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I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every week. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
Assessment 2
Assessment 2 is on Wednesday. There is a sample on your Blackboard which I will also give out on Monday. Keep an eye on your CIT Blackboard for the latest and definitive assessment information.
Week 4
In Week 4 we looked at approximation and statistics.
Week 5
In Week 5 we will do frequency distributions and begin a new chapter with indices.
Assessment 1 Results
Assessment 1 Results are on your Blackboard right now. Question five (about the reduction in area) has been declared null and void so everybody is being awarded that mark.
Course Notes
The notes contain all the lecture material, all the exercises and exercise sheets as well as all of last year’s assessments and you will need them from Monday on. They cost €15 and are on sale in the copying centre. Also find a useful reference here.
Academic Learning Centre
I would urge anyone having any problems with material that isn’t being addressed in the tutorials to use the Academic Learning Centre. As you can see the timetable is quite generous. You will get best results if you come to the helpers there with specific questions. You could also win a tablet device if you enter a competition that they are running.
Math.Stack Exchange
If you find yourself stuck and for some reason feel unable to ask me the question you could do worse than go to the excellent site math.stackexchange.com. If you are nice and polite, and show due deference to these principles you will find that your questions are answered promptly. For example this question discussing the difference between the population standard deviation 
Maple & Wolfram Alpha
If you are subscribed to CIT MathsOnline you will have free access to the mathematical software package Maple:
Self-enrolment for Maths Online
1. Log into Blackboard Learn
2. Click on the Courses tab button at the top of the screen. Go to Course Search and type Maths Online in the box.
3. Once you’ve found the course, click on the action link button next to the course and click on Enrol. This should take you to the Self Enrolment page.
4. Your Access Code is mathsonline (lower case, no spaces).
5. After you’ve finished click Submit. You should now see a message that says your enrolment was successful.
Once you’ve enrolled, you can download Maple by selecting the Mathematical Software tab in the left hand column and following the instructions under the Maple item.
I myself am not a Maple expert but ‘grew up’ with another mathematical software package Mathematica. Mathematica powers the “computational knowledge engine” WolframAlpha. Go on ask it a question!
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every week. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
Assessment 1 Results
Assessment 1 Results will go on your Blackboard the afternoon of Friday 11 October. Question five (about the reduction in area) has been declared null and void so everybody is being awarded that mark.
Course Notes
The notes contain all the lecture material, all the exercises and exercise sheets as well as all of last year’s assessments and you will need them from Monday on. They cost €15 and are on sale in the copying centre. Also find a useful reference here.
Week 3
In Week 3 we looked at Length, Area and Trigonometry.
Week 4
In Week 4 we will finish trigonometry and start discussing approximation and perhaps statistics.
Assessment 2
Assessment 2 is on in Week 5. Keep an eye on your CIT Blackboard for the latest and definitive assessment information.
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every week. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
Course Notes
The course notes are now on sale in the copying centre (beside the student centre). I would advise you to buy them ASAP. You will need to put money in your card to buy them (you can do this at the shop beside the canteen) and they cost E15. I would buy them before Tuesday’s lecture – although I will do photocopies for next week. After Wednesday you must have a copy of the notes as there will be no more photocopies. The notes contain all the lecture material, all the exercises and exercise sheets as well as all of last year’s assessments.
Week 2
In Week 2 we will look at Ratio & Proportion, Percentages and Tax. Also find a useful reference here.
Tutorials
Tutorials are now in full swing:
- Group A: Monday 14:00 in B269 and Thursday 10:00 in E7
- Group B: Monday 12:00 in F1. 3 and Tuesday 15:00 in B116
Academic Learning Centre
I would urge anyone having any problems with material that isn’t being addressed in the tutorials to use the Academic Learning Centre. As you can see the timetable is quite generous. You will get best results if you come to the helpers there with specific questions. You could also win a tablet device if you enter a competition that they are running.
Maple & Wolfram Alpha
If you are subscribed to CIT MathsOnline you will have free access to the mathematical software package Maple:
Self-enrolment for Maths Online
1. Log into Blackboard Learn
2. Click on the Courses tab button at the top of the screen. Go to Course Search and type Maths Online in the box.
3. Once you’ve found the course, click on the action link button next to the course and click on Enrol. This should take you to the Self Enrolment page.
4. Your Access Code is mathsonline (lower case, no spaces).
5. After you’ve finished click Submit. You should now see a message that says your enrolment was successful.
Once you’ve enrolled, you can download Maple by selecting the Mathematical Software tab in the left hand column and following the instructions under the Maple item.
