Study Guide

Objective

You are able to read mathematics text and simplify mathematical expressions. You are able to solve equations and apply mathematics your own field applications.

Content

- Simplification equations
- Expressions
- System of equations
- Proportionality
- Percent calculation

Exam schedules

Midterm exams are agreed on the lessons depending on the progress of the course.

Final exam on December 2022 according to study plan.

It is possible to resit the exam with the same course content twice until 31.5.2023. The exam resits for the course are announced on Moodle.

This course can't be done on EXAM-environment.

Completion alternatives

The course can be done also by attending to final exam on December 2022.

Student workload

Lessons and exams 37 hours

Self-learning about 98 hours

Total 135 hours

One academic credit equals about 27 hours of work for student.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the exams, specified exercises and assignments announced by the teacher on the lessons and on Moodle. If the student's total amount of points is
- less than 40 % of maximum: grade 0 (fail)
- 40 - 51 % of maximum: grade 1
- 52 - 63 % of maximum: grade 2
- 64 - 75 % of maximum: grade 3
- 76 - 91 % of maximum: grade 4
- more than 91 % of maximum: grade 5.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has difficulties to read mathematical texts and to recognize basic mathematical expressions

There are difficulties to solve basic equations

The student is unable to apply mathematics

Less than 40 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student knows basic mathematical expressions and can read easy mathematical texts

The student is able to do basic equation solving.

The student is able to apply basics on easy applications.

Grade 1: 40 - 51 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Grade 2: 52 - 63 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to read mathematical texts and simplify mathematical expressions.

The student is able to solve equations.

The student is able to apply mathematics on applications

Grade 3: 64 - 75 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Grade 4: 76 - 91 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to read fluently mathematical texts and simplify difficult mathematical expressions

The student is able to solve difficult equations

The student is able to apply mathematics fluently on applications

More than 91 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments