Semester 1, 2001
Summary: This handout describes basic course information such as meeting times and locations, subject content and format, assessment materials, and the names and contact details of the lecturer and tutors.
Lecturer: Dr. Jon Links, Rm 701 Priestley Bldg.,
3365-2400,
jrl@maths.uq.edu.au,
Office Hours: Monday, 9-10 am, Tuesday,
Thursday 11-12 am.
Delivery: This subject has three contact components:
Students are required to sign on to a tutorial class and practical
session using SI-net at http://www.sinet.uq.edu.au
.
Once the classes have been chosen, the student must attend the
same sessions each week. All work that is submitted for assessment
must be given to the tutor for that session.
Objective: This course covers a number of topics related to multivariable calculus and ordinary differential equations, the topics include:
Resources: There is a reference textbook for this course:
Some places (such as the Department of Mathematics Handbook) list Introduction
to Linear Algebra by G. Strang as a textbook. This will not be needed
so you do not have to buy this book.
Web Resources: This course has a web page which is located under the ``Subject Pages Semester 1, 2001" heading on the Department of Mathematics Web Page. You should direct your browser to http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/ and then to the "Subject Pages Semester 1, 2001" link. Choose MATH1052 and you will be at the course home page. (Alternatively, you can link directly to http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/~jrl/math1052 ) You should check the course home page at least once per week since there may be important announcements placed there as well. An important introduction to Matlab can be found by a link to the departmental subject page. This is a comprehensive tutorial that offers an excellent introduction.
Assessment: Course assessment will consist of the following components:
History has shown that for students to do well they need to keep pace with the subject matter and to learn mathematics by doing it, not just reading about it. Therefore, it is important that your are prepared for both the practical and tutorial sessions by keeping pace with the assigned readings and attempting the problems before the tutorial.