MAT1 is given as a year-long unsemesterized two-credit course.
Credit
in MAT 1 must be obtained by students who wish to major in certain
subjects (such as Applied Mathematics, Physics and Mathematical
Statistics) and by students registered for the BBusSci degree.
This
course introduces students to differential and integral calculus as
well as linear algebra, complex numbers and discrete mathematics.
MAT 101 is a required semester-credit course for Pharmacy students.
This
course teaches basic concepts; limits and derivatives; uses of
differentiation; numerical and graphical methods; integration;
differential equations.
MAT 101 may be taken for credit purposes in other degree programmes.
MAT 102 is a required semester-credit course for students who wish to major in Computer Science.
This
course teaches logic; sets & functions; mathematical induction;
elementary combinatorics; recursion and recurrence relations; linear
systems and matrices; determinants; complex numbers.
MAT 101 may be taken for credit purposes in other degree programmes.
MAT 1L is
a full year course for students who do not qualify for entry into any
of the first courses mentioned above. This is particularly suitable for
students in the Social Sciences and Biological Sciences who need to
become numerate or achieve a level of mathematical literacy.
A successful pass in this course will give admission to MAT 1.