Module Title:Engineering Mathematics 1
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 5
NFQ Level:6
Module Delivered In 3 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: (a) A series of lectures will be delivered using whiteboard and data projector. (b) The Institute Managed Learning Environment will be used to interactively communicate with students e.g. on-line test, discussion forums, reference information (c) Mathematical software (e.g. Matlab) will be used by students to re-enforce the mathematical principles and practices
Module Aim: To give the students the knowledge, competencies and skills necessary to support the mathematical procedures encountered in the other modules of this course.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Apply basic operations to vectors.
LO2 Recognise arithmetic and geometric series and find their sums.
LO3 Describe the statistical properties of data sets.
LO4 Apply basic laws of probability. Calculate mean and standard deviation for a simple discrete probability distribution.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
Mathematics 1” or equivalent
 

Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
(a) Vectors
Addition and subtraction of vectors in two and three dimensions. Dot and cross product of vectors
(b) Sequences and Series
Arithmetic and geometric progressions. Sum of a series
(c) Statistics and Probability
Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation of a sample. Laws of probability. Random variables. Introduction to a discrete probability distribution.
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Case Studies n/a 1,2,3,4 40.00 n/a
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Formal Exam n/a 1,2,3,4 60.00 End-of-Semester

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture Every Week 3.00
Independent Learning Every Week 4.00
Total Hours 7.00
 

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