Programme Outlines and Overviews
Preparatory Mathematics 7.5 credits
Course content
The course includes basic mathematics. It provides mathematical education and a preparation for further studies in mathematics.
The course includes the following parts:
- **Algebra:** Basic concepts and relationships: rational numbers and expressions, powers and power laws. first and second-degree equations, inequalities, Root equations, systems of equations, formulas and formula management, logarithms and laws of logarithms, polynomials, absolute sums
- **Theory of functions:** the concept of function, first and second order functions, power functions, exponential functions and the relationship between function and graph
- **Trigonometry**: trigonometry in right-angled and arbitrary triangles, the unit circle and the triangle theorems.
- **Vectors:** the concept of vectors in coordinate and polar form, addition and subtraction of vectors and multiplication with scalars
- **Derivative:** derivative definition and derivation rules. Derivation of elementary functions with applications
- **Integrals:** primitive functions and integrals with applications
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + Mathematics 3b (or the equivalent)
Level:
Course/Ladok-code: TFMF05
School: School of Engineering
Course information
- Type of courseProgramme instance course
- Type of instructionNormal teaching
- Semester2026 Week 44 - 2027 Week 2
- Study pace50%
- LocationJönköping
- Teaching hoursDay-time
- Course SyllabusHTML (Swedish)PDF (Swedish)HTML (English)PDF (English)
- Occasion codeT5194
Content updated 2013-07-31



