Overview
Registration for Semester 1 2012 is now closed. Register your interest for Semester 2
This course provides a Maths B prerequisite and assumed knowledge and is suitable for students aiming to study business, engineering, science and many other courses.
- Delivery
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Where:
Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus
2 George Street, Brisbane
Room details will be confirmed closer to the course commencement date.
When:Semester Start date End date Class days and times Status Registration closing date Semester 1 14 February 24 May Tuesday and Thursday, 6 - 9 pm Registration now closed (course full) Semester 2 24 July 1 November Tuesday and Thursday, 6 - 9 pm (optional tutorials, both days at 5.30 pm) Registration not open To be confirmed Summer semester (evening) 5 November 20 December Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 - 9 pm Registration not open To be confirmed Summer semester (day) 19 November 20 December Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 am - 1.30 pm Registration not open To be confirmed - Cost
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$1,100 per person (GST free)
- Contact
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For further information regarding course content or assessment, contact Ruth Hubbard.
For all registration or payments queries, please contact the Office of Continuing Professional Education.
Details
Registration for Semester 1 2012 is now closed. Register your interest for Semester 2
This course supplies a Maths B prerequisite and assumed knowledge to meet course entry requirements. This course will give a good background in important maths topics and build your confidence for your studies at university. If you start well-prepared, you will be able to enjoy your first year and profit from it.
Students who are working full-time are not advised to take both Maths B and Chemistry Bridging Courses in the same semester. The workload may be too much for some students.
Course materials
UNILEARN Mathematics Modules and other course materials will be provided to the students on a loan basis. Students will need to bring a scientific calculator to each class.
Assessment
Assessment will consist of short tests, take home assignments and a final examination. In order to obtain a pass in the Mathematics B course, you must get at least 40% in the final examination.
The classes are small and the teachers make every endeavor to help each student to succeed.
QTAC
If you need to send your results to QTAC, it is the your responsibility to submit your results to QTAC. We will no longer be providing results to QTAC. Please ensure you check QTAC submission dates and submit your results to QTAC in time.
Course topics
- Basic algebra, linear equations, formulas, simultaneous equations, modeling word problems
- Functions and their graphs, linear and quadratic functions and quadratic equations
- Indices, exponential functions and their graphs, inverse functions, laws of logarithms, equations with logarithms, applications to financial mathematics
- Polynomials, factoring, sequences and series, geometric series
- Analytical geometry of points, lines and circles
- Trigonometry, right triangles, radian measure, trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric equations
- Introduction to differential calculus, graphical representation of the derivative, derivatives of standard functions, differentiation rules, applications to problems, maxima and minima
- Antiderivatives, indefinite and definite integrals, integration rules, application to areas
- Statistics, presenting data in tables and graphs, calculating basic statistics, sigma notation
- Introduction to probability, permutations and combinations
- Discrete and continuous probability distributions, binomial and normal distributions
- Introduction to correlation and regression.
Register
Registration for Semester 1 2012 is now closed. Register your interest for Semester 2
Registration for Semester One 2012 now closed.
You can register your interest for Semester 2 and we'll notify you by email when online registrations are opened. Registering your interest does not guarantee you a place in the course.
Register your interest for Semester 2, 2012
Course Payment Methods
When you register for the course, we'll automatically email you an invoice. You can pay for your place in the course by credit card when you register, or by cheque, EFT/direct debit or credit card once you've received your invoice.
Cancellation
To cancel your registration, you must apply in writing to the Course Manager at the Office of Continuing Professional Education.
If you withdraw before the start date of a course, your tuition fees will be refunded less $100. If you have not paid your tuition fee by the start date of the course, you will be required to pay $100 of the tuition fee.
We reserve the right to cancel the course under certain circumstances, such as low registration numbers. If this happens, we will advise you as soon as possible, and give you a full refund. We are not responsible for any expenses you may have incurred if the course is cancelled.
Semesters 1 and 2
If you withdraw within the first four weeks of the course, 50% of tuition fees will be refunded.
If you have not paid 50% of tuition fee by this time you will be required to do so.
If you withdraw four weeks after the course commencement date, you will not receive a refund.
You must have paid all of the tuition fees by the fourth week of the course.
Summer Semester
If you withdraw within the first two weeks of the course, 50% of tuition fees will be refunded.
If you have not paid 50% of tuition fee by this time you will be required to do so.
If you withdraw two weeks after the course commencement date, you will not receive a refund.
You must have paid all of the tuition fees by the second week of the course.
