Module Identifier MA12710  
Module Title A ROUGH GUIDE TO MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Professor V Mavron  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Mutually Exclusive May not be taken with any of the modules MA10020-MA11310  
Course delivery Other   (11 x 2 hour help-desk (attendance optional))  
  Lecture   (20 x 1 hour lectures)  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours (written examination)  50%
Semester Assessment in-course assessment: 2 x 1-hour in-course tests, each held during a lecture period. (25% each)50%
Supplementary Assessment2 Hours [The mark for any passed component of the semester assessment (in-course tests and written examination) is carried forward; 2-hour written examination (remaining percentage).]100%

Learning outcomes

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

Brief description

The module will enhance a student's employment prospects through developing proficiency in the application of quantitative skills. The module is designed for students pursuing degree schemes with little or no mathematical content. Students are not expected to have formal mathematical training beyond GCSE level. Techniques covering quantitative skills, problems of everyday finance, interpreting data, and logical reasoning will be taught using appropriate case studies.

Aims

Content

  1. Mathematical notation, fractions and decimals, ratios and percentages.
  2. Simple and compound interest, instalment buying, annuities and mortgages.
  3. Exponential growth, logarithms.
  4. Manipulating formulae, applications, proportionality.
  5. Graphs of linear and quadratic functions.
  6. Simple logic, truth tables.
  7. Chance and probability, elementary rules, conditional probability and independence, tree diagrams, sampling with and without replacement, expected values and decision making.   
  8. Interpreting tables and diagrams, multiple bar charts, summary statistics, box and whisker plots, scatter plots.   
  9. Interpretation of computer output; one and two sample confidence intervals, fitted lines and curves.

Reading Lists

Books
** Supplementary Text
A. Angel, S. Porter (2001) Survey of Mathematics with Applications 6th. Addison-Wesley 0201703084
W. M. Setek and M. A. Gallo (1999) Fundamentals of Mathematics 8th. Prentice-Hall 0137783418
D. K. Hathaway (2000) Mathematics for the Modern World Addison-Wesley 0201611295
T. Pirnot (2001) Mathematics All Around Addison-Wesley 0201308150

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4