Course Type | Course Code | No. Of Credits |
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Foundation Elective | SUS1MA531 | 4 |
Semester and Year Offered: WS 2020
Course Coordinator and Team: TBA
Email of course coordinator:
Pre-requisites: Mathematics of the 10th level
Aim: The topics included will enhance quantitative and analytical skills. The topics for the course have been chosen keeping in mind the requirements for quantitative skills in social sciences and humanities. Apart from lectures and tutorials, there will also be Excel labwork as and when required and appropriate for the course.
Main modules:
- Functions and graphs
- Linear Equations and Matrices
- Statistics
Refererences:
- Alpha C. Chiang and Kevin Wainwright, Fundamental methods of Mathematical Economics, Fourth edition, McGraw-Hill International Edition, 2005.
- Andrew Edmondson and David Druce, Advanced Biology Statistics, Oxford University Press, 2006.
- David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its applications, Third edition, Pearson Education, 200
- K B Sinha et al, Understanding Mathematics, Universities Press, 2000.
Tentative Assessment schedule with details of weightage:
S.No | Assessment | Date/period in which Assessment will take place | Weightage |
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1. | Class test | First week of February | 10% |
2. | Mid Semester Exam | As per AUD Academic Calendar | 25% |
3. | Lab Work Assessments | Throughout the semester | 15% |
4. | Presentation/ Viva | Early April | 15% |
5. | End Semester Exam | As per AUD Academic Calendar | 35% |