COURSE OUTLINE

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Course Code:SSE1693 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Semester: 1

Academic Session: 2014/2015
Total Lecture Hours: 42 hours

Lecturer : B.A. Mahad

Room No. : C13-314
Tel. No : 07-5534288 /0107096597
e mail : mahad@utm.my
Synopsis : This is a first course in Engineering Mathematics. Contents include
differentiation and integration which focus on trigonometric,
hyperbolic and inverse functions, improper integrals, series,
vectors, matrices, polar coordinates, and complex numbers. Vector
spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors are also introduced.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Taxonomies
Course Learning Outcomes Programme Assessment
No. Outcome(s)
and
Methods
Students are able to; Soft-Skills
CO1 solve problems involving further transcendental PO1, PO2 C4, P3 Q1,T1,F
functions, their derivatives and integrals using
appropriate techniques and evaluate improper
integrals
obtain the power series of functions using Taylor’s and PO1, PO2 C3, P3 A1,T2,F
CO2 Maclaurin series and determine its convergence
solve problems involving vector components, matrices, PO1, PO2 C3, P1 Q2,T2,F
CO3 and system of linear equations
CO4 identify and sketch graphs in polar coordinate system. PO1, PO2 C4, P1 A2, F
and solve problems involving complex numbers.

(T – Test ; PR – Project ; Q – Quiz; A –Assignment ; Pr – Presentation; F – Final Exam)

Note:-PO8 or any PO regarding soft skills will be briefly acknowledge in each CO

while teaching and learning process is in action.

Prepared by: Certified by: (Course Panel Head)

Name: B.A. Mahad Name:
Signature: Signature:
Date: 19 February 2012 Date:
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Course Code:SSE1693 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Semester: SECOND

Academic Session: 2011/2012
Total Lecture Hours: 42 HOURS

STUDENT LEARNING TIME (SLT)

Student Learning
Teaching and Learning Activities
Time (hours)
1. Face-to-Face Learning
a. Lecturer-Centered Learning
i. Lecture 42
b. Student-Centered Learning (SCL)
i. Laboratory/Tutorial 14
ii. Student-centered learning activities – Active
Learning, Project Based Learning
2. Self-Directed Learning
a. Non-face-to-face learning or student-centered learning 12
(SCL) such as manual, assignment, module, e-Learning,
etc.
b. Revision 35
c. Assessment Preparations 10
3. Formal Assessment
a. Continuous Assessment 4
b. Final Exam 3
Total (SLT) 120

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Lecture and Discussion, Assignments, Quizzes, Independent Study
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Course Code:SSE1693 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Semester: SECOND

Academic Session: 2011/2012
Total Lecture Hours: 42 HOURS

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week 1 : Further Transcendental Functions: Inverse trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions and its
7-11 Sept inverse in logarithmic form including graph sketching. Solving equations related to the functions.
Week 2 Differentiation: Differentiation of functions involving inverse trigonometric functions, hyperbolic
14-18 Sept functions and inverse hyperbolic functions.

Week 3 – 4 : Integration: Review on integration techniques – standard integral table, substitution, by parts,
21-25 Sept and partial fractions. Integration of expressions involving inverse trigonometric functions,
28 Sept-2 Oct hyperbolic functions, inverse hyperbolic functions. Using table of integrals to integrate related
functions.
Week 5 : Improper Integrals: Evaluation of limits including l’Hopital rule, limits of indeterminate forms of
5-9 Oct type 0/0 and ∞/∞. Improper integrals with infinite limits of integration and infinite integrands.
2 3
Week 6 : Series: Expansion of finite series, infinite series, power series, and the summations of r, r and r
12-16 Oct .Test of convergence – divergence test, ratio test and integral test. Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s
series of standard functions including applications to finding limits and approximating definite
integral.

19-25 Oct
MID SEMESTER BREAK

2 3
Week 7 : Series: Expansion of finite series, infinite series, power series, and the summations of r, r and r
26-30 Oct .Test of convergence – divergence test, ratio test and integral test. Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s
series of standard functions including applications to finding limits and approximating definite
integral.
Week 8 : Vectors: Vector in space and its operations including dot product, cross product and triple
2-6 Nov products. Equation of line and plane. Angle between two lines, intersection of two lines,

Week 9 Vectors: Intersection of two planes. Shortest distance from a point to a line, a point to a plane,
9-13 Nov and between two skewed lines. Angle between two planes, and angle between a line and a
plane.

: Matrix Algebra: Minors, cofactors, adjoints, and determinants. Properties of determinants

Week 10-11 including interchanging rows or columns, multiplying by a scalar. Determinant of triangular
matrix and determinant of product of matrices. Solve system of linear equations using Cramer’s
rule and inverse matrix. Elementary row operations (ERO). Use ERO to obtain inverse matrix and
16-20 Nov solve system of linear equations using Gauss elimination. Rank of matrix, consistency of linear
23-27 Nov systems. Eigen value, eigen vector. General vector space: properties, linear combinations, linear
independence, spanning and basis.
Week 12 : Polar Coordinates: Point representation in polar coordinates, relationship between polar and
30 Nov -4 Dec Cartesian coordinates. Graph sketching including tests of symmetries.

Week 13-14 : Complex Numbers: Definition of imaginary number and complex number. Algebraic operations
7-11 Dec and solving equations involving complex numbers. Modulus and argument. De Moivre’s theorem
14-18 Dec to show some trigonometric identities, to find power and roots of complex numbers. Euler’s
formula. Function of complex variable such as sin(z), relationship between circular and
hyperbolic functions.

21-27 Dec Revision week

28 Dec 2014
Final Examination
17 Jan 2015
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Course Code:SSE1693 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Semester: SECOND

Academic Session: 2011/2012
Total Lecture Hours: 42 HOURS

REFERENCES
Course Texts:
1. B.A. Mahad , Lecture Notes, Engineering Mathematics Part 1 & 2, UTM
2. Abd Wahid Md Raji et.al (2011). Engineering Mathematics I
3. Glynn James, (2010). Modern Engineering Mathematics, Prentice Hall.
4. Glynn James, (2004). Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics, Prentice Hall

Supplementary Texts:
.
1. Stroud K.A (1996). Advanced Engineering Mathematics; MacMillan Ltd.
2. Alan Jeffrey (2002). Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Academic Press.
3. Bradley, G.L and Smith (1998), Calculus, Prentice Hall International Inc.
4. Finey, R., Weir, M and Giordano, F. (2001), Thomas’ Calculus, Addison-Wesley Pub.

GRADING:
No Type of Assessment Materials % each % total Date

1 Assignment 2 5 10 W6, W14

2 Quiz 2 2.5 5 W3, W11
2 Test 1 Weeks 1 – 4 15 15 W6
3 Test 2 Weeks 5 – 10 25 25 W12
4 Final Examination 1 50 50 W17-W18
Total 100