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Module organisation
The module runs for the second half (12 weeks) of the academic year and comprises of
three lectures and one tutorial per week (total of 44 hours contact time).
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
2. Integrate by parts;
3. Integrate trigonometric and rational functions;
4. Formulate and solve a first order differential equation;
5. Determine if a sequence converges or not;
6. Test a series for convergence;
7. Approximate a function by polynomials;
8. Calculate solutions to systems of linear equations and find inverse matrices, by different
methods and describe why some methods are more efficient than others.
Module content
Vectors and their use for describing lines and planes in space, scalar and cross products
[This is added compared to recent years];
Evaluation of integrals;
Notion of a differential equation;
Polynomials, sequences and series including simple convergence tests, Taylor and
Maclaurin Series; [This section will be abbreviated compared to recent years.]
Gaussian elimination;
Matrix algebra;
Theorems on existence of matrix inverses;
Determinants.
Teaching strategies
The teaching strategy is a mixture of lectures and problem-solving tutorials. The format of
lectures is conventional, however, the atmosphere is informal, and interaction and
discussion is normal. Students are encouraged to ask questions in the lectures. In the
tutorials, the students work on problems to practice and apply the methods introduced in
the lectures. Discussion of problems in small groups is encouraged and facilitated.
Assessment
Assessment is by means of assignments and a two-hour end-of-year written examination.
The end-of-year examination contributes 80% towards the final grade and the weekly
assignments contribute 20%.
Required Texts
Calculus: Late Transcendetals 10th edition, Howard Anton, Irl C. Bivens, Stephen Davis
Elementary Linear Algebra – with Supplementary applications 11th edition , Howard
Anton and Chris Rorres
access code for WileyPlus (available separately or as a bundle with the textbooks).
Further information
See http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~richardt/MA1E02/ for precise details on all of the above
including the textbooks.