COURSE OUTLINEBS 101 FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICSSEMESTER ILECTURER: DIABOR, JERRY GODWINDEPARTMENT: Mathematics CREDIT HOURS: 3 PREREQUISITE: NONE PURPOSEThis course aims to equip students with a deep understanding and versatility in applying mathematical knowledge to scientific, technological, business and other areas preparing them for the many jobs that need these skills. We continue throughout to encourage the joy of studying Maths that attracted students to this degree in the first place.LEARNING OUTCOMESStudents will be expected to: a. To perform basic arithmetic operations with different numbers. b. Understand basic operations on functions, relations and trigonometric functions.c. Solve quadratic equations, polynomials and permutationsCOURSE OUTLINEElementary set theory, subset, union, intersection, complements, and Venn diagrams. Real numbers; integers, rational and irrational numbers, mathematical induction, real sequences and series, theory of quadratic equations, binomial theorem, Complex numbers; algebra of complex numbers; the erg and diagram. De Moirs theorem, nth roots of unity, Circular measure, trigonometric functions of angles and magnitude, addition and factor formulae, Indices and logarithms, matrices and determinants, partial fractions.Delivery of the Unit: Lectures: 3 Hours per week; Tutorials 2 hours per week. Assessments: Regular Examination at end of semester; 70 %, Continuous Assessment: 30 % where 15 % shall be continuous assessment tests, 15 % shall be assignments.

RECOMMENDED BOOK: S.S. Epp, Mathematics with Applications (third edition), Brooks/Cole, 2004.