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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Undergraduate Course: Mathematics Skills (PHYS10033)

Course Outline
School School of Physics and Astronomy College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Other subject area None
Course website None
Course description A synoptic paper designed to examine the mathematical problem-solving skills developed by Mathematical Physics students throughout their degree programme.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Tensors and Fields (PHYS10016) AND Complex Variable & Differential Equations (MATH10033) AND Lagrangian Dynamics (PHYS10015)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Only for Maths and Physics and Mathematical Physics students.
At least 80 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q.
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 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No 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
Additional information Workshop sessions, as arranged.
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:

1) Identify and apply the mathematical techniques needed to analyse and solve a given problem;
2) Make appropriate assumptions, qualifications or order of magnitude estimates in order to solve open-ended problems;
3) Be able to sketch common mathematical functions appropriate to the problem at hand;
4) Be able to comment on or assess the physical implications of the solution they have obtained for a particular problem;
5) Be able to solve physics problems by mathematical or any other valid reasoning.
Assessment Information
Degree Examination, 100%
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information
Special Arrangements
Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Roger Horsley
Tel: (0131 6)50 6481
Email: rhorsley@ph.ed.ac.uk		 Course secretary Mrs Linda Grieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 5254
Email: linda.grieve@ed.ac.uk
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