Engineering Mathematics

Code

EEEE1030

School

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Level

1

Credits

20

Semesters

Full Year Malaysia

Summary

This module provides first year undergraduate students in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with the analytic tools required to solve the problems they will encounter as engineers as well as in the course of their degree. This will include the required mathematical background as well as the application of suitable software tools. The topics covered include the representation and concepts of Signals and Systems, Network Analysis, Data Presentation, and Fields and Waves.

Target Students

First year students on courses offered by the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Classes

• One 1-hour tutorial each week for 8 weeks
• Two 2-hour lectures each week for 18 weeks

Assessment

• 20% Coursework 1: Analytical exercises on signals, functions, differentiation and integration
• 2% Progress Test 6: 4 questions
• 2% Progress Test 7: 4 questions
• 2% Progress Test 8: 4 questions
• 20% Coursework 2: Analytical exercises on functions and complex numbers
• 20% Coursework 3: Analytical exercises on network analysis and data presentation topics
• 20% Coursework 4: Analytical exercises on vectors
• 2% Progress Test 1: 4 questions
• 2% Progress Test 2: 4 questions
• 2% Progress Test 3: 4 questions
• 2% Progress Test 4: 4 questions
• 2% Progress Test 5: 4 questions

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

LO1    Apply functions and variables to describe signals and systems.
LO2    Apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of complex numbers for the analysis of electrical and electronic engineering problems.
LO3    Apply the derivative of sums, products, and quotient to determine maxima or minima, and analyse electrical and electronic engineering problems.
LO4    Apply the integration of sums, products, and quotient for the analysis of electrical and electronic engineering problems.
LO5    Analyse the frequency representations of periodic functions.
LO6    Apply phasors for designing resonant and passive filter circuits.
LO7    Select and employ matrix techniques for the analysis of electrical and electronic systems.
LO8    Select and employ suitable techniques for the processing and presentation of data.
LO9    Apply the knowledge of vectors for the analysis of electrical and electronic engineering problems.
LO10    Solve basic ordinary differential equations in circuit applications and analyse the transients of a time varying problems

This module contributes to the delivery of the following Engineering Council outcomes:

C1, C2, C3 and M3 
 

Conveners

• Dr Gloria Ai Hui Teng
• Dr Gnanam Gnanagurunathan
• Dr Grace Soo Yong Lim
• Dr Michelle Tien Tien Tan