Maths University Preparation Course - Course Summary from Weeks 1 to 14
Reference for Weeks 1-6 Barnett Rich "Elementary Algebra" 2nd Edition (Schaum
Series)
Textbook (weeks 7 onwards) Elliott Mendelson "Beginning Calculus" 3rd
Edition (Schaum Series)
Week 1: (9th September)
Basic Algebra ... Operations on Numbers
Week 2: (16th September)
Basic Algebra ...Operations with Approximate Numbers..
Algebraic Expressions
Week 3: (23th September)
Basic Algebraic Operations.....
Week 4: (30th September)
Factors and Fractions.....
Week 5: (7th October)
Quadratic Equations......
Week 6: (14th October)
Functions and Graphs ...
"Beginning Calculus" Chapters 3 and 4
Week 7: (21st October)
Functions and Graphs ...
"Beginning Calculus" Chapters 5 and 7
Week 8: (28 October)
Trigonometry ...
"Beginning Calculus" Chapter 25
Week 9: (4th November)
Trigonometry ...
Week 10: (11th November)
More Trigonometry...
"Beginning Calculus" Chapters 26-28
Week 11: (18th November)
Indices and Surds.....
Week 12: (25th November)
Solution of inequations
Week 13:(2nd December)
Coordinate Geometry
Slope, Midpoint and Distance formulas
Assignment #1 due
"Beginning Calculus" Chapters 1 and 2
Week 14:(9th December)
Introduction to Calculus