MAS164: Fundamentals of Mathematics

Preparatory mathematics unit intended for students who have insufficient background for other units, in particular MAS167 Computational Mathematics, MAS182 Applied Mathematics and BUS208 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics. Students are streamed according to the needs of these units. Topics: algebra; polynomials, exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs; matrices; basic concepts of differential calculus and applications; recursion; numbers in different bases. Students must have access to graphics calculators (some are available for loan). Refer to Unit Coordinator for details.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials/workshops: 5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed a mathematics unit of the standard of TEE Calculus or higher may not enrol in this unit. Students may not enrol in this unit and either MAS161 Calculus and Matrix Algebra or MAS182 Applied Mathematics concurrently.
School	School of Chemical and Mathematical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Mrs Jen Bradley Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: J.Bradley@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.037 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2829
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Mrs Jen Bradley Senior Lecturer (J.Bradley@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2829 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.037 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Duncan Farrow Senior Lecturer in Mathematics (D.Farrow@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2819 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.004 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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