TY  - JOUR
T1  - Identify Challenging Engineering Mathematics Topics from Exam Questions
AU - Lohgheswary, N. AU - Preethy, A. AU - Gobithaasanc, R.U. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 20
SP  - 7535
EP  - 7544
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.7535.7544
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.7535.7544
KW  - Engineering Mathematics I
KW  -Engineering Mathematics II
KW  -analyzing
KW  -exam questions
KW  -topics
KW  -subsequent
AB  - Mathematics and Engineering are the key elements in STEM (Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics education. Thus, a strong foundation in Engineering Mathematics will ensure a good
understanding of Engineering concepts. Yet, some student still find Engineering Mathematics as a challenging
subject. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the challenging Engineering Mathematics topics from
exam questions. The final exam questions from Engineering Mathematics I and II, subjects from a private
university in Malaysia was analyzed for this study. Exam results were analyzed in Rasch Model. Differentiation
using first principle, differentiating functions, finding minimum value, solving system of linear equations using
inverse matrix, finding unit vector and finding the root of complex numbers are the challenging topics in
Engineering Mathematics I. Integration of exponential function, integration by substitution, first order
differential equation, using Laplace transform to solve first order differential equation, sketch graph and Fourier
series are the challenging topics in Engineering Mathematics II. Thus, the lecturer who will be teaching in the
upcoming semester can emphasize more on these challenging topics. Identifying challenging topics in
Engineering Mathematics will prevent the students from failing the other engineering subjects in the
subsequent years.
ER  -