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MATH1140/M10A Basic Introductory Mathematics

Course Name: 
Basic Introductory Mathematics
Course Code: 
MATH1140/M10A
Course Credits: 
6 Credits
Level: 
I
Prerequisites: 
CAPE or GCE A-Level Mathematics, or MATH0100/MO8B and MATH0110/M08C, or equivalent.
Course Description: 

Logic: Elementary set theory; basic concepts in logic, logical arguments

and proofs.

Algebra: Binary operations; relations; functions; injective, bijective, and

invertible functions.

Real numbers: The natural numbers; induction; the axioms of the real

number system; solving inequalities.

  

Complex numbers: Complex arithmetic, the polar form of a complex

number; Argand diagrams; powers and roots of a complex number.

Vector, MAtrices and Linear Algebra: Vectors in 2 and 3 dimensions; vector

equations of lines and planes; dot products, cross products; solutions of

systems of linear equations, the Gaussian elimination algorithm; matrices

and matrix algebra; determinants, computing determinants.

Assessment: 
One 3-hour paper 60% Two Midterm Exams 40%
Categoryofcourses: 
Semester: 
I
coursedegree: 
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