School Of Computing, Engineering And MathematicsAnalysis of Change (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700108.2
Discipline: MATHEMATICS
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
General Mathematics background achieved at bands 5 or 6, or Mathematics, achieved at band 4, or equivalent to 300831 Quantitative Thinking.
Equivalent Units
200191 - Fundamentals of Mathematics, 300830 - Analysis of Change
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney, The College in either 7003 Diploma in Science, 7009 Diploma in Science Fast Track or 7025 Bachelor of Science (WSTC First Year Program). Students enrolled in 7003 Diploma in Science need to have achieved a "Satisfactory" grade in 700069 Mathematics B to proceed to 700108 Analysis of Change.
About this Unit
This Level 1 unit introduces students to the mathematical modelling techniques that are used to formulate and solve problems in the physical and biological sciences. To use these techniques successfully, students must develop the ability to formulate a problem mathematically and then be able to use the appropriate knowledge to test conclusions by analytical and numerical means. These skills will be emphasized as each technique in introduced. Apart from some introductory work on logarithms and exponentials (essential concepts in the sciences), the main techniques developed involve aspects of differential calculus, culminating in the use of differential equations to model real phenomena in the sciences.