Taught By Subject Group: Mathematics
Learning Time: 200 Hours
Credits 20
Level 1
Pre-requisites MAX104
Co-requisites NONE

Key text -
Support Materials
Berry & P. Wainwright, "Foundation Mathematics for Engineers", MacMillan 1991
Stroud K.A. Engineering Mathematics. (3rd Edition) Macmillan 1988
Baipal, Mustoe and Walker Engineering Mathematics Wiley 1989

Aim To provide a thorough grounding in those areas of mathematics which are essential to engineers.

Learning Outcome At the completion of the module the student should be able to:

· Confidently use complex numbers
· Understand and use Taylor and Maclaurin Series
· Use differential and integral calculus to solve engineering problems.
· Understand and use vector algebra.
· Solve first and second order differential equations
· Use numerical methods to solve engineering problems

Indicative Content Complex numbers: Argand diagram, De Moive`s Theorem, complex roots. Hyperbolic functions. Differential rules, application to maxima and minima. Taylor and Maclaurin series.

Integration methods and application to areas and volumes. Determinants and matrices and the solution of simultaneous equations. Eigenvectors. Elementary vector algebra.
Solution of first and second order differential equations.
Numerical techniques: Newton Raphson method, solution of linear systems.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

TMAs 40%
Exam 60%
Pre-requisite for MEX217, ELX201, ELX208, ELX214, MAX219, MEX201