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Undergraduate Course: Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035)

Course Outline
School School of Mathematics College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Mathematics Other subject area Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Year 2)
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Core second year course for Honours Degrees in Mathematics and/or Statistics.

Syllabus summary: First order linear ODEs, second order linear ODEs with constant coefficients, and equivalent systems. Fourier Series. Vector fields: grad, div, curl, Stokes and divergence theorem; applications.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Foundations of Calculus (MATH08005) AND Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Mathematics for Chem Eng 3 (MATH08019) OR Mathematics for Chem Eng 4 (MATH08020) OR Mathematics for Elec/Mech Eng 3 (MATH08033) OR Mathematics for Elec/Mech Eng 4 (MATH08034)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 13:10 - 13:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 13:10 - 13:50
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 13:10 - 13:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB, Lecture Theatre A
Additional information Tutorials: Th at 1110 and 1210.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00None. No YAF.
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00None. No YAF.
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Solution of any second-order linear homogeneous equation or system with constant coefficient, and inhomogeneous equation with trig or exponential or constant or periodic rhs, or by variation of parameters.
2. Solution of first order linear ODE by integrating factor.
3. Solution of boundary value problems for y" + ly = 0
4. Knowledge of Euler's formulae for coefficients of Fourier Series (sine, cosine and full range), and ability to compute with these (up to piecewise linear functions)
5. Computation of grad, div, curl
6. Use of Stokes' and divergence theorem in simple explicit cases
7. Ability to derive the heat equation in 3d.
Assessment Information
Coursework (which may include a Project): 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Keywords MAM
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Nikolaos Bournaveas
Tel: (0131 6)50 5063
Email: N.Bournaveas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk
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