Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar

Module Offerings

3518IFESG-JAN-PAR
3518IFESG-SEP-PAR

Aims

To introduce students to the principles of Applied Mathematics and to give students the grounding necessary to progress to an Engineering degree programme.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify the appropriate functions, physical quantities and units involved in the mathematical description of a problem.
2.
Produce mathematical formulations and plots of vector quantities as well as calculate sums and products involving two or more different vectors.
3.
Predict the effects of forces on particles and the effect of moments on simple three-dimensional objects as a result of Newton’s laws of motion.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Basic mathematical concepts: - Working with physical quantities, units and significant figures - Introduction to trigonometric functions - Vectors: Mathematical and graphical representations Forces and Moments - Newton's laws of motion - Moments of forces"
Module Overview:
To introduce students to the principles of Applied Mathematics and to give students the grounding necessary to progress to IY1.None
Additional Information:None

Assessments

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