Undergraduate Course: Solving Equations (CPD only) (MATH08055)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Core first year course for Honours Degrees in Mathematics and/or Statistics. Syllabus summary: Sets and functions, elementary combinatorics, powers, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, complex numbers, polynomials, matrices, solving systems of linear equations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
SEED Funding Required |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Fluent facility in the use of the logarithm and exponential functions, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, complex numbers.
2. Ability to find the general solution to systems of linear equations by Gaussian elimination.
3. Ability to perform algebraic manipulations with matrices.
4. Ability to calculate determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of n x n matrices (up to n=3 in practice, larger n in principle or with computer assistance). |
Assessment Information
Coursework (which may include a Project): 40%
Examination: 60%. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Antony Maciocia
Tel: (0131 6)50 5994
Email: A.Maciocia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Fiona Curle
Tel: (0131 6)50 5043
Email: F.Curle@ed.ac.uk |
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