Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Computer Science and Mathematics
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Module Offerings
4114MATHS-SEP-CTY
Aims
To familiarise students with fundamental skills and mathematical techniques.
To provide students with an appreciation of the concept of mathematical proof and give opportunities for practicing different proof techniques.
To introduce students to mathematical writing.
To give students an appreciation in which historical context and in which cultures fundamental mathematical concepts originated.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Apply fundamental mathematical skills and implement them in the solution of practical problems.
2.
Carry out and understand routine calculations related to logical formulae and sets, sequences and series, functions and mappings and complex arithmetic.
3.
Clearly present mathematical arguments in oral presentations and in writing.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Logic and set theory
Sequences and series
Function and mappings
Complex numbers
Introduction to the concept of mathematical proof
Writing and presenting mathematics
Additional Information:This module aims to increase confidence in using a variety of fundamental mathematical techniques. In both the sections covering mathematical skills as well as the introduction to proof the historical context and the cultural background will be explained to give students and appreciation of the diversity of mathematics.