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Undergraduate Course: Mathematical Methods 2 (MATH08032)

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 1 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Mathematics Other subject area Mathematics for Physical Science & Engineering
Course website http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
Course description Hyperbolic functions, inverse trigonometric functions. Differentiation of inverse functions and its use in integration. Integration by parts. Separable differential equations. First order linear differential equations with constant coefficients. Direction fields, Euler's method, trapezium and Simpson's rule with extrapolation, Newton-Raphson method. Implicit, parametric and polar functions. Introduction to partial differentiation, directional derivative, differentiation following the motion, differentials and implicit functions. Limits and improper integrals, substitution.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Mathematical Methods 1 (MATH08029) OR Practical Calculus (MATH08001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Mathematics for Informatics 2a (MINF08002) OR Mathematics for Informatics 2b (MATH08047)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Prospectus website http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  540
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 09:00 - 09:50
or 12:10 - 13:00
CentralLecture1-11 12:10 - 13:00
or 09:00 - 09:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4
Additional information Lectures: M, Th 0900 or 1210
Tutorials: Wed at 0900, 1000, 1110, 1210, 1305 or 1400(shared with MAT-1-am2)
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Further function types: understanding

1. the definition and properties of hyperbolic functions
2. the definition and properties of inverse trigonometric functions and using them to solve trigonometric problems
3. implicit functions and ability to graph them
4. parametric functions and ability to graph them
5. how to translate between cartesian and polar coordinates and draw simple polar curves

Further Differentiation: ability

1. to understand inverse functions and to differentiate hose for sin and tan
2. to use hyperbolic functions, including simple calculus properties
3. to differentiate implicit functions
4. to calculate simple partial derivatives
5. to calculate directional derivatives
6. of perform differentiation following the motion
7. to construct and use differential expressions
8. to use Newton-Raphson's method
9. to understand the notation used in thermodynamics

Further Integration: ability

1. to evaluate integrals in terms of inverse circular functions
2. to use integration by parts
3. to use substitutions of various types
4. to calculate arc-lengths and areas for parametric functions

Differential equations: ability

1. to identify and solve separable differential equations
2. to solve linear homogeneous first-order differential equations with constant coefficients
3. to find particular solutions for linear differential equations with constant coefficients, for simple right-hand sides
4. to fit initial and boundary conditions

Numerical calculus: ability

1. to use the composite trapezium rule
2. to use Simpson's rule
3. to apply Richardson's Extrapolation to trapezium and Simpson's rules
4. to draw direction fields and sketch solution curves
5. to use Euler's Method for differential equations

Limits and Continuity: ability

1. to use L'Hopital's Rule
2. to use the limits of combinations of log, polynomial and exponential functions
3. to evaluate 'improper' integrals
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 Noel Smyth
Tel: (0131 6)50 5080
Email: N.Smyth@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Joy Clark
Tel: (0131 6)50 5059
Email: joy.clark@ed.ac.uk
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