Academic Handbook Course Descriptors and Programme Specifications
LMATH4118 Mathematical Methods II Course Descriptor
| Course Code | LMATH4118 | Discipline | Math |
| UK Credit | 15 | US Credit | 4 |
| FHEQ level | 4 | Date approved | June 2022 |
| Core Attributes | Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) | ||
| Prerequisites | LMATH4204 Mathematical Methods I | ||
| Co-requisites | None | ||
Course Overview
Mathematical Methods II is a mathematics course intended for those studying natural sciences, engineering, finance or economics. The course continues from Mathematical Methods I. The following topics are presented with scientific or economic applications: Further integration; approximation of functions; applications; vectors; Euclidean spaces.
Course Aims
This course aims to:
- Provide a thorough grounding in the further techniques of integral calculus, function approximation, vectors and geometry.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
| K1a | Demonstrate an understanding of integral calculus theory, function approximation and vector techniques. |
| K2a | Demonstrate the ability to solve problems in applied settings. |
Subject Specific Skills
| S1a | Apply a fundamental understanding of integral calculus, function approximation and vector algebra to case studies in science and/or economics. |
Transferable and Professional Skills
| T1a | Use the analytical and algebraic techniques covered in the course in the consideration of more complex scientific and/or economic challenges, including engineering and/or finance. |
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning strategies for this course will include:
A minimum of 36 contact hours, typically to include interactive group teaching, small group tutorials, and in-class presentations and exams.
Course information and supplementary materials are available on the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Students will receive individualised developmental feedback on their work for this course.
Students are required to attend and participate in all the formal and timetabled sessions for this course. Students are also expected to manage their directed learning and independent study in support of the course.
Assessment
Formative
Students will be formatively assessed through in-class activities, including quizzes, and during office hours. Set homework exercises will be assigned regularly, and will be tested in the exams. Students are expected to keep up with the set exercises in order to prepare for the exams.
Formative assessments are ones that do not count towards the final grade but will provide students with developmental feedback.
Summative
| AE | Assessment Activity | Weighting (%) | Duration |
| 1 | Examination | 30% | 75 minutes |
| 2 | Written | 10% | 3 hours |
| 3 | Examination | 60% | 2 hours |
Feedback
Students will receive feedback in a variety of ways: written (including via email correspondence); oral (within office hours or on an ad hoc basis) and indirectly through class discussion.
Feedback on examinations is provided through generic internal examiners’ reports and made available to students on the VLE. For all other summative assessment methods, feedback is made available to the student either via email, the VLE or another appropriate method.
Indicative Reading
Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists for courses are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative reading list provided below is used as part of the approval/modification process only.
Books
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Metric Edition, 9th Edition, by James Stewart, Daniel K. Clegg, Saleem Watson.
Indicative Topics
The following topics are included in the course:
- Numerical methods for integration
- Polynomial approximation to functions
- Taylor and Maclaurin series
- Polar coordinates
- Vectors, Euclidean spaces – lines, planes and hyperplanes
| Title: LMATH4118 Mathematical Methods II Course Descriptor
Approved by: Academic Board Location: Academic Handbook/Programme specifications and Handbooks/Mobility Courses |
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| Version number | Date approved | Date published | Owner | Proposed next review date | Modification (As per AQF4) & category number |
| 2.0 | July 2023 | July 2023 | Dr Marianna Koli | June 2027 | Category 1: Corrections/clarifications to documents which do not change approved content or learning outcomes.
Category 2: Change to assessment strategy Category 3: Changes to Course Learning Outcomes |
| 1.1 | November 2022 | January 2023 | Dr Marianna Koli | June 2027 | Category 1: Corrections/clarifications to documents which do not change approved content or learning outcomes |
| 1.0 | June 2022 | August 2022 | Dr Marianna Koli | ||