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MATH00040

Academic Year 2024/2025

Access to Science, Engineering and Agriculture - Mathematics II (MATH00040)

Subject:
Mathematics
College:
Science
School:
Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
0 (Foundation/ Access)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Anthony Brown
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The objective of this course is to build on the course MATH00030, Access to Science, Engineering and Agriculture - Mathematics 1, which students took in the first trimester. Together these modules will enable successful students to obtain the necessary mathematical skills for entry to a Science or Agriculture degree programme and to an Engineering degree programme for qualifying students. In addition to these modules, students may avail of the services of the Maths Support Centre - https://www.ucd.ie/msc/

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the student should be able to:

1. Add and multiply matrices;
2. use Gaussian elimination to find the inverse of a matrix and to solve systems of linear equations;
3. calculate the determinant of a matrix; find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of a matrix;
4. calculate the dot and cross products of a pair of vectors;
5. add, multiply and divide complex numbers;
6. find the polar form of a complex number and then use De Moivre’s Theorem to find its roots;
7. differentiate expressions using the product, quotient and chain rules;
8. find and classify critical points;
9. use the Newton-Raphson method to find roots of an equation;
10. integrate using substitution, by parts and partial fractions;
11. use integration to find areas and volumes;
12. use the addition and multiplication rules of probability and calculate conditional probabilities;
13. calculate probabilities using the binomial, Poisson and normal distributions.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

33

Specified Learning Activities

30

Autonomous Student Learning

57

Total

120


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The approaches will follow the same style as MATH00030 in that learning will be collaborative and based on sense-making.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have achieved a sufficinetly high grade in MATH00030 to proceed to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): You will take a series of four of these one hour class tests. You will be allowed to use your notes and a non-programable calculator during these tests. Week 5, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

25

No
Exam (In-person): You will take this exam in the exam session after the teaching term is completed. You will get a formula sheet and also be allowed to use a non-programmable calculator. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

75

No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The Assessment Feedback Strategies will follow the same path as the semester one module MATH00030.

Name Role
Dr Anthony Brown Lecturer / Co-Lecturer