Introduction
Name: Raymund O’Connor
Email: raymund.oconnor@csn.ie
Required for Class and Assessments
– Scientific Calculator (eg. as used for Leaving Certificate)
– Geometry Set (pencil, ruler, eraser, compass, protractor, etc)
IT Rules & Regulations
– From Student Handbook on www.csn.ie
– Login / Log out of Office365/Moodle
File Management
– Log in/out of Office 365
– Office 365 basics (waffle/apps/etc)
– IT Induction (log into OneDrive – demo create, print, save files, etc)
– Create a folder for each component (files and folders)
– Backup to OneDrive (similar to Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc)
– Use OneDrive app on your smartphone to photograph your written work and save as a PDF.
– Submitting assessment work using Moodle
– Microsoft Excel – useful for calculating Mean, Standard Deviation, drawing graphs, etc)
Assessment
– Assignment 1 – 30%
– Assignment 2 – 30%
– Exam – 40%
Assessment deadlines must be adhered to. It is the responsibility of each student to read and comply with the assessment policy which is available in the Student Handbook from the CSN website. You should read the section on Extenuating Circumstances in the event of not making a deadline.
Maths Study Support (Note: Room and time may change from year to year)
– Details available from your course coordinator
Resources
Online graph simulator – click HERE
Mathematical Modelling & Linear Programming
Predicting using Linear Models – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVDiAGZmcPo
Predicting using probability – https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-probability-statistics/cc-7th-theoretical-and-experimental-probability/v/making-predictions-with-probability
Videos: Linear Programming
Statistics
Probability
Functions & Graphs
Cubic Functions Solving Cubic Equations – Methods & Examples (storyofmathematics.com)
Calculus
Differentiation
Integration
Online graph simulator – click HERE
Volume