MA2000:03
Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
39 hours lectures, 26 practice classes. Semester 1.
Staff: 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 (30%); a three-hour examination (70%).