Welcome to Math 134!
I wish you great success with your studies. Take control of your learning by working consistently and asking for help and this may be the most successful Mathematics course of your life!
Lecturer: Mrs. Anita Campbell
Room F33 Science Building, Tel: 033-260-5784,
Consulting times:
Mon 9:30 – 11:15; Tue 10:30 – 11:15; Wed 11:30 - 1; Thur 1:30 – 2; Fri (8:40 – 10:20 in G24) and 12 – 2.
Drop-in consulting without an appointment are very welcome. If you can’t make consultation times, e-mail or phone for an alternative time.
Lectures
Lectures are repeated but on different days, so stick to one stream. Venue: C12
Stream 1:
Mon 7 (13:15 – 14:00), Tue 3 (9:35 - 10:20), Wed 1 (7:45 – 8:30), Thur 6 (12:20 – 13:05)
Stream 2:
Wed 3&4 (9:35 – 11:15), Thur 8 (14:10 – 14:55), Fri 8 (14:10 – 14:55)
On-line quizzes can be accessed at moodle.sciag.ukzn.ac.za/math. To get access to the quizzes, you will have to activate your computer account by swiping your student card at a registration computer at a computer LAN.
Help with accessing the Moodle quiz will be available in the LAN G24, Science Building from 10:00 – 12:00 on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 February.
The Math 134 home page has information, lecture notes and past papers is www.maths.unp.ac.za Follow links to Coursework and Math 134.
Tutorials
Starting on 16 February, you will attend a double-period tutorial on Tuesdays periods 5&6 or periods 9&10. Check the notice boards or Math 134 website for your allocations. At the tutorial you will be given work to do. A register will be taken and attendance is compulsory. If you have a clash with your tutorial allocation, see Mrs Campbell.
Course Description
Linear Algebra, LinearProgramming, Financial Mathematics, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, Differential and Integral Calculus. (Don’t worry if some of these words are meaningless – the aim of this module is to make you familiar with them.)
Tips for Succeeding with Maths
1. Attend and participate in lectures.
2. Build up a memory bank of achieving in Maths through lectures and the on-line quizzes.
3. Revise lecture notes at least twice a week.
4. Attempt all tutorial questions.
5. Ask for help from class-mates, tutors and Mrs. Campbell.
6. Find out what studying methods work best for you – and use them.
7. Work harder than you think you have to.
Assessment
The first test is on Friday 26 February 2010 from 15:30 – 16:30 in two different venues.
Surnames A, B, C, …, M, N will write in the Students’ Union. Surnames O, P, Q, …, Z will write in the Petrie Hall. Please reconfirm the venue allocations shortly before the test. Here is some space to write them in:
Test 2 date:
Test 3 date:
The other test dates will be on the course website www.maths.unp.ac.za/math once the dates have been finalized.
If you miss a test due to illness, sporting or other commitments, and you supply a doctor’s certificate no later than 24 hours after the test or an official letter before the test, you may qualify to do the end-of-semester make-up test, covering the whole semester’s work.
On-line Moodle quizzes make up 10% of your Class Mark.
Class Tests 1, 2 and 3 each make up 30% of your Class Mark.
The Class Mark makes up 33.33% of the final mark. The May exam makes up 66.67% of the final mark. If your final mark is in the range 40 – 49%, you are allowed to write a supplementary exam in July. The supplementary exam mark replaces your May exam mark but your class mark still counts.
The final date of withdrawal from semester 1 modules is Friday 9 April 2010.
Best wishes (or in Zulu, ngikufisela okuhle kodwa!, in French, meilleurs, in Spanish, los mejores deseos, in Dutch, beste wensen, in Finnish, onnea) for your studies in 2010.