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First Year Courses

MAT 1

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 (Introductory Calculus)

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 (Discrete Mathematics)

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 (Mathematics Literacy)

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.

Last Edited: 4th February 2009  By: Kate Koch   Print