MM500: Study Introduction for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

The Study Board for Science

Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher
EKA: N300065112, N300065102
Assessment: Second examiner: None
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor

STADS ID (UVA): N300065101
ECTS value: 5

Date of Approval: 11-04-2025


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Archive

Internal Course Code

MM500

Entry requirements

The course can only be followed if it is a constituent course in your course of study.

Academic preconditions

None

Course introduction

The aim of the course is that the student experiences a scholarly identity creating and retaining introduction to his study program. The course develops the student’s study competences through introduction to study strategies and active participation in scholarly activities. 

Throughout the course the student establishes her/his personal learning plan to organize her/his learning process, and is associated to a study group, which constitutes itself by a study group contract. Throughout the course the student is involved in problem solving anchored in topics from the student’s introductory courses.

Expected learning outcome

Intended learning outcomes - after completing the course the student is expected to be able to: 
  • Applies study and learning strategies to organize hers/his own learning in relation to the intended learning outcomes, learning activities and assessment tasks.
  • Establishes working relationships to his fellow students and describes his role as an active participant in the study program’s social and academic learning activities
  • Specifies and analyzes a problem in pre-formulated form and communicates the solving process and the result of the process.
  • Identifies different science representations (textual, auditory, visual, symbolic, iconic, graphical, tabular, static or dynamic) and applies them in problem solving.
  • Understand basic parts of the philosophy of mathematics and natural science, including the nature and foundations of mathematics, scientific methods, and ethics issues, etc. 
  • Understand the roles of mathematics in society, including the use of mathematics in daily life and various fields, and professional skills development for future career.
  • Apply basic functionalities in LaTeX. 

Content

The following main topics are contained in the course:
  • Study group: Work in collaborative groups, communication, planning, conflict management, group forming and constitution and study group contract
  • The student’s learning: Introduction to e-learning, study and learning strategies, harmonization of expectations, ethical standards in academia and the student’s personal learning plan.
  • Problem solving anchored in topics from the student’s introductory courses.
  • Philosophy of mathematics and natural science. 
  • Introduction to the roles of mathematics in society and professional skills development. 

Literature

See itslearning.dk for syllabus lists and additional literature references.

Examination regulations

Exam element a)

Timing

Autumn

Tests

Mandatory assignments in study introduction

EKA

N300065112

Assessment

Second examiner: None

Grading

Pass/Fail

Identification

Full name and SDU username

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Examination aids

Allowed

ECTS value

1

Additional information

The assignment consists of:

  1. Submitted study group contract which must be approved.
  2. An e-test which must be completed with at least 80% correct answers. The test can be taken several times before the deadline. Every time the test is submitted, feedback is given to the student.

Exam element b)

Timing

Autumn

Tests

Take home-exam

EKA

N300065102

Assessment

Second examiner: None

Grading

Pass/Fail

Identification

Full name and SDU username

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Examination aids

To be announced during the course

ECTS value

4

Indicative number of lessons

38 hours per semester

Teaching Method

Planned lessons: 

Total number of planned lessons: 38

Hereof: 
Common lessons in classroom/auditorium: 20

Team lessons in classroom: 18

 
The teaching methods encourage active learning activities, including lectures and exercise classes. In the lectures, the course literature (curriculum) will be explained, and students will have opportunities to explore concepts, ask questions, engage in group discussions, and participate in peer learning. The lectures will be supplemented by exercise classes, where relevant exercises related to the lecture content will help deepen understanding and enhance the mastery of knowledge, skills, and competences.
 
Other planned teaching activities: 
To discuss selected topics in the lectures
To work on assignments from the exercises

Teacher responsible

Name E-mail Department
Chunfang Zhou chzh@sdu.dk LSUL
Søren Sten Hansen shan@sdu.dk Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultetssekretariat

Additional teachers

Name E-mail Department City
Camilla Gundlach cgk@sdu.dk Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultetssekretariat
Simone Louise Sørensen simone@sdu.dk Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultetssekretariat

Timetable

Administrative Unit

Institut for Matematik og Datalogi (matematik)

Team at Registration

NAT

Offered in

Odense

Recommended course of study

Profile Education Semester Offer period

Transition rules

Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study. 
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list. 
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.