Sukkur IBA University

1. Course Identification and General Information

Program: Foundation Course: Mathematics

Session: 2022 Instructor(s): Maths Faculty

Credit Hours: Number of Sessions: 04/ Week

S.No: Mode of Instruction Percentage?

1 Classroom Lectures 100%
2 Practical
Comments:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course enables students to develop an understanding of mathematical concepts related to

introductory algebra, logarithm, measurement and geometry through investigation, theory of
functions, trigonometry and hands-on activities. Students will investigate real-life examples to
develop various representations of linear relations, and will determine the connections between
the representations. Students will consolidate their mathematical skills as they solve problems
and communicate their thinking. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The key aim of the course is to fill the gaps in mathematical foundations of the students coming
from the rural educational background with weak high school and college mathematics. The
second key objective of the course is to initiate a cultural transition to the rigorous development
of fundamentals of mathematics required for the undergraduate level. Moreover, to provide and
secure foundations for higher mathematics courses
Course Outcomes
At the end of modules, you should be able to:

1. Develop understanding of basic kinds of numbers like integers, rational, irrational and
real numbers
2. Demonstrate proficiency in the language of sets and do some of its real world
applications;
3. Formulate and solve the system of linear and nonlinear equations.
4. Demonstrate the existence, non-existence and infinitude of solutions of simultaneous
equations;
5. Workout the surds and indices of various kind of numbers;
6. Develop understanding on logarithm, its key properties
7. Solve the logarithmic equations;
8. Manipulate algebraic expressions involving vectors easily and accurately;
9. Carryout the basic operations of matrix algebra;
10. Determine when a matrix has an inverse, and find it when it exists;
11. Calculate a determinant;
12. Carryout computations of the basics of the co-ordinate geometry like co-ordinate,
computing distance between points and using that to compute the areas and perimeters of
triangles and quadrilaterals.
13. Understand what is means for a function to be one-one and onto, and to have an inverse;
14.  Define, identify trigonometric ratios.
15. Prove the basic trigonometric identities
16. Compute the derivative algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions.
17. Compute the antiderivatie of derivative algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and
trigonometric functions.
 Detailed Course Contents (Weekly-Breakdown)

Week/topics Contents Book Name /helping sites

Week1  Dealing with numbers Khan Academy link:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic
systems
Introduction to
number system  Percentage Additional exercise sheet on related word problems
Basic
arithmetic  Ratio and propotion
 Word problems

Week2 
Khan Academy link:
 Basic manipulation of https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra
Pre-Algebara algebraic structure
Additional exercise sheet on related word problems
 Linear equation with
graphical representation
o

Week3  Solution of system of

New Additional mathematics: Chapter #02
linear and non-linear
Simultaneous
linear and non- equations by using Khan Academy link:
linear
substitution and https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/systems-
equations
elimination method. of-linear-equations
 Applications Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

Thinking mathematics volume 1

Week4-5.5
Indices, surds,  Indices and exponents New Additional mathematics: Chapter #03
exponential
and surds
and logarithm Khan Academy link:
 Exponential equation
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/rational-
 Logarithms exponents-and-radicals/
 Common and natural
logarithm Additional exercise sheet on related word problems
 Law of logarithms
  Logarithmic equations

Week 5.5-6  Factor of quadratic equation

New Additional mathematics: Chapter # 04
Quadratic  Maximum and minimum
expression and value of quadratic expression Khan Academy link:
equations https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/
 Roots of quadratic equation quadratics

 Solving quadratic inequality Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

 Applications
Week 07  Polynomian identities
New Additional mathematics: Chapter 05
Remainder and  Remainder theorem
factor theorem Khan Academy link:
 Factor theorem https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/
arithmetic-with-polynomials/polynomial-remainder-
theorem/v/polynomial-remainder-theorem

Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

Week 08

Review Week
1 Mid-term exam
st

Week 09-10
 Introduction to sets New Additional mathematics: Chapter 01
Sets
 Intersection and union of Khan Academy link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-
sets probability/probability-library#basic-set-ops

 Applications Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

Week 11-12  Represent information as

a matrix
Matrices New Additional mathematics: Chapter 06
 Addition, subtraction and
Khan Academy link:
scalar multiplication of
matirces https://www.khanacademy.org/math/precalculus/
precalc-matrices
 Multiplication of
matrices Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

 Determinent and inverse

of 2X2 matrices
  Solving simultaneous
equations by matrix
method.
Week 13-15.5  Distance between two
points
Coordinate
geometry  Mid-point of the line
joining two points New additional athematics: Chapter #07
 The gradient of the line
Khan Academy link:
passing through two https://www.khanacademy.org/math/in-in-grade-10-
points ncert/in-in-chapter-7-coordinate-geometry

 Equation of straight line Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

 Equation of parallel and
non-parallel lines
 Equation of
perpendicular lines

Week 16 Review-week
2nd mid-term exam
Week 17-18  Introduction to functions
New Additional mathematics: Chpater # 09
 Composite functions
 Inverse functions Khan Academy link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/algebra-
 Absolute value function functions

Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

Week 19-20  Trigonometric ratio and
New Additional mathematics: Slected parts of
genral angles
Trigonometric Chapter # 10-11
and  Trigonometric of any
trigonometric
identities angles
 Graph of the sine, cosine Khan Academy link:
and tangent function https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/hs-
 Trigonometric simple geo-trig/hs-geo-trig-ratios-intro/v/basic-trigonometry
identities https://www.khanacademy.org/math/trigonometry/
trig-equations-and-identities

Additional exercise sheet on related word problems

Week 21-22  The gradient function
Differentiation  Function of function
 Product of two functions
 Quotient of two functions
 Basic introduction
tangent and normal line
Week 23-24  Integration as the reverse
process of differentiation
and indefinite integrals
Antiderivatives
 Definite integrals
 Integration
trigonometric functions
 Integration
exponential functions
New Additional mathematics: Chapter # 15
Khan Academy link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/differential-
calculus/basic-differentiation-dc
of
Additional exercise sheet on related word problems
New Additional mathematics: Chapter # 16
Khan Academy link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus-home/
integration-calc
of
Additional exercise sheet on related word problems
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