The course SF1690 serves as a preparation for the calculus, algebra and geometry courses.

Timetable

You may find the timetable for classes and exercise sessions in the following LINK. To find the classroom, type the classroom (e.g. ka304) into kth.se/places

Literature

Calculus: "Calculus: A Complete Course, 10th Edition" by Robert A. Adams & Christopher Essex, ISBN 978-0135732588

Algebra: "Contemporary Linear Algebra" by Howard Anton & Robert C. Busby, ISBN: 978-0471163626

Course information and material

The following material will be covered through the course:

Sections P1-P9 in the calculus book.
Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, and 3.6 in the calculus book, all without derivatives.
Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 4.3 in the algebra book.

A problem sheet will be handed out at every exercise session and published in canvas.

Exam and Bonus point

The course has three facultative (not-mandatory) homework assignments, due week 37, 39 and 41, and a final written exam. The exam accounts for 6.0 ECTS, with grades are given in the range A - F or Fx, where Fx gives the right to a complementary examination to potentially reach the grade E.

Each homework assignment involves 5 problems giving in total 15 points. At the exam 5 of these points give one bonus point towards the exam, so in total one can get 9 bonus points for the exam - these are valid only for the exam in October and the re-exam in December 2022. See further description on the page for Homework. The 2020 homework with solutions: hw1, hw1-solutions, hw2, hw2-solutions, hw3, hw3-solutions.

Checklist for the exam and previous exams (with answers) are found below. Please note that the solutions are only suggestions and some tasks could be solved in other ways.

Contact information

Examiner: Tommy Ekola

Lecturer: Benjamin Fahs

Teaching assistant: Francesca Tombari

Studentnämnd/ Class representatives

The class representatives are Praanto, Ruxandra, and Yujia, feel free to contact them in class or by email: samadder@kth.se, tudose@kth.se, yujiag@kth.se.

SF1690 HT22 Basic Course in Mathematics (50312)