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At tendance RequirementsEvery student enrolled in MAT1163 is
expected to attend the lectures and onetutorial session
per week. Those students who are not yet enrolled in a tutorial
session are requested to do so
by the end of week 1.
Class Sessions
There are three hours of lectures and one hour of tutorials each
week.
Campus Session Time Room
Joondalup Lecture Tuesday JO 7.102
Joondalup Lecture Friday JO 7.102
Joondalup Tutorial Tuesday JO 4.236/237
Joondalup Tutorial Friday JO 21.201Room numbers are subject to
change
AssessmentThe assessment is composed of two assignments and a
final examination.
The assignments contribute 40% to the total mark. The first
assignment will cover the
weekly problems from weeks 1 to 5 inclusive and it is due for
submission on Friday 3
September, 14.30. The second assignmentwill cover problems from
weeks 6 to 10 and it is
due for submission on Friday 29 October, 14.30.
The first assignment will be available from the unit website on
Tuesday 3 August and the
second assignment will be available on Tuesday 7 September.
You are encouraged to start work on the assignments early and
time will be made available in
the tutorials to work on them or ask questions about them.
The final examinationwill take place during the examination
fortnight and will cover the
entire content. It contributes 60% to the total mark and will
include a multiple choice
component.
Material to help you learnIn addition to the weekly tutorial
sheets, there are quizzes for you to check mastery of the
concepts and short multiple choice tests for you to check your
computational work. You can
attempt these as often as you wish, as they do not contribute to
your mark
WebsiteCopies of lecture presentations, recordings and solutions
to the weekly worksheets will be
available on the Blackboard unit website. The URL is
http://myecu.ecu.edu.au
and you login using your ECU student login details. To get to
the materials for MAT1163,
click on the tab named as MyECU Sitesand then select
MAT1163.2010.2.OnCampus from
My Units. You will find
Copies of this document, the unit outline, a sheet detailing
terminology if you click on
the Unit Overviewbutton
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Copies of the weekly lecture materials are contained in the Unit
Schedule.Please
print a copy to bring along to the lectures, so that you can
annotate them.
The assignments and copies of old exams will be released at
various times of the
semester and you will find them in the area titled Assessments.
This site also contains
links to quizzes and revision problems.
CalculatorsThe use of a graphics calculator relieves the
computational burden in linear algebra and so it
is desirable for you to have access to a graphics calculator
while learning the material.
The capabilities the calculator should have are as follows:
Determination of the reduced row echelon form of a matrix,
either step by step or in a
single step
Solution of systems of equations
Vector arithmetic
Matrix arithmetic
Determination of eigenvalues and eigenvectors: this is
desirable, but not essential
However, giving just a calculator-derived answer will not give
you full marks for the
question. In mathematics, it is the ability to formulate the
problem, then identify what
technique to use to solve it and lastly solve the problem and
interpret the results appropriately
that counts.
In accordance with the School of Engineering policy on
calculators in exams, in the final
exam only a scientific calculator is allowed. Problems will be
set in such a way that you can
demonstrate your mastery of the concepts without access to a
graphics calculator.
PLAGIARISM
The University regards plagiarism (the unacknowledged
reproduction of the work of others)
as a serious offence and has recently adopted a formal policy
setting out the processes to be
followed and (quite severe) penalties to be imposed in cases of
detected plagiarism. The
detailed policy is available on the University's website.
ACADEMIC STAFF
Tutors: Mr Gabriel Lewicki
Mrs Changying Shao
Unit Coordinator: A/Prof Ute Mueller
Room: 5.208 - Joondalup
Phone: 6304 5272
Fax: 6304 5811
Email: [email protected]
You are welcome to talk to me about any problems you might be
encountering with the unit.
