MT1001 Introductory Mathematics

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 7

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

9.00 am

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr S Dimoudis

Dr S Dimoudis
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Aidan Naughton; Dr Stefania Lisai

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module is designed to give students a secure base in elementary calculus to allow them to tackle the mathematics needed in other sciences. Students wishing to do more mathematics will be given a good foundation from which they can proceed to MT1002. Some of the work covered is a revision and reinforcement of material in Scottish Highers and many A-Level syllabuses.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

STUDENTS MUST HAVE HIGHER OR A-LEVEL MATHEMATICS (AS-LEVEL MATHEMATICS WITH APPROVAL OF HEAD OF SCHOOL)

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU HAVE PASSED ANY OF MT1003, MT2501-MT5999

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 70%, Coursework = 30%

Re-assessment

2-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

(5 lectures (x 10 weeks), 1 tutorial (x 5 weeks), 1 examples class (x 5 weeks))

Scheduled learning hours

60

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

145

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Solve standard algebraic, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential equations and inequalities
  • Appreciate key concepts of university mathematics, such as algebraic manipulation, finite and infinite series, and geometry in the plane
  • Analyse the behaviour of elementary functions of one variable, including detailed function graphing
  • Differentiate elementary functions and apply differential calculus to some practical problems
  • Have a firm knowledge of integral calculus and some facility with techniques of integration