Week 3: Partial Fractions Exponentials, Logarithms
This week’s topics include partial fractions which are used frequently in science and engineering to break down complicated algebraic fractions into simpler fractions. The week also focuses on the concept of powers and indices and extends it to the constant, e, and to logarithms.
See how many of the questions you can answer without having to look up how to do them. You will need a calculator for some of this work.
Self-evaluation
How did you get on with the questions?
You can check your answers here with the worked solutions.
HELM workbooks
You might like to do some extra practice. Use the HELM workbooks and interactive questions below to do as much practice as you like. Use your lboro login details and enrol with key 'HELM2020' to access the interactive questions.
- 3.6 Partial Fractions:
- 6.1 Exponential function:
- 6.3 Logarithms:
Did you successfully work through the HELM workbooks?
If you feel confident with this week's topic after using the workbooks, you are ready for next week.
If you need further support, the additional resources below will be able to help you.
Once you are at Loughborough, you can also see a tutor in the Mathematics Learning Support Centre.
Additional resources
Engineering First Aid Kit Leaflets
Interactive Questions from MathsE.G.
developed by Martin Greenhow and Abdul Rahman Kamavi at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Brunel University, UK and released under a CC Licence