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SF0003 Introductory Course in Mathematics 1.5 fup

Administer About course

A optional introductory course that reviews some knowledge and skills from upper secondary school but also contains material that might fall between two stools in the transition to KTH.

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 11 Aug 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
11 Aug 2025 - 22 Aug 2025
Periods
Pace of study

50%

Application code

40002

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

Swedish

Course memo
Course memo is not published
Number of places

Places are not limited

Target group
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Planned modular schedule
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Schedule
Schedule is not published

Contact

Course coordinator
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Teachers
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Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus SF0003 (Spring 2019–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus SF0003 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Common mathematical notation; Natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers and complex numbers; Manipulation of inequalities: addition, multiplication, absolute value, monotonous maps. Cartesian coordinates, straight lines and quadratic curves. Graphs of functions. Elementary properties of functions. Polynomial division and the factor theorem. Trigonometry and trigonometric functions.

Mathematical induction and polynomials.

Intended learning outcomes

After the course the student should be able to

  • use concepts. theorems and methods to solve and present solutions to problems within the parts described by the course content,
  • read and comprehend mathematical text.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Basic requirements. 

Literature

Announced no later than 4 weeks before the start of the course on the course web page

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • ANN1 - Introduction, 1.5 fup, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Examiner

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Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

SCI/Mathematics

Main field of study

This course does not belong to any Main field of study.

Education cycle

Pre-university level