Undergraduate Course: Mathematics for Chem Eng 3 (MATH08019)
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 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Mathematics for Physical Science & Engineering |
Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk |
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Course description |
Partial differentiation: gradient, chain rule, convective derivative, polar coordinates, higher derivatives. Applications to tangent planes and normals, errors and optimisation, including Lagrange multipliers. Ordinary differential equations: separable, linear, second order equations with constant coefficients, resonance and systems of equations. Linear programming, including the simplex method. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Geology/Geophysics, Lecture Theatre 201 |
Additional information |
Tutorials: W at 0900 hrs |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An ability to solve second-order ODE's with constant coefficients, including the determination of particular solutions.
2. An understanding of partial differentiation and differentials.
3. An appreciation of constrained and unconstrained maxima/minima.
4. An understanding of basic linear programming and optimization.
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Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%; at least 40% must be achieved in each component. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Nikola Popovic
Tel:
Email: Nikola.Popovic@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Gillian Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 5085
Email: G.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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