Workshop and Lectures Notes Semester 1
On this page you will find the lecture notes associated with the Mathematics Learning Centre's lectures and workshops for Semester 1 2012.
Please see the Resources page for additional mathematics resources and the Publications page for Mathematics Learning Centre publications.
Maths notes for Business
Please download anything you think may be useful.
- Introduction to calculus
- Sigma notation and Basic concepts in probability
- Working with quadratic, exponential and
logarithmic graphs - Revising algebra skills
- Straight line graphs
- Solving simultaneous equations
Calculus from Scratch Lectures 2012
There will be no lectures in 2012.
The information for the 2011 lectures is below. See also the 2 unit maths bridging course page which you can find under bridging courses on this site.
The books referred to below are available for download on our publications page
- Lecture 1 — Monday 7 March
Introduction to Differential Calculus — up to middle of page 13 - Lecture 2 — Monday 14 March
Introduction to Differential Calculus — up to middle of page 15 - Lecture 3 — Monday 21 March
Introduction to Differential Calculus — the chain rule up to page 23 - Lecture 4 — Monday 28 March
The first derivative and stationary points - Lecture 5 — Monday 4 April
The second derivative and points of inflection - Lecture 6 — Monday 11 April
Curve sketching using calculus - Lecture 7 — Monday 18 April
Optimisation using calculus — Chapter 4 - Lecture 8 — Monday 2 May
Optimisation using calculus continued - Lecture 9 — Monday 9 May
Introduction to Integration: Part 1 The Anti-derivative — up to page 12 - Lecture 10 — Monday 16 May
Introduction to Integration: Part 2 The Definite integral — up to page 12 - Lecture 11 — Monday 23 May
Introduction to Integration: Part 1 The Anti-derivative — Chapter 7 - Lecture 12 — Monday 30 May
Previous exam questions on integration