Module Code: MATH 187 (BEng Students)
by
Mansel Davies
(Dr J.M. Davies)
School of Computing and Mathematics
Room 204
2 Kirkby Place
Email: mdavies@plymouth.ac.uk
The following booklets will be handed
out during class contact periods:•Basic Mathematical Techniques
•Differentiation with Engineering Applications
•Integration with Engineering Applications
•Ordinary Differential Equations
•Matrices and Determinants
•Complex Number Theory
•Vector Theory
MATH187 Engineering Mathematics Topics
•Basic Mathematical Techniques (First week)
•Differentiation + Engineering Applications
•Integration + Engineering Applications
•Ordinary Differential Equations
•Matrices and Determinants
•Complex Numbers
•Vectors
MATH187 Module Assessment
Mid Semester 1 Test (50% weighting)
Semester 1 Exam
(50% weighting)
MATH187 Pass Module Criteria
 35%
Test Mark
 35%
Exam Mark
Aggregate Mark  40%
Note: Aggregate mark is obtained by adding 50%
of your exam mark to 50% of your test mark
BASIC MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES
CONTENTS
Chapter 1:
Elementary Ideas
Chapter 2:
Indices and Logarithms
Chapter 3:
Quadratic Equations and
Factorisation
Chapter 4:
Algebraic Manipulation
Chapter 5:
Evaluation and Rearrangement
of Formulae
Chapter 6:
Partial Fractions