MATH1231: Mathematics 1B

Weekly quizzes - 10%
Lab tests - 15% x 2
Assignment - 10%
Exam - 50%

MATH1131

I found the course alright, but maybe it's because I had a great algebra lecturer (my calculus lecturer wasn't that good lol), or maybe it's because I had a better math tutor. The exam was pretty rough, especially since they changed the exam structure so they could increase the difficulty of the exam. The weekly tests, lab tests and assignment wasn't too bad, but at the same time, I don't do well in exams so make sure you can get as many pre-exam marks as possible.

6

3/5

Yes but only the document recorder.

Milan Pahor/Jeya Jeyakumar

Yes, there are course notes available on Moodle.

3/5

S.L. Salas, E. Hille and G.J. Etgen, Calculus – One and Several Variables, any recent edition, Wiley
but not compulsory to purchase. Honestly, I only used the course notes.

2019 T2

20% tutorial class tests, 20% Maple (lab test and online tutorials), 60% final exam

MATH1131

The lectures first off were excellent. Daniel Mansfield is probably the most interesting and engaging lecture I have had while at UNSW. Joshua Capel although not as on the funny side of telling stories as Mansfield he still a really good lecture who throughly explains and works through the problems and is easy to understand and follow.

The 20% class quizzes are definitely harder than MATH1131, however, still same as before if you do the tutorial questions and the past class tests at the back of the tutorial books you will do relatively well as the questions are similar. Maple as usual is something that is boring to do but gives you free marks if you do it. The 60% final exam was difficult but similar to the past papers provided and the amount of resources on this section is more than ample to help with your preparations as they even have livestreams where they go through some past papers.
Overall the course was really good and well taught but as usual with a maths subject you have to put in consistent effort through the term to get a good mark as it is difficult to absorb a large number of concepts in a short time particularly if you are not mathematically inclined

2 x 2 hr lectures, 1 x 1 hr tutorial

3

Yes

Daniel Mansfield (Algebra) and Joshua Capel (Calculus)

Course pack and lecture notes have everything needed

4.5

Don't need the textbook just use the course pack

2018 Semester 2

90

- 4 quizzes (best 3 marks count towards the final grade); contributes 20% of the final grade
- Online Maple tutorials (best 8/12 count); contributes 12% of the final grade
- Maple lab test; contributes 8% of the final grade
- Final exam; contributes 60% of the final grade

Completion of MATH1131/1141.

For the most part, I quite enjoyed it! It was a good continuation to MATH1131/1141, and most of the content itself was quite interesting. Algebra was basically a bit more on vectors (how we define vector spaces, subspaces, etc), before diving into the ideas of transformations and probability/statistics. It wasn't hard and required minimal studying to get by, and I recommend doing most of the problem sets (although quite tiresome and repetitive) if you're really aiming for a Distinction or High Distinction. Otherwise, minimal studying is required to pass.

For Calculus, we began discussing the idea of polynomials as a way to approximate a non-polynomial function. This was captured in a topic called "Taylor Series". Most of the Calculus-related aspects could technically be taught in Extension 1 or 2, as they aren't hard concepts to grasp. As mentioned above, minimal studying is required to pass so if you're looking for a pass/credit, you don't need to do much. But this should be a subject where you're getting Distinctions/High Distinctions.
From week 2 to week 13 (not sure what it is now due to trimesters; week 10 I think?), there is a Calculus/Algebra online tutorial that you must complete and the best 8/12 of them counted. It should be an easy 12% to achieve since you have unlimited amount of attempts so uh you should technically be getting close to 100%.

2 x 2hr lectures (1hr Algebra, 1hr Calculus), 1hr tutorials from Weeks 2 to 13.

2/5

Yes.

Algebra - Dr. Daniel Mansfield; Calculus - Dr. John Roberts

The Course Pack covers the entire Algebra and Calculus booklets with the problem sets and theory, as well as solutions to past exam papers.

3.5/5

18s2

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