I myself am not a Maple expert but ‘grew up’ with another mathematical software package Mathematica. Mathematica powers the “computational knowledge engine” WolframAlpha. Go on ask it a question!
Week 3
In Week 2 we will look at Interest and this will conclude our study for Wednesday evening’s assessment. After this we will look at some geometry and trigonometry.
Assessment 1
Assessment 1 is on in Week 3. Keep an eye on your CIT Blackboard for the latest and definitive assessment information. It will be a multiple choice test with no negative marking.
Study
Please feel free to ask me questions about the exercises via email or even better on this webpage — especially those of us who struggled in the test.
Math.Stack Exchange
If you find yourself stuck and for some reason feel unable to ask me the question you could do worse than go to the excellent site math.stackexchange.com. If you are nice and polite, and show due deference to these principles you will find that your questions are answered promptly. For example this question regarding interest.
Calculators
Although Assessment 1 is to be taken without the use of calculators, subsequent assessments will have no such ban. Please note the following taken from the CIT code of conduct for CIT examination candidates:
“Where a pocket calculator is used it must be silent, self-powered and non-programmable.
It may not be passed from one candidate to another. Instructions for its use may not be
brought into the Examination Hall.
The term ‘programmable’ includes any calculator that is capable of storing a sequence of
keystrokes that can be retrieved after the calculator is turned off or powers itself off. Note that the
capacity to recall, edit and replay previously executed calculations does not render a calculator
programmable, provided that this replay memory is automatically cleared when the calculator is
powered off. Also, the facility to store numbers in one or more memory locations does not render
a calculator programmable.
Calculators with any of the following mathematical features are prohibited:
• Graph plotting
• Equation solving
• Symbolic algebraic manipulation
• Numerical integration
• Numerical differentiation
• Matrix calculations
Calculators with any of the following features are prohibited
• Data Banks
• Dictionaries
• Language translators
• Text retrieval
• Capability of remote communication“
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every week. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
Week 1
In week one we looked at some applications of mathematics. We studied basic arithmetic, in particular we looked at the various number systems, fractions and decimals.
Tutorials
Tutorials start properly this week:
- Group A: Monday 14:00 in B269 and Thursday 10:00 in E7
- Group B: Monday 12:00 in F1. 3 and Tuesday 15:00 in B116
Academic Learning Centre
I would urge anyone having any problems with material that isn’t being addressed in the tutorials to use the Academic Learning Centre. As you can see the timetable is quite generous. You will get best results if you come to the helpers there with specific questions. You could also win a tablet device if you enter a competition that they are running.
Week 2
In Week 2 we will look at Ratio & Proportion, Percentages and Tax & Interest. I hope to have the notes printed and ready for your purchase by the end of the week. Until then we will have handouts. Also find a useful reference here.
Assessment 1
Assessment 1 will be on in Week 3. Keep an eye on your CIT Blackboard for the latest and definitive assessment information. It will be a multiple choice test with no negative marking.
Study
Please feel free to ask me questions about the exercises via email or even better on this webpage — especially those of us who struggled in the test.
Math.Stack Exchange
If you find yourself stuck and for some reason feel unable to ask me the question you could do worse than go to the excellent site math.stackexchange.com. If you are nice and polite, and show due deference to these principles you will find that your questions are answered promptly. For example this question regarding infinite decimals.
Calculators
Although Assessment 1 is to be taken without the use of calculators, subsequent assessments will have no such ban. Please note the following taken from the CIT code of conduct for CIT examination candidates:
“Where a pocket calculator is used it must be silent, self-powered and non-programmable.
It may not be passed from one candidate to another. Instructions for its use may not be
brought into the Examination Hall.
The term ‘programmable’ includes any calculator that is capable of storing a sequence of
keystrokes that can be retrieved after the calculator is turned off or powers itself off. Note that the
capacity to recall, edit and replay previously executed calculations does not render a calculator
programmable, provided that this replay memory is automatically cleared when the calculator is
powered off. Also, the facility to store numbers in one or more memory locations does not render
a calculator programmable.
Calculators with any of the following mathematical features are prohibited:
• Graph plotting
• Equation solving
• Symbolic algebraic manipulation
• Numerical integration
• Numerical differentiation
• Matrix calculations
Calculators with any of the following features are prohibited
• Data Banks
• Dictionaries
• Language translators
• Text retrieval
• Capability of remote communication“
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every Friday afternoon. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.ie and I will add you to the mailing list.
