Overview
In this unit, you will apply essential mathematical concepts, processes, and techniques to support the development of mathematical descriptions and models for problems in science and engineering domains. You will investigate and apply the properties of linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions in appropriate settings, use trigonometric functions to solve relevant problems and describe periodic phenomena. You will also learn and apply principles of applied calculus for describing and solving engineering problems. Other important elements of this unit are the effective communication of results, concepts, and ideas using mathematics as a language in a way that demonstrates a clear, logical, and precise approach.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Anti-requisites: MATH11218, MATH11246Pre-requisite: MATH11247
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data
The unit requirements score in the student survey dropped.
In the beginning of the term all assignments and assessment requirements in the unit need to be presented to the students.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data
The useful learning materials score in the student survey declined.
The specific example problem solutions discussed in the class need to be shared with the students with clear working steps.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data
The learning from the assessments score in the student survey plummeted.
A specific class time may be arranged to discuss the student's mistakes in their submitted assignments.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data
The useful feedback score in the student survey decreased.
Tutorial classes along with separate consultation time may be allocated.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data
The overall student satisfaction score in the student survey was reduced
Following the previously listed recommendations may improve the student satisfaction score.
- Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on application to engineering disciplines
- Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
- Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of engineering disciplines
- Solve engineering related problems using foundation mathematics and introductory calculus techniques.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Intermediate
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 4 - Examination - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 40% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Essentials and Examples of Applied Mathematics
- Edition: 2nd (2022)
- Authors: William W. Guo
- Pearson Australia,
- Melbourne Melbourne , VIC , Australia
- ISBN: 978-0-655-70362-4
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Computer - ability to access study materials, including instructional videos and scan and upload assessment.
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.rahman2@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 14 Jul 2025Module/Topic
Unit Introduction Functions and Graphs
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 4; complete Week 1 exercises.
Week 2
Begin Date: 21 Jul 2025Module/Topic
Polynomial Functions
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 5; complete Week 2 exercises.
Week 3
Begin Date: 28 Jul 2025Module/Topic
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 6; complete Week 3 exercises.
Online Quiz 1 opens Monday.
Week 4
Begin Date: 04 Aug 2025Module/Topic
Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 7; complete Week 4 exercises
Online Quiz 1 continues.
Week 5
Begin Date: 11 Aug 2025Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (I)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 10.1-10.2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 10.1-10.2; complete Week 5 exercises.
Online Quiz 1 closes on Sunday.
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 18 Aug 2025Module/Topic
Mid-Term Break
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 25 Aug 2025Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (II)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 10.3, 10.4 (Example 10.36-37), 11.1 (Examples
11.1, 11.2, 11.3)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 10.3, 10.4 (Example 10.36-37), 11.1 (Examples 11.1, 11.2, 11.3); complete Week 6 exercises.
Online Quiz 2 opens Monday.
Assignment 1 Due: Week 6 Friday (29 Aug 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7
Begin Date: 01 Sep 2025Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (III)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 11.2, 11.3, 11.4
(Examples 11.6-8, 11.20-23)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 (Examples 11.6-8, 11.20-23);
complete Week 7 exercises.
Online Quiz 2 continues.
Week 8
Begin Date: 08 Sep 2025Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (IV)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 13.1, 14.1, 15 (Example 15.1-2, 15.7-8)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 13.1, 14.1, 15 (Example 15.1-2, 15.7-8); complete Week 8 exercises.
Online Quiz 2 closes on Sunday.
Week 9
Begin Date: 15 Sep 2025Module/Topic
Introduction to Calculus (V)
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 16.1, 16.2.1 (Physical plane areas)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 16.1, 16.2.1 (Physical plane areas); complete Week 9 exercises.
Online Quiz 3 opens Monday.
Week 10
Begin Date: 22 Sep 2025Module/Topic
Vectors
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 8; complete Week 10 exercises.
Online Quiz 3 continues.
