# MATH10230
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#### Mathematics for Agriculture I (MATH10230)
Subject:
: Mathematics
College:
: Science
School:
: Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
: 1 (Introductory)
Credits:
: 5
Module Coordinator:
: Dr John Sheekey
Trimester:
: Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
: On Campus
Internship Module:
: No
How will I be graded?
: Letter grades
Curricular information is subject to change.
MATH10230 is an introductory module in mathematics which is designed to complement the Agricultural Science programme. \
Topics covered include\
Introduction: numbers, arithmetic, exponents, sets, functions, trigonometry\
Calculus: more on functions, graphs, discontinuities, secants to tangents, slope and derivative, calculating the derivative of a polynomial, exponential function, inverse functions, log function\
Applications: velocity, acceleration, finding a maximum, graphs, linear approximation\
Integration: areas under a curve, anti-derivatives, fundamental theorem of calculus\
Prelude to Probability: Permutations and Combinations, Sample spaces, events, probability measure, equiprobability, examples
## About this Module
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### What will I learn?
###### Learning Outcomes:
The successful student will be able to work confidently with the mathematical techniques of subsequent programme modules \
and be able to formulate scientific problems involving the rate of change of a process in terms of the mathematics of differential calculus
### How will I learn?
###### Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Lectures | 30 |
| Practical | 12 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 12 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 48 |
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| --- | --- |
| Total | 102 |
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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, tutorials, enquiry, and problem-based learning
### Am I eligible to take this module?
###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles
**Incompatibles:**\
MATH10030 - *Maths for Business*, MATH10250 - *Intro Calculus for Engineers* , MATH10310 - *Calculus for Science*, MATH20130 - *Fund. Actuarial Mathematics I*, MST00050 - *Mathematics: An introduction*, MST10010 - *Calculus I*\
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### How will I be assessed?
###### Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exam (In-person): Two hour exam in exam center. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 | No |
| Participation in Learning Activities: The students have to attend the practicals (tutorials) and have to solve tutorial sheets which will be graded. | Week 3, Week 5, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 | No |
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###### Carry forward of passed components
No
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### What happens if I fail?
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \
### Assessment feedback
###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\
###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.
### Associated Staff
| Name | Role |
| --- | --- |
| Professor Nial Friel | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Mr Cian Jameson | Tutor |
| Saeedeh Mohammadi | Tutor |
| Lapo Santi | Tutor |
### When is this module offered?
**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Fri 10:00 - 10:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Wed 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 | Thurs 11:00 - 11:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 2, 10 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 2, 10 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 4, 6, 8 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 4 | Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 | Thurs 15:00 - 15:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 7, 8, 12 | Thurs 15:00 - 15:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 9, 10 | Thurs 15:00 - 15:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 6 | Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 | Thurs 16:00 - 16:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 7 | Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 | Thurs 16:00 - 16:50 |
| Autumn | Tutorial | Offering 8 | Week(s) - Autumn: Weeks 2-12 | Thurs 11:00 - 11:50 |
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