| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Mathematics for Computing |
| Unit ID: | ITWSU1038 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 029999 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
Mathematics forms the backbone of information and communication technology. Video games and multimedia programmers use linear algebra to control movement, actions and animations; analysts depend on number and graph theory to devise models of complex systems; data scientists and machine learning specialists use statistics to train their machine counterparts. The knowledge of mathematics is the difference between a good programmer and a great one. In this subject, we build a foundation of mathematical concepts that computing graduates require for their careers. During tutorials students will use an online interactive system allowing them to interactively explore mathematical concepts. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory |  | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of sets and functions, including exponentials and logarithms. |
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| K2. | Demonstrate an understanding of algorithm efficiency by analysing some simple algorithms. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Solve systems of equations with two and three unknowns and perform basic matrix operations. |
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| S2. | Use trigonometry and coordinate systems, together with matrices and determinants, to solve problems and perform geometric (matrix) transformations (2D and some simple 3D). |
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| S3. | Solve introductory probability problems. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Work with various number systems relevant to computing and with modular arithmetic. |
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| Unit Content: |
· Revision of high school algebra · Sets and functions · Logarithms · Trigonometry · Introductory Linear Algebra · Coordinate systems, matrices, determinants, 2D and 3D geometric (matrix) transformations · Numbers and modular arithmetic · Introduction to probability . Complexity of algorithms |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1 | Short answer quiz in tutorials | Quiz | 40% | | 2. | K1, S1, S2 | Intra-term exam | Intra-term exam | 20% | | 3. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1 | 2-hour final exam | 2-hour final exam | 40% |
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