Monash College Unit Guide

INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS (MCD1230)

Purpose

To provide students with the knowledge and skills to solve problems involving differential calculus, probability and statistics.

Prerequisites

MCD1050 Introductory Mathematics for Commerce and IT or equivalent.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of trigonometric functions. Sketch and solve trigonometric function problems.
2. Demonstrate understanding of differential calculus and the use of various differential calculus techniques to solve mathematical problems.
3. Apply the techniques of differential calculus to sketching graphs and finding tangents and normals.
4. Apply the techniques of differential calculus to rates of change, straight-line motion and optimisation problems.
5. Demonstrate understanding of antidifferentiation and apply the techniques of antidifferentiation to graphs, rates and straight-line motion.
6. Demonstrate understanding of integral calculus and numerical approximation to the integral and the use of integration and numerical approximation techniques to solve area and rate problems.
7. Solve up to three simultaneous equations with three unknowns using matrix and Gaussian elimination methods.

Assessment

Tests: 40%

Final examination: 60%

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