Orientation for Engineering Mathematics (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to operate with mathematical expressions related to technology and to formulate the mathematical model and solve the equations.

Content (course unit)

Mathematical Notations, Unit Conversations. Mathematical Expressions. Solving Linear, Quadratic and Pair of equations. Percentages. Solving Right Triangle.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student is able to use the basic rules of simplifying mathematical expressions and solve equations that are similar to the model problems solved during the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

In addition, student is able to make mathematical models for simple technical applications and solve them. Student is also able to explain the methods of her/his solutions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

In addition, student has an overall understanding of using course topics to solve various applications and the ability to present and justify the chosen methods of solution.

Location and time

Dates and times are shown in TuniMoodle.

Exam schedules

The exam will be held on Friday, 11th of September at 8.15-11.00 in the classroom B4-18. A student has to complete and submit at least 75 % of the exercises to be able to attend the exam.
Two re-sit exams: the first one on Thursday 8th of October at 9.15-12.00 and the second on Wednesday 18th of November at 17.00-20.00 in Juhlasali (big auditorium D1-04).

Assessment methods and criteria

The final grade is based on the exam. To pass the exam a student has to get at least 40 % of the maximum points.

40 % -> grade 1
52,5 % -> grade 2
65 % -> grade 3
77,5 % -> grade 4
90 % -> grade 5

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

A self-study course. A student refreshes his/her previous Math skills by reading material in TuniMoodle and, if necessary, finding more information on the Internet. He/she solves mandatory exercises and saves them in TuniMoodle by given dead-lines. Before each dead-line a student has a chance to ask help online in Zoom-meetings.

Learning materials

All material, theory and exercises, can be found in TuniMoodle. If necessary, a student can use math books he/she has used before and the Internet to search more information about the topics. The solutions for the exercises will be published in TuniMoodle after every deadline.

Further information

It is recommended that a student buys a calculator and a formula book.