Matrices and Basic Calculus

for Non-Majors – MT161

Idrissa S. A.
Amour.Idrissa@udsm.ac.tz

Course Description
Department of Mathematics - UDSM
November 7, 2023
Communication

Name: Idrissa Said Amour

Office: Mathematics Department
Room 106
(Ground Floor)
Email: Amour.Idrissa@udsm.ac.tz

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Delivery

Delivery: 45 hours of lectures and 15

hours of online tutorials. Students will
have weekly online tutorials to be
conducted through LMS at
ecampus.idems.international

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Login Credentials
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Assessments

Assessments:
1
40% course-work;
1 two tests, @15 marks
2 ten Online Quizzes, 10 marks
2
60% Final Examination

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Course Outline
1. Vector Algebra (8 hours)
Scalars, vectors in IR3, geometrical
representation, addition and subtraction of
vectors, multiplication with scalar, Cartesian
coordinates and vectors; Unit vectors i,⃗ j,
⃗ k,
⃗ dot
(or scalar) product, direction angles, projections,
orthogonal vectors; cross (or vector) product,
scalar triple product, vector product of 3 or
more vectors, linear dependence and
independence, lines and planes in IR3.
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2. Matrix Algebra (8 hours)
Matrix, addition and subtraction of matrices,
multiplication , row reduced echelon, transpose
of a matrix; square matrices, singular and
non-singular matrices, inverse matrices;
orthogonal matrices, system of linear equations,
solution by Gauss-Jordan algorithm.

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3. Determinants (6 hours)
Determinant, evaluation of determinant of any
square matrices.; elementary properties;
application in solving systems of linear
equations; eigenvalues and eigenvectors, physical
and engineering applications.

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4. Complex Numbers (8 hours)
Field properties of complex numbers, Argand
diagram, polar form, Euler’s formulas, de
Moivre’s theorem, nth roots , complex roots of
real polynomial

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5. Limits and Continuity (8 hours)
Definition of function of one variable, limit and
its evaluation; elementary functions and
associated limits, one-sided limits, asymptotic
limit; continuity.

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6. Review of Differentiation (7 hours)
The derivative, differentiation of algebraic,
trigonometric and composite functions; higher
order derivatives, second derivative tests for
maximum and minimum, curve sketching, the L’
Hospital’s rule, Applications in engineering and
science.

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TEXT BOOKS
1 Dennis Zill. Advanced Engineering Mathematics.
Jones & Bartlett Learning. 2018.
2 Fitz-Gerald, G.H and Peckham, I.A. Mathematics
Methods for Engineers and Scientists (4th Ed).
Pearson Australia. 2020.
3 Kolman B., Hill, D. R. Elementary Linear Algebra
with Applications (9th ed.) Pearson Education Inc.
2008.
4 E. Kreyzig; Advanced Engineering Mathematics
(10th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, INC. 2011.
5 S. T. Tan. Single Variable Calculus. Early
Transcendentals. Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning,
Canada 2011.
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TUTORIALS AND QUIZZES
This course has weekly online tutorials and quizzes
STACK: System for Teaching and Assessment
using Computer Algebra Kernel
STACK uses Maxima as its CAS
Try to learn simple Maxima syntax
Do not wait, do it now, start to practice
STACK/Maxima syntax
Tutorial 0 is compulsory, you won’t go through
without passing it 100%.
Practice through ecampus.idems.international

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