BR1244 - Mathematics A1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement |
This subject introduces students to basic mathematical concepts that are applied to real life situations such as earnings and spending, and to academic situations such as statistical analysis. Topics include operations, percentages, measurement, simple and compound interest, graphs, income, budget, and measures of central tendency. The delivery of the subject focuses on using these mathematical concepts and techniques to solve real problems. Please note only those students based on Thursday Island can enrol in Limited Mode.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate the ability to apply mathematical skills to a range of practical life skills and academic contexts;
- demonstrate the use of multiplication, division, decimals, percentages and a scientific calculator;
- demonstrate basic algebraic concepts such as solving equations and the application of formulae;
- use tables and graphs for representing statistical data (i.e. scattergrams, pie charts and histograms).
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Carol Conway |
| Lecturer: | Mr David Tamblyn. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); quizzes or tests (50%); assignments (30%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Carol Conway |
| Lecturer: | Mr David Tamblyn. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); quizzes or tests (50%); assignments (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Carol Conway |
| Lecturer: | Mr Dan Christian. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); quizzes or tests (50%); assignments (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Carol Conway |
| Lecturer: | Mr Dan Christian. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); quizzes or tests (50%); assignments (30%). |
| Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (Students will attend the Thursday Island JCU Study Centre as per schedule to be advised .) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Carol Conway |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); quizzes or tests (50%); assignments (30%). |
| Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (Students will attend the Thursday Island JCU Study Centre as per schedule to be advised .) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Carol Conway |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); quizzes or tests (50%); assignments (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.