Lecture1 week 1 Mat2

We revised differentiation of Mat1 (ordinary, chain, quotient, prod rule as well as logarithmic and implicit. We will write a class test about that on Friday. I gave homework from another source. I will start with Newton on Wednesday.
Thanks for the e-mails.
Dr L

Lecture 1 week 1: Mat1

We discussed p 163-165 of Singh about the modulus function. I gave homework from another source for Wednesday. We also did p174-176 about the reciprocal functions. Home wrok is from Ex 4(a). I also introduced p 181 etc about trig equations. we will continue there on Wednesday.
Thanks to all who sent me e-mails.
Dr L

Update Thursday, 22h50

Agreement was signed today. Registration will continue on Friday, and lectures will start on Monday. Try and sort out registration on Friday.
See u soon.

Update Wednesday, 23h10

There has been some success with the negotiations and there will be a management meeting on Thursday to map the way forward. There will also be a meeting by the one striking union and busses with members will come from Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa. Studenst will be informed in the media (newspapers and radio AND on this blog) when to return to campus. I suspect (personal guess, not a fact) that it will be Monday.
Keep well. I am sharpening my pencils and charging calculator batteries....

Update, Tuesday 19h50

No resolution yet, situation unchanged. Further negotiations to take place on Wednesday. It seems like staff might return this week already, and students on Monday next week. This is still unconfirmed.

Keep well.

Update Monday, 18h45

TUT Management briefs Ministry of Education

The Executive Management Committee (EMC) of Tshwane University of Technology briefed the Ministry of Education on developments related to the impasse at the University at a meeting held on Monday, 16 February.

However, the deadlock between the parties has not yet been resolved and activities at the University remain suspended. The University took the decision to close the institution last Tuesday, in view of security threats to non-striking staff, students, and institutional property. In arriving at the decision, management had consulted the Chairperson of Council and the Department of Education.

The other union at the University, Nutesa, reached an agreement with management on Monday, 9 February. Subsequently, Nutesa called off their strike after signing a memorandum of agreement with TUT management to enter into voluntary arbitration on unresolved issues.

Management has continuously reiterated their commitment to engage organised labour to resolve the deadlock and it is imperative that it is done as soon as possible.

TUT would like to apologise to all its stakeholders and students for any inconvenience the suspension of University activities may have caused. The suspension of University activities will not prejudice any stakeholder or student in any way.

The above information was taken verbatim from the TUT website.

I am not getting any comments from anybody. It's getting lonely out here.

Update on TUT situation

TUT is still closed. Parties will meet Min of Education on Monday to resolve issues. This update was sent by management via SMS on Sonday at 19h04.

I will keep you posted.

Regards and keep busy.

Pass word for assignment Mat 2 and update on status

Campusses of TUT are still closed. Management is negotiating with unions.

I forgot to remove the pass word on the Mat2 assignment. It was TIME2 (case sensitive). I hope you are spreading the word and work on it so long. See you soon!!

Feedback on situation

It is a good idea to listen to the community radio stations. I get some of my info there. The campus is still closed and the situation turned violent yesterday when people got hurt by rubber bullets. It seems that there was even more problems on Soshanguve and GaRankuwa then in Pretoria. Please stert working on the assignment and do not worry!!!! We will make a plan to see you through the work.

Stay positive!!

Mat1: Go buy the text book. Engineering mathematics through applications by K Singh. Protea is cheapest, but Juta and Van Schaik also sells it. Work through the first 125 pages that will brush up your prior knowledge.

Mat2: Revise your differentiation and integration skills by using the supplementary notes from Mat1.

Do not idle around, then you will become depressed and lazy. I have already finished the exam paper (practice what I preach).

Leave comments here or mail me if you have questions.

Instructions to download assignments

Dear Math student
I posted your first assignments on a website (File factory). To access them you copy and paste the entire link into address bar. Scroll down in this page for download options and use the free option.
Contact me on my email if you experience problems. louwcj@tut.ac.za

Start working!!!!

Mat2 Assignment 1

Your first assignment can be downloaded at this link:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/afh4db8/n/MAT271T_Assignment_1_1_doc">MAT271T Assignment 1[1].doc

Mat1 Assignment 1

Please download your first assignment from this link.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/afh4c72/n/MAT_171T_BINOMIAL_ASSIGNMENT_2009A_doc">MAT 171T BINOMIAL ASSIGNMENT 2009A.doc

To all the TUT students in Civil Engineering: The lectures will start on Monday, 9 February 2009. Be in class and be prepared to start working.

I am looking forward to interact with you this semester.
Regards
Dr L