MATH13218 - Advanced Applications of Mathematics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will apply techniques to solve ordinary differential equations (ODEs) from science, engineering, and business domains. You will study the principles of proving for critical thinking and function analysis for logical reasoning in science, engineering and business applications. In this final mathematics unit in the Bachelor of Education (mathematics minor), you will critically analyse strategies and practices in mathematics teaching and assessment design from selected literature.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MATH12224 Calculus B or MATH11219 Applied Calculus

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).

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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).

Assessment Overview

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. Annotated bibliography 10%
4. Examination 40%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 33.33% 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.

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Students appreciated the challenging but enjoyable journey of their mathematics study.
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Continue to offer a positive supported learning experience.
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The good practices for learning and teaching have been maintained.
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Most students appreciated the challenging but enjoyable journey of their mathematics study.
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Continue to offer a positive supported learning experience.
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Update the unit Moodle site.
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Add detailed weekly study instructions and supporting resources to the unit Moodle site.
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Apply principles of proving for critical thinking
  2. Use function analysis for logical reasoning in science, engineering, and business applications
  3. Solve ordinary differential equations with different techniques in science, engineering, and business domains
  4. Critically analyse strategies and practices in mathematics teaching and assessment design from selected literature.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Written Assessment •
3 - Annotated bibliography •
4 - Examination • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Annotated bibliography • • • • •
4 - Examination • • •