Undergraduate Course: Motion & Flow (Ord) (MATH09010)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Ordinary) |
| Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Syllabus summary: Vector and scalar fields. Conservation and balance laws in integral and point form. Heat flow; gravitational field and potential; electrostatics; fluid flow. Derivation of standard equations (heat, Laplace and wave). Important 1-, 2- and 3-dimensional solutions with symmetry. Dipole potentials. Waves in acoustics. Some simple flows of real fluids. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The following are the learning objectives for the Honours version, MAT-3-MaF; for this (Ordinary) version there is more emphasis on the technical, rather than conceptual elements, which will be reflected by a