MA2000:03
Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: MA1002 or MA1003 or MA1101
Inadmissable Subject Combination: MA2101
39 lectures, 26 tutorials. First semester.
Staff: Dr S Belward, Dr G Sneddon.
Solid geometry, partial derivatives; line integrals, multiple integration, vector calculus; revision of ordinary differential equations, Fourier series, Laplace and Fourier transforms; partial differential equations; matrix algebra and eigenvalue problems.
Learning Objectives:
- introduction to topics in geometry, vector calculus, differential equations and linear algebra with emphasis on their implementation in engineering applications;
- to develop and exercise skill in developing models of physical phenomena and to become familiar with standard techniques for solving associated mathematical problems.
Assessment by coursework (tests and assignments); a three-hour examination.
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