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Mathematics A (Spring 2010) |
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| Course code : | A-MATA-U4 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 21 | Status : | Compulsory |
| Revised : | 17/08 2010 | Written : | 09/08 2007 |
| Placement : | Hours per week : | 11 | |
| Length : | 2 semesters | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | Together with English C and Physics B, this course aims to give the student competencies and qualifications needed to apply for admission to an engineering education at IHK. | ||
| Principal Content : | Arithmetic with real numbers and powers. Equations and inequalities. Functions: Basic concepts, linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Trigonometry. Vectors and analytical geometry in the plane and in space. Derivatives, including properties, monotony and optimization. Indefinite and definite integrals, including properties and calculation of areas and volumes. Linear differential equations of first order, including simple modeling. For further information please see Studieordning for adgangskursus og adgangseksamen til ingeniøruddannelserne which can be found on IHK’s home page www.ihk.dk. An English version of this is not yet available. |
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| Teaching method : | Lectures, student presentations, assignments in groups and individually. Two project works. Homework to be handed in every week. |
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| Required prequisites : | 12 years of school with mathematics all 12 years. Minimum score last year should be 70 %. An IELTS score of at least 5.5 (or similar). |
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| Type of examination : | Look under remarks | ||
| External examiner : | External | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | 1st semester : 12 lessons per week 2nd semester : 10 lessons per week The exam is a 4 hour written exam (midway) at B level and a 4 hour written exam and an oral exam at the end of the course at A level. |
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| Teaching material : | Poul Anker Petersen: Algebra and Geometry; Functions and Calculus I; Trigonometric functions and Calculus II; Vectors and Geometry. IHK: Instructive exam papers and previous exam papers, mathematics, Foundation Course January 2010 (Vejledende eksamensopgaver og eksamensopgaver, matematik, adgangskursus januar 2010). Graph calculator with abstract symbol manipulation. |
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| Responsible teacher : | Karen Isaacson
, karis@dtu.dk |
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