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MATH 1530 COURSE INFORMATION...

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MATH1530/LP/2021-22/1st

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS MATH1530 Basic Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Course Information • Instructor: Dr. PAN Lily Office: LSB 233 Consultation Hours: Mon 16:00 - 17:30 (or by appointment) Email: [email protected] Phone: 3943 7956 • Teaching Assistant: Dr. NG Ming Ho Office: LSB 228 Email: [email protected] Phone: 3943 8570 • Time and Venue – Lecture: Tue 10:30 - 12:15, WMY 304; Thu 13:30 - 14:15, LHC G04 – Tutorial: Thu 12:30 - 13:15, LHC G04 – Important Dates: ∗ Sep 9: First week of class, no coursework, tutorial will be used for lecture. ∗ Oct 14: Holiday, no class ∗ Oct 28: Midterm exam, no coursework ∗ Nov 4: Congregation Ceremony, no class • Course website – for the whole semester: Blackboard – for September: https://www.math.cuhk.edu.hk/course/2122/math1530 • Course Description This course equips students with the necessary basic mathematics for applications in business and social sciences. Topics include: 1

– Functions – Limits – Polynomials and Rational functions – Trigonometry – Exponential and Logarithmic functions – Sequences and series – Binomial Theorem – Mathematical Induction – Differentiation – Integration • Textbooks – Class lecture notes - This course will follow closely with the lecture notes which can be downloaded from the course website.

• References – B. D. Bunday, H. Mullholland, Pure Mathematics for Advanced Level. Butterworths 1983. The electronic version of this book is available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780408709583/ pure-mathematics-for-advanced-level#book-description – Any textbook for HKCEE Additional Mathematics. • Assessment 1. Homework: 2. Tutorial:

2% × 6 = 12% 1% × 8 = 8%

(There will be 9 sets of tutorials in total and the score of the lowest one will be dropped (including zero due to absence). 3. Midterm Exam:

30%

4. Final Exam:

50%

• Teaching Scheduling 1. Lectures: The lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The lectures will be used to introduce concepts and develop theories. 2. Tutorials: To facilitate the understanding of the course content, there will be 9 tutorials scheduled in this term starting from the 2nd week. You will be asked to work out solutions to the problems in the coursework. Coursework exercises are posted on Gradescope and due at 11:59pm on the same day.

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3. Test: There will be one midterm exam, which is held on Oct 28, 12:30 - 14:15. 4. Homework: There will be 6 sets of homework in total, which will be posted online regularly. 5. Supplementary Exercise: Supplementary exercises will be posted online regularly, which serve as extra basic training. You are not required to submit it. • Gradescope Gradescope is an online platform for assignment submission and grading. It can be accessed through Blackboard. Both coursework and homework will be posted there. After you finish your work, scan or take pictures of it and upload the file to Gradescope. • MathGym There are tutors answering your mathematics questions in MathGym. Appointments are available through its online booking system. See http://mathgym.math.cuhk.edu.hk/ for details. • Suggestions for Students 1. If you are not able to attend a lecture, it is your responsibility to catch up on the topics that you missed. You should keep in mind that in this course (and other mathematics courses), the material builds on itself. If you miss some of the material, subsequent lectures will be more difficult for you. 2. The tutorial exercise serves as a review of the lecture materials and are intended to be prepared for the midterm/final exam. You are therefore highly recommended to do every question assigned by your own. You are welcome to seek help from us whenever you have any problems. 3. If you begin to have problems in a particular lecture, seek assistance immediately. Check our consultation hours. If you are not able to see us at the special times, you could make an appointment in advance through emails. 4. Try to study with your fellow students and to organize study groups to share ideas. 5. All the course material and important announcements will be uploaded on the course homepage. Please make it a habit to check it regularly.

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