This is the home page for MATH1040 at St Lucia, Summer Semester, 2007.

• Your lecturer is Michael Jennings.

• Contact details - Campus: St Lucia

  Office: 67-347 (Priestley Building)

  Phone: 336-53255        Fax: 3365-1477

  Email: msj@maths.uq.edu.au

  Consultation hours:    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12 noon - 1pm                                 

   

• Vivien Challis will be teaching the second week of this course. Vivien is located in room 622 of the Priestley Building.

• Click here for an overview of this course.

• A more detailed course profile can be found at here.
• Please check mySI-net for lecture times and venues.

Class times are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY 10am - 1pm. There are six hours of lectures each week. There are NO repeat lectures.

Lectures

Tuesday 10am - 12 noon 3-329

Wednesday 10am - 12 noon 3-329

Thursday 10am - 12 noon 3-329

Tutorials (Week 8)

Wednesday 12 noon -1pm 67-342

Thursday 12 noon -1pm 67-342

For copies of assignments and other things, follow the links at the bottom of this document.

Announcements

This section will contain important information (on topics such as exams), updated throughout the semester.

• 22/1 We have finished the course content. As such, there will be NO lectures on Wednesday or Thursday. However, there will be tutorials at the normal times in 67-342 (Priestley Building). We will have a study session during SWOTVAC, on Wednesday 30 January, from 10am - 12 noon in our usual lecture theatre (3-329).
• 21/1 The sample final exam can be found here.
• 17/ 1 There will be NO lectures on Wednesday and Thursday of next week as we will finish the content on Tuesday. Tutorials will run on both days in 67-342, from 12 noon to 1pm.
• 17/1 We are up to p268. The FINAL exam timetable has been released and our exam is on Tuesday, 5 February, at 2.30pm, in 50-S201.
• 16/1 We are up to p258.
• 15/1 We are up to p241. The DRAFT exam timetable has been released and our exam is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 February, at 2.30pm.
• 10/1 We are up to p231. Due to lack of attendance at tutorials, Tuesday tutorials have been cancelled for the rest of semester.
• 9/1 We are up to p219.
• 8/1 We are up to p195.
• 7/1 Exam marks have been entered into the marks system. To check marks, click HERE and login with your UQ username and password. Exams will be returned in class this week.
• 20/12 We are up to Chapter 10 (p177).
• 19/12 We are up to p169. The mid-semester exam will be on all content up to and including Chapter 8 (Functions). The sample exam can be found here.
• 18/12 We are up to p155.
• 13/12 We are up to p142.
• 12/12 We are up to p126. The Study Guide is now available under Course Material. It will be available for purchase from Uni Copying Services for $13.50.
• 11/12  We are up to p100.
• 10/12 We are up to p83.
• 29/11 ALL lectures will now be held in 3-329.
• 29/11 We are up to p46. Vivien Challis will be teaching the course next week. Her details are above.
• 28/11 We have finished Chapter 1 so will start Chapter 2 tomorrow (p30). Assignment 2 is now available.
• 27/11 We are up to the middle of page 15.
• 26/11 Assignment 1 is now available. Scroll down to Course Material and you will see the link. I will bring copies tomorrow. The assignment is due this Thursday, 29 November.
• 26/11 The lecture notes are now available. Scroll down to Course Material and you will see the link. You can also purchase them tomorrow from Uni Copying Services for $12.75. The Study Guide will be available in a few weeks.
• For extra practice questions, click here.
• There are NO repeat lectures in this course. Students are urged to attend every lecture and at least one tutorial.
• All assignments will be due by 2pm every Thursday. Assignments are out of 20.
• During semester you might like to check on the exam and assignment marks that have been recorded. Please note that it sometimes takes a while for results to be included here, so please be a bit patient. But if you spot any errors, contact the lecturer or your tutor as is appropriate. To check marks, click HERE and login with your UQ username and password.

Maths-phobia is a fear of maths. More than most subjects at school, when you fall behind at Maths, it can become very difficult to understand much of what is going on. For this reason, some students lose confidence in their mathematical ability and spend the rest of their lives cowering in a state of maths-phobia, haunted by memories of Maths teachers spouting unintelligible rubbish. Probably, many of you thought when you left school that you would never have to think of maths again, only to find you needed to take this course as a prerequisite. Others may have not done Maths for a long time.

Mathematics is a bit like a foreign language – it has its own set of symbols and letters that are impossible to understand if you have never seen them before. When learning a language, at first we just hear a jumble of sound that makes no sense. Over time, some of the jumble begins to sound familiar, even if we can’t quite grasp the overall meaning. Finally, after much practice, we understand words and complete sentences. Similarly with mathematics, there is a gradual process of familiarity and understanding. Do not panic if you find you feel lost initially when we introduce a new topic. Keep in mind that every student of mathematics goes through this process, regardless of their ability.

The great thing about MATH1040 is that we recognise that people find mathematics hard, so we teach the course accordingly. We provide you with an opportunity to start from the very beginning, we are keen to help you at every step, and no-one will laugh at you or call you stupid if you find it hard. The only background assumed is basic arithmetic. So this is a chance to go back to a point where you were more confident at mathematics, relearn some of the maths you might not have learned well the first time and go on to learn maths you have never learnt before.

