Course IG1107 · Year I · Autumn 2025-2026

SPECIAL MATHEMATICS 1

Elective (1 of 3) course in Earth and cadastral measurements, taught by Ioan Lucian Popa.

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Overview

Lecturer
Ioan Lucian Popa
Seminar tutor
Ioan Lucian Popa
Type of course
Elective (1 of 3)
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Geodetic engineering
Field of study
Earth and cadastral measurements
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, exemplification.

Aims

The overall objective of this discipline is to strengthen the concepts of trigonometry and algebra studied in high school, including at the same time, elements of algebra required higher education and other objects.

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Course contents

1. Units of measurement angles and arcs 2. Trigonometric functions sine and cosine. Graphics, accurate values of their properties 3. Tangent and cotangent functions. Formula for cos (a-b) cos (a + b) sin (a-b) sin (a + b) and formulas derived from them 4. Inverse trigonometric functions 5. Trigonometric equations 6. Sinus and cosines theorems 7. Area of the triangle using different formulas. The flat faces of different areas 8. Vectors, algebraic properties 9. The dot product, vector product 10. Polar coordinates and Cartesian coordonates 11. Complex numbers. Geometric representation of complex numbers. Module of a complex number 12. Operations with complex numbers in trigonometric form 13. The n root of a complex number. De Moivre's Theorem 14. Solve quadratic equations and three with complex coefficients

Learning outcomes

In order to obtain credits for this discipline the students have to: - Know the basic concepts related to measurement units and conversion of degrees angles in radian. - know how to deal with trigonometric functions, their inverses and solve elementary trigonometric equations - compute Scalar and vector product compute. - Operate with complex numbers in trigonometric form and solve quadratic equations of degree two and three with complex coefficients.

Assessment

Final evaluation – 50%; continuous assessment – 50%.

Recommended reading

Analytic trigonometry with aplications
R. Barnett, M. Ziegler, K.E. . Byleen
John Wiley and Sons, -, 2012 · -
A semestrer cours in trigonometry
M. B. Finan
Arkansas Tech University, -, 2003 · -
MAster Math: Trigonometry
D.A. Ross
The Career Press Inc, -, 2002 · -