Preparatory Mathematics (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

The recommended course schedule can be found on the workspace tab Start here.

Objective

Course purpose

During this course you rehearse and reinforce mathematical knowledge and skills needed in the beginning of your studies.

Course competences

EUR-ACE: Knowledge and understanding 
Knowledge and understanding of the mathematics and other basic sciences underlying their engineering specialisation, at a level necessary to achieve the other programme outcomes.

Learning outcomes

After completing this course you recall basic algebraic operations and rules for numbers and symbols, and formulas related to common geometric shapes. You understand the difference between an expression and an equation. You are able to apply what you have learned to solve simple problems related to your own field of study.

Content

Basic algebraic operations, the notion of square root, rules for exponents, simplification of polynomial expressions and simple rational expressions, simple linear and quadratic polynomial equations, percentages, simple geometry and trigonometry for right triangles, basics of functions, verbal problems.

Location and time

The course begins on 9.4. with a presentation of the course in Zoom at the course Zoom address https://jamk.zoom.us/j/61422159156, Passcode: 810239 at 17:30 - 18:30. The presentation can later be viewed on a recording, the address of which will appear on the front page of the workspace.

The course ends on 28.5. at 23:55.

The final exam that will conclude this implementation will be held on Thursday 23.5. at 17:30 - 19:00 in a web-controlled manner at the Zoom addresses of the monitoring groups to be announced later. Log in to the final exam control address already at 16:00 to check your identity and test environment. In the final exam, scratch paper is allowed, but formulas or electronic formulas and calculators or calculator programs are not allowed. The supervision of the final exam takes place with the help of the student's webcam or mobile phone used as a surveillance camera. More detailed instructions can be found on the Final exam tab in the workspace.

Materials

The material is in the learning environment, and it consists of files, videos, exercises by pen and paper and automatic tests.

Teaching methods

Notice! This implementation is an elective course for those intending to become multimodal students in energy and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering. Other students will be directed to other implementations of the corresponding course.

Course is web-based self-directed course in Moodle environment. There is no contact lessons on this course.

Guiding for use of the environment in Zoom
on Tue 9.4. at 17:30 - 18:30
on Thu 11.4. at 9:00 - 10:00
on Thu 11.4. at 15:00 - 16:00

Guiding for the final exam in Zoom
on Mon 13.5. at 17:30 - 18:30
on Wed 15.5. at 9:00 - 10:00
on Wed 15.5. at 15:00 - 16:00

Exam schedules

When you get enough points for the automatically scored practice test assignments and you have also completed the booklet assignments, you will have access to the pass tests. The time of the pass test is limited to one hour. You can take each pass test three times.

Pass tests must be passed before the final examination. Register for the final exam in advance no later than 16.5. In Moodle, on the tab Final exam and course feedback!

Completion alternatives

There are no alternative ways of completing the course

Student workload

Independent work 79 h, exam 2 h.

When the course lasts about 6 weeks and there are 6 topics to cover, 13 hours are available for one subject area.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You are able to simplify simple polynomial- and rational expressions and evaluate expressions numerically. You recognise the difference between an expression and an equation. You can explain how simplifying an expression differs from the process of solving an equation. You are able to solve simple linear and quadratic polynomial equations. You can solve the edges and angles of right triangles. You can solve simple problems with equations. You know the notation for functions, are able to read the values of a function from a graph, and compute values of a given function using the functions expression. You recognise the equation of a line, are able to draw the line by using it, and you can determine the equation of a line from a picture.

Further information

Each pass test gives a maximum of 12 points. The maximum score for the final exam is 64 points.

The selection score is the sum of the pass test points and the final exam score. The applicant must score at least 50 points in total in order to be admitted. Applicants are selected in order of points with the highest score first.

This course is accepted if the score for each passing test is at least 9 points and the final exam score is at least 48.