Maths is not easy and this course is hard work. However, if you attend lectures and tutorials, do preparation, assignments and assessments and above all, ASK QUESTIONS when you are lost or don’t understand, you will provide yourself with a great opportunity to do well in this subject. Many students find, to their surprise, they are much less maths-phobic at the end of the course than when they started. 

There are three different tutorial sessions assigned to this subject. You should attend at least one tutorial.

• For a PDF copy of the notes (about 1.2 Megabytes), click here. (Note that the first page is blank.)
• The notes can be purchased from Uni Copying Services for $12.75.
• For a PDF copy of the study guide (about 0.9 Megabytes), click here.
• The study guide can be purchased from Uni Copying Services for $13.50.
• For extra practice questions, click here.

Weeks 1 & 2 practice sheet      Solutions

Weeks 2 & 3 practice sheet      Solutions

Weeks 2 & 3 practice sheet      Solutions

Week 3 & 4 practice sheet      Solutions

Week 4 practice sheet      Solutions

Week 4 practice sheet      Solutions

Week 7 practice sheet 1   solutions1    solutions2

Week 7 practice sheet 2   solutions

Types of graphs

Week 8 practice sheet      solutions

Chain rule practice    solutions

For extra practice questions, including on-line quizzes, click here.

Some good explanations and revision questions can be found at http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/~bmm/MATH1050/Revision/revision.html.

Quadratics, logs and differentiation revision sheet              solutions1    solutions2

Critical points revision sheet            solutions

Types of graphs

Integration practice          solutions

Differentiation and graph practice          solutions

TO BE UPDATED

• Practice questions 1
• Answers to practice questions 1
• Practice questions 2
• Answers to practice questions 2
• Practice questions 3
• Answers to practice questions 3
• Practice questions 4
• Answers to practice questions 4
• Practice questions 5
• Answers to practice questions 5
• Practice questions 6
• Answers to practice questions 6
• Practice questions 7
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• Practice questions 8
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• Practice questions 9
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MATH1040 INTERNET SITES

Chapter 1

Types of numbers - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/numtypes.htm

Absolute value - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/absolute.htm

Order of operations - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops.htm

                                  http://www.algebasics.com/3way1.html (verbal explanations as well)

Negative numbers - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/negative.htm

Factors, prime factors - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/factnumb.htm

Fractions - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fraction.htm

Multiplying & dividing fractions - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fraction3.htm

Adding & subtracting fractions - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fraction4.htm

Chapter 2

Like terms - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polydefs2.htm

                    http://www.algebasics.com/3way1.html (verbal explanations as well)

Expanding - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simparen.htm

                    http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polymult.htm

Factorising - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simpfact.htm

                      http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polydiv.htm

Variables - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/variable.htm

Substituting - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/evaluate.htm

Solving equations - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solvelin.htm

                                http://www.algebasics.com/3way2.html (verbal explanations as well)

Solving absolute values - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solveabs.htm

                                         http://www.algebasics.com/3way5.html (verbal explanations as well)

Inequalities - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/ineqlin.htm                  

                     http://www.purplemath.com/modules/ineqsolv.htm

                     http://www.algebasics.com/3way4.html (verbal explanations as well)

Square roots & surds - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/radicals.htm

Exponents (powers) - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent.htm

                                   http://www.algebasics.com/3way6.html (verbal explanations as well)

Simplifying powers - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simpexpo.htm

Chapter 4

Set notation - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/setnotn.htm

Venn diagrams - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/venndiag.htm

Chapter 6

Distance formula - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/distform.htm

Slope, parallel and perpendicular lines - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/slope.htm

                                                                 http://www.algebasics.com/3way11.html (verbal explanations as well)

Slope and y-intercept - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/slopgrph.htm

Chapter 7

Simultaneous equations - http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/maths/resources/PDFLaTeX/simultaneous.pdf

                                        http://www.algebasics.com/3way13.html (verbal explanations as well)

Chapter 8

Functions - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcnnot.htm

Chapter 9

Solving quadratics - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solvquad.htm

Quadratic formula - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/quadform.htm

Factoring quadratics - http://www.algebasics.com/3way8.html (verbal explanations as well)

                                    http://www.algebasics.com/3way15.html (verbal explanations as well)

Chapter 10

Log laws - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/logs.htm

• Practical algebra lessons: This excellent site has many, if not all, topics covered in MATH1040. It has illustrations, worked examples and questions that can be completed and checked online. Those who are having difficulty with parts of the course should find this site a big help. Students who are coping well can find extra questions for revision.
• Maths for QLD 1, Maths for QLD 2, Maths for QLD 3, Maths for QLD companion website: These sites are the companion sites for the new Maths textbooks by Pearson Education. Select your chapter, click 'Go' and a range of options appear on the left-hand side of the screen. You can do a quick quiz or have a go at some of the groovy technology or drag and drop activities.
• Mathematics in Context : - this site is for the Year 11 & 12 Maths B textbooks used by many Queensland schools. There are review quizzes, some great graphing programmes (easy to use!). Click on 'Year 11/12 contents' underneath the books and find the topic you are after. Then go to that chapter and try some of the online quizzes.
• Algebra Homework Help: - can't find your lecturer or tutor to help you with a question? Send your question in and get it done for you. Note: sometimes the answers are incorrect. Again, many topics from MATH1040 are covered. Plenty of revision questions, too.

• Divisibility rules