SEJ026: Essential Foundation Mathematics (EFM) 2012
This webpage is maintained by the lecturer Dr James Cho and contains
information relevant to the running of the Semester 1 course in 2012.
A summary of practical details and assessment arrangements can also be
found in the
course information sheet.
Noticeboard (most recent first)
- Course information from the
SEFP handbook
- Assessment: 50% two in-course tests, 50% final exam
(all multiple-choice)
Both tests and exam have duration 2 hours and consist of 25
multiple-choice questions. Note that the results are
scaled so that 18 correct answers corresponds to a pass mark.
Calculators are not permitted.
- Lecture: Monday 2–3pm (F.Bancroft 3.27)
- Tutorial: Monday 3–4pm (F.Bancroft 3.23)
- Office Hours:
Monday 4pm–5pm (Phys 215), Friday 11.15am–12.15pm
(Phys 215), or Email for appointment.
Note that attendance at lectures and tutorials is compulsory –
absences will be recorded and persistent offenders may be deregistered
from the course.
This is a foundational course which tests the ability to perform
computations in basic arithmetic and algebra, without a calculator.
The syllabus is based on the following web-book which explains methods
and provides examples:
Essential Mathematics by Franco Vivaldi
(This is a PDF file which you can either read online in your web
browser, or download to read offline/print.)
To prepare for the EFM tests and examination you should attempt
all the exercises in this web-book up to, and including, those
flagged by a single star.
The structure of the EFM course assumes that you invest
considerable time in such self-study
(see here
for some advice).
To help you understand the material there are weekly
lectures covering topics from the web-book as outlined below:
Links in the table will become active as the term progresses.
You may need to refresh the web page to pick up the link.
Each lecture contains a practice "mini-test" (5 questions under
exam conditions) and there are also a number of related homework
exercises. The solutions to these test and homework questions
are discussed in the tutorial the following Friday.
The answers to the homework exercises are not formally
marked but you should be prepared to explain your solutions
in front of the tutorial group.
The tests and exam will be similar in format and standard to the
examples below:
You can find the real examination from May 2009 here
and further past papers are available on the library
website.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any
problems/queries. Full contact details can be found on my homepage.