
onta
t Dr Kress before the laboratory tests have
ommen
ed so that any needed spe
ial
fa
ilities
an be implemented.
Dr Jonathan Kress (Room: Red Centre 4102)
Le
turer in Charge of First Year Computing
28
29
Name
Lower Upper
ase
ase
Name
Lower Upper
ase
ase
Alpha
Nu
Beta
Xi
Gamma
Pi
Delta
Rho
Epsilon
Sigma
Zeta
Tau
Eta
Phi
' or
Theta
Chi
Kappa
Lambda
Mu
Psi
Omega