Overview

This unit of study aims to provide students with the preliminary mathematical knowledge and skills to support their concurrent and subsequent studies in science/engineering, providing a thorough grounding in mathematics and laying a foundation for further studies. 

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
31-May-2026
Last self-enrolment date
15-March-2026
Census date
31-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
21-April-2026
Results released date
07-July-2026

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Use appropriate notation and rules associated with numbers and formulae in solving mathematical problems
  2. Display confidence and fluency in manipulating numbers and algebraical laws when using mathematics concepts
  3. Develop a strong understanding of geometric measurements and trigonometric principles to solve various mathematical problems
  4. Perform operations with 2D vectors to solve mathematical and applied problems
  5. Recognise the algebraic and geometric forms of basic functions, and convert between these forms
  6. Calculate and interpret key statistics measures and use graphical methods to summarise and analyse data

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)

On-campus
Class

 6.00 16 weeks 96
Online
Learning activities		 2.00 16 weeks 32
Unspecified Activities 
Independent Learning		 1.38 16 weeks 22
Total     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Assignment Individual 10-20 % 1,2,3,4,5,6
Examination Individual 40-60 % 1,2,3,4,5,6
Test Individual 15-25 % 1,2,3
Test 2 Individual 15-25 % 4,5,6

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:

(i) Score of 75% or more in online assignments, and
(ii) Score of 40% or more in Test 1 and Test 2, and
(iii) Score of at least 50% in the Final examination

Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Numbers  
  • Algebra
  • Mensuration
  • Pythagoras and Trigonometry
  • Solving Simultaneous Equations
  • Introduction to 2D vectors  
  • Functions and Graphs
  • Sequences and Series
  • Statistics

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.