2018-2019 / MATH0485-3

General mathematics 3

Duration

14h Th, 21h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering3 crédits 

Lecturer

Catherine Charles

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

  • Straight lines and planes
  • Lines and surfaces
  • Real vector spaces
  • Matrix algebra
  • Systems of linear equations
  • Coordinates convertion

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To provide basics in mathematics to students majoring in bioengineering, with initiation to the main algebric and geometric tools and their applications in problem analysis and solution. After completing the course, the student is expected to

  • to give the equations (parametric, cartesian, polar, spheric) of straight lines, planes, lines ans surfaces
  • to solve systems of linear equations via matrix.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Algebra, trigonometry and geometry of Belgian secundary schools with 4 hours/week in mathematics

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures : 14h Practical Works : 21h

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

Course notes (on e-campus).
 

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Written examination related to practical works (60%)
  • Written examination related to lectures (35%)
  • Personal report during the academic year (5%)
If the note related to practical works (with personal report) or the note related to lectures <8/20, the global note is not >8/20.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Charles, Catherine (Chargée de cours) GxABT 081 62 24 53 C.Charles@ulg.ac.be