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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Provides students with an introduction to mathematics in society, opportunities to build personal numeracy, as well as the skills and confidence to effectively engage with units in their course and future professional settings that require numeracy skills or applications of mathematics; includes ICT applications.
Unit content
Topic 1: Critical Thinking - Problem solving
Topic 2: System of Numeration
Topic 3: Number theory
Topic 4: Real Numbers
Topic 5: Introduction to Algebra
Topic 6: Algebra: Graphs and Functions
Topic 7: Measurement
Topic 8: Geometry
Topic 9: Probability; theoretical and experimental understandings
Topic 10: Descriptive Statistics
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | discuss the history and role of mathematics in society | |||||||
| 2 | demonstrate personal competence in mathematics to a level appropriate for their intended tertiary study and later professional settings | |||||||
| 3 | demonstrate the mathematical understandings and capabilities that enable the integration of numeracy into professional and societal use | |||||||
| 4 | plan for, collect, analyse, represent and apply data for individual and professional use in a variety of settings in ethical and appropriate ways including applications to probability | |||||||
| 5 | employ a range of appropriate technology applications for mathematics and numeracy, in everyday and professional settings. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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discuss the history and role of mathematics in society
- GA1:
- GA4:
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demonstrate personal competence in mathematics to a level appropriate for their intended tertiary study and later professional settings
- GA1:
- GA4:
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demonstrate the mathematical understandings and capabilities that enable the integration of numeracy into professional and societal use
- GA1:
- GA4:
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plan for, collect, analyse, represent and apply data for individual and professional use in a variety of settings in ethical and appropriate ways including applications to probability
- GA1:
- GA4:
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employ a range of appropriate technology applications for mathematics and numeracy, in everyday and professional settings.
- GA1:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- Angel, AR, Abbott, CD & Runde, DC, 2014, Survey of Mathematics with Applications, Pearson New International Edition,, Pearson, Harlow, England. ISBN: 9781292040196.