Module manager: Professor B Cooper
Email: s.b.cooper@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2010/11
GCSE Mathematics or equivalent
| MATH0131 | Elementary Differential Calculus (Version 2) |
This module is approved as an Elective
A basic Pure Maths course for students who have not done A-level Mathematics.
To teach basic mathematics up to A-level standard.
On completion of this module, students will be able to calculate the derivatives of elementary functions and apply this knowledge to problems.
- Laws of indices including e a+b, logarithms
- Elementary trigonometry
- Inverse trigonometric functions
- Geometry of lines and circles
- Elementary differentiation, derivatives of powers, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions
- Basic rules of differentiation; maxima and minima.
A student will be placed on one of Versions 1 or 3 after consultation with either his or her parent department and/or the School of Mathematics. In particular, a test of the student's background knowledge may be made.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example Class | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Lecture | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Private study hours | 68 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 32 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | . | 15 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 15 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 85 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 85 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/1/2011
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