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This entry is from Winter semester 2022/23 and might be obsolete. You can find a current equivalent here.
Foundations of Mathematics
(dt. Grundlagen der Mathematik)
Level, degree of commitment | Basic module, required module |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Lecture (2 SWS), central recitation class (2 SWS), 180 hours (60 h attendance, 120 h private study) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
6 CP Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises. Examination type: Written examination |
Language, Grading |
German,The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Mathematics. |
Duration, frequency |
One semester, each semester |
Person in charge of the module's outline | All lecturers of Mathematics |
Contents
- Elementary set theory
- Natural numbers and integers, mathematical induction, rational numbers
- Maps, functions, relations
- Elementary logic and introduction to mathematical proving
- The fields of real and complex numbers
- Equivalence transformations of equations and inequations
- Supremum and infimum
Qualification Goals
The students
- learn the basics of mathematical thinking and argumentation,
- acquire basic mathematical knowledge, which lays the ground for the degree program,
- apply mathematical working to concrete questions, they can distinguish between mathematical intuition and formal precision and use and relate both components to each other.
Prerequisites
None.
Applicability
The module can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)
- B.Sc. Mathematics
- B.Sc. Business Mathematics
- BA Minor Mathematics
When studying B.Sc. Mathematics, this module must be completed in the study area Basic Modules in Mathematics.
The module can also be used in other study programs (export module).
Recommended Reading
(not specified)
Please note:
This page describes a module according to the latest valid module guide in Winter semester 2022/23. Most rules valid for a module are not covered by the examination regulations and can therefore be updated on a semesterly basis. The following versions are available in the online module guide:
- Winter 2016/17 (no corresponding element)
- Summer 2018
- Winter 2018/19
- Winter 2019/20
- Winter 2020/21
- Summer 2021
- Winter 2021/22
- Winter 2022/23
- Winter 2023/24
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