Assignment 2 Due: Week 10 Friday (26 Sept 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11
Begin Date: 29 Sep 2025Module/Topic
Complex numbers
Chapter
Textbook: Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapter 9; complete Week 11 exercises
Online Quiz 3 continues.
Week 12
Begin Date: 06 Oct 2025Module/Topic
Systems of Linear Equations, Unit review and examination preparation.
Chapter
Textbook: Chapters 18.2, 18.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Read Chapters 18.2, 18.3; complete Week 12 exercises.
Online Quiz 3 closes on Sunday.
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 13 Oct 2025Module/Topic
Exam week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 20 Oct 2025Module/Topic
Exam week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Unit Coordinator: Dr Azad Rahman
email: a.rahman2@cqu.edu.au
Telephone (Office): 0749309313
Office: Rockhampton, North, CQUniversity, Building 30, First Floor, Room 1.10.
Textbook: Essentials and Examples of Applied Mathematics
Author: Guo, William W.,
2nd edition; 2020
The e-book version of the textbook is available in CQU Library recourses (ProQuest Ebook Central)
Access Model: Please note that the Ebook platform supports three concurrent users (3U)
If you have any individual queries, please do not hesitate to email me and I will get back to you within two working days.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
- This assessment consists of three online progressive quizzes.
- The quizzes will cover the mathematical concepts and basic operations of all topics covered over the term.
- Details on questions will be released once a quiz session is open.
- The opening and closing dates for the quizzes are provided in the Unit Profile schedule and Moodle.
AI ASSESSMENT SCALE - NO AI
You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
You are allowed to use Grammarly or similar writing improvement tools to improve the quality of your assessment.
This assessment is exempted from the 72-hour submission grace period and must be completed by the stated submission date/time.
3
Other
The dates for each quiz is detailed in the Schedule of the Unit Profile.
Your result will be automatically displayed on screen once you completed your final attempt.
- Each question has 5 choices, of which only ONE is correct.
- You are allowed 3 attempts to answer a question, and the last answer will be saved and graded.
- No penalty is applied for multiple attempts.
- You get the full mark for a correct answer and no mark for an incorrect answer.
- No partial marks are available.
- Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on application to engineering disciplines
- Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Written Assessment
- This is an individual assignment.
- This assignment will test your knowledge of topics covered in Weeks 1-4.
- The assignment details will be available on the Moodle website.
- Handwritten answers/solutions for the assessment task must be scanned and uploaded to the Moodle site.
AI ASSESSMENT SCALE - NO AI
You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
You are allowed to use Grammarly or similar writing improvement tools to improve the quality of your assessment.
Week 6 Friday (29 Aug 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (12 Sept 2025)
- The final mark for this assignment is out of 20.
- Questions are awarded the full marks allocated if they are error-free.
- Partial marks are given if there are some errors.
- No marks are given if the question is not attempted or it contains so many errors as to render the attempt to be without value.
- Answers to all questions should be neatly and clearly presented and all appropriate working should be shown.
- Assignments will receive NO marks if submitted when the solutions are released.
- Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of engineering disciplines
- Solve engineering related problems using foundation mathematics and introductory calculus techniques.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 Written Assessment
- This is an individual assignment.
- This assignment will test your knowledge of topics covered in Weeks 5-9.
- The assignment details will be available on the Moodle website
- Handwritten answers/solutions for the assessment task must be scanned and uploaded to the Moodle site.
AI ASSESSMENT SCALE - NO AI
You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
You are allowed to use Grammarly or similar writing improvement tools to improve the quality of your assessment.
Week 10 Friday (26 Sept 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (10 Oct 2025)
- The final mark for this assignment is out of 20.
- Questions are awarded the full marks allocated if they are error-free.
- Partial marks are given if there are some errors.
- No marks are given if the question is not attempted or it contains so many errors as to render the attempt to be without value.
- Answers to all questions should be neatly and clearly presented and all appropriate working should be shown.
- Assignments will receive NO marks if submitted after the solutions are released.
- Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of engineering disciplines
- Solve engineering related problems using foundation mathematics and introductory calculus techniques.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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