Week 13
Tutorials will be held in the usual lecture venues for:
Applied Biosciences: Monday 10 December at 13:00, Tuesday 11 December at 11:00, Wednesday 12 December at 15:00.
Common Entry Science: Tuesday 11 December at 15:00.
Computing: Tuesday 11 December at 10:00; Wednesday 12 December at 14:00
Assessment 5
Wednesday 12 December in Week 13. Coordinate geometry and graphs are examinable. Consult Blackboard for the latest and definitive information on assessments.
Please find some examples here.
Assessment 4 Results
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every Friday afternoon. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.ie and I will add you to the mailing list.
Week 13
Tutorials will be held in the usual lecture venues for:
Applied Biosciences: Monday 10 December at 13:00, Tuesday 11 December at 11:00, Wednesday 12 December at 15:00.
Common Entry Science: Tuesday 11 December at 15:00.
Computing: Tuesday 11 December at 10:00; Wednesday 12 December at 14:00
Assessment 5
Wednesday 12 December in Week 13. Coordinate geometry and graphs are examinable. Consult Blackboard for the latest and definitive information on assessments.
Assessment 4 Results
Should be released at the end of this week.
Tutorials
You will get exercises on graphing in the notes today.
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every Friday afternoon. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.ie and I will add you to the mailing list.
BUY SOME GRAPH PAPER FOR WEEK 11
Assessment 4 Results
Will not be released until Week 12. This is for attendance reasons. A few remarks on assessment 4:
- if you got question one, two or three wrong you have not been listening to me at all over the last two weeks
- question four was answered well
- a lot of people just used the formula to do question five. These people got full marks IF they got the right answer but be aware that in later modules it will be assumed that you can factorise quadratics. I completely agree that there wasn’t a whole load of time to practise these before the assessment. It doesn’t mean you can’t practise them now though.
- a lot of people did this question in their head! I had to give these people the marks even if your ‘methods’ mightn’t work in general. Many of us did not engage with the substitution method of solving simultaneous equations as I advised and stuck to their old row methods and hence could not do this question.
- an easy question answered poorly. If you have an unknown let
the unknown. Let
…
- question eight was answered badly. Many people were not listening when I said that if we can’t mix units or else we have to change our equations. You can have
and
, you can have
and
but you can’t have
Tutorials
You will get exercises on coordinate geometry in the notes on Monday.
Assessment 5
Your fourth assessment is on Wednesday 12 December. Consult Blackboard for the latest and definitive information on assessments.
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every Friday afternoon. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.ie and I will add you to the mailing list.
BUY SOME GRAPH PAPER FOR WEEK 11
Assessment 4
Your fourth assessment is on Wednesday 21 November. Consult Blackboard for the latest and definitive information on assessments.
Algebra will be examined.
From my notes this includes Introduction to Algebra, Simplification & Manipulation, Equations, Quadratic Equations and Simultaneous Equations.
We will finish off the section on equations on Monday and the section on simultaneous equations on Tuesday.
Please find attached a sample
The policy on missed assessments is very strict in CIT as you can see here.
Tutorials
Any tutorials up to Wednesday should be concentrated on algebra. On Monday I should hope to give you an additional sheet on Factorisation & Quadratics.
After Wednesday we will be working on functions and graphs and will give you exercise sheets in the notes.
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every Friday afternoon. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.ie and I will add you to the mailing list.
Assessment 3 Results
You are identified by the last four digits of your student number). At the bottom of your group there are some average scores:
I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every Friday afternoon. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.ie and I will add you to the mailing list.
Assessment 3
Your third assessment is in Week 8. Consult Blackboard for the latest and definitive information on assessments. This is taken from there.
Posted on: Friday, November 2, 2012
- Assessment 3, which is an online assessment, will go live at 10 am on Monday November 5th [the test closes on Friday but I haven’t found out what time — J.P.]
- This assessment may be taken on any internet-enabled computer with a reliable connection.
- It is strongly recommended that you take Sample Assessment 3 before attempting this assessment.
- The time allowed is 1 hour from the time that you click “Begin” and your answers will be uploaded automatically once this time elapses.
- Read the instructions carefully before you begin.
NB: Google Chrome may not display the equations correctly, so please use another browser, such as Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.
Units, Indices and Logarithms will be examined.
You will find an online sample test on your Blackboard. Please look in Content > Assessments > Assessment 3
The policy on missed assessments is very strict in CIT as you can see here.
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