Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Maths for Humans: Linear and Quadratic Relations
UNSW Sydney
This online course explored the maths behind simple, real-world relationships. The course covered the topics of direct proportionality and lines, Cartesian geometry and related algebra, quadratic relations, and applications from tax rates to architecture and Bezier curves in design.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Norman J. Wildberger
Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics
UNSW Sydney
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore different kinds of linear and quadratic relations in a variety of real world contexts.
- Demonstrate application of algebra to solve and interpret geometrical problems.
- Engage with specific problems involving lines and quadratics in a Cartesian setting.
Syllabus
This online course explored the mathematics of linear and quadratic relations, and related these to a variety of real-life applications. It covered:
- Linear relationships
- Cartesian geometry and equations of lines
- slopes and intercepts
- transformations of the plane
- tax rates, interest and conversions
- quadratic relations and parabolas
- zeroes and the quadratic formula
- quadratic equations in design and architecture
Issued on 20th August 2016
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