Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will study common functions and single-variable differential calculus. Through a visual, verbal, numerical and algebraic approach, you will formulate and apply functions and graphs in modelling applied mathematics problems. You will also develop a conceptual understanding of calculus and apply differentiation to solve problems in science, engineering and other disciplines. Other important elements of this unit are the communication of results, concepts and ideas using mathematics as a language.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: Admission to CC10 or completion of MATH11246 Essentials of Applied Mathematics or MATH11160 Technology Mathematics Anti-Requisite: MATH11163 Mathematics 1A 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 3. Examination | 50% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 32.26% response rate.
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.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Some students find it hard to learn and apply the Calculus knowledge.
Remind the students frequently during lectures to review foundation mathematics topics to bridge knowledge gaps and introduce more practical examples in the lecture contents and tutorial materials.
Students were regularly reminded during lectures to review key foundation mathematics topics in order to address knowledge gaps. Additional examples were incorporated into the lecture content to strengthen students' understanding and application of the concepts.
Source: Student Unit Feedback
Students were pleased with the organisation of the unit.
Continue with the current learning and teaching practices.
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Feedback
Most students found the mathematics study to be both challenging and enjoyable.
Continue to provide a positive and supportive learning experience.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator's Reflections
Insufficient stronger links between unit content and its relevance to real-world contexts and career opportunities.
Consider using real-world use cases to highlight the applied aspect of the unit content.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Formulate and apply functions and graphs in modelling applied mathematics problems
- Solve problems using the concepts of limit, continuity and derivative, and rules of differentiation of functions
- Determine solutions to problems involving rates of change, optimisation and approximate computation through differentiation
- Communicate results, concepts and ideas in context using mathematics as a language.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Examination | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |