To enhance writing, reading & study skills of students.
- Teacher: Sharita Furtado
The aim of this module is to equip the students understanding of pure mathematics necessary to meet
the cognitive and practical requirements of higher education programmes.
MODULE CONTENT
- Functions and Graph
Algebra of functions and compositions; One-one functions and their inverses Solving quadratic
equations by Factorizing, quadratic formula, graph; Complex roots of quadratic equation; Vertex,
axis of symmetry, intercepts and graph of quadratic functions; Modelling with quadratic functions,
Application in real life problems
2. Logarithmic and exponential functions
Laws of logarithm, Solving logarithmic and exponential equations; Relation between exponential
and logarithmic functions; Graph of exponential and logarithmic Functions; Modelling with
Exponential Function, Application in real life problems.
3. Introduction to Matrices :
Order of matrix, transpose of matrix, addition , subtraction and scalar Multiplication of matrix,
determinants.
4. Trigonometry
Unit circle and Basic Trigonometric Functions; Trigonometric identities; Graphs of Sine and Cosine
Functions; Addition and Subtraction formula, The Laws of Sines and Cosines, Application in real life
problems
5. Basic Concepts on Statistics and Probability
Introduction to statistics: Terms, Tables and charts.
Measures on Central Tendency (Mean, Median & Mode);Measures on dispersion( Variance and
Standard Deviation) Application in real life problems.
Introduction to Probability, Application in real life problems.
- Teacher: Rusul Isam Mahdi