Engineering Mathematics

Code

EEEE1037

School

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineerin

Level

1

Credits

20

Semesters

Full year China

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. The topics covered include the representation and concepts of Signals and Systems, Network Analysis, Data Presentation, and Fields and Waves.
Reassessment of this module, if required, will be 100% by a centrally timetabled exam in the University's resit period exam.
 

Target Students

Only available to first year students on courses offered by Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Classes

• One 1-hour seminar each week for 16 weeks
• One 3-hour lecture each week for 16 weeks

Two 2-hour lectures per non-project week plus four 30 minute progress tests per semester.

Assessment

• 20% CW1: Analytical exercises on signals, functions, differentiation and integration
• 2% Progress Test 6: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 2% Progress Test 7: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 2% Progress Test 8: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 20% CW2: Analytical exercises on functions and complex numbers
• 20% CW3: Analytical exercises on network analysis and data presentation topics
• 20% CW4: Analytical exercises on vectors
• 2% Progress Test 1: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 2% Progress Test 2: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 2% Progress Test 3: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 2% Progress Test 4: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)
• 2% Progress Test 5: Progress test (5 questions, 20 minutes)

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

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 
 

Conveners

• Dr Nadia Tan
• Dr Sen Yang