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Area/Catalogue
MATH 42

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Course Level

globe-earth-geography

Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
100984

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Course aim

To provide students with the necessary mathematical foundations for a program in Computer and Information Science/Information Technology.

Course content

Arithmetic and algebraic operations, linear equations in one and two variables, quadratic equations, surds and indices, logarithmic and exponential functions, matrices and determinants, sequences and series, absolute value and inequalities, sets, basic probability and statistics

Textbook(s)

Croft, Tony and Davison, Robert 2016, Foundation Maths, 6th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, London

Prerequisite(s)

Mathematics at Year 10 level.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop 2 x 2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment, Open book exam

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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