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SX3007: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

None.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jonathan Elmer

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

  • Numbers
  • Formulae
  • Cryptography
  • Controlling traffic
  • Probability
  • Biology
  • Logic
  • Special relativity
  • Economy
  • Computing Science
  • Saving fuel of a spaceship
  • Chaos

Further Information & Notes

Available to students in Year 3 & 4 only.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment: two online tests (30% each), the remaining 40% comes from other types of in-course assessment

Resit: To be arranged. Only the marks obtained at the first attempt can count towards Honours classification.

Formative Assessment

In-course assignments will normally be marked within one week and feedback provided to students in tutorials. Students will be invited to contact the Course Coordinator for feedback on the final examination.

Feedback

In-course assessment will be marked and feedback provided to the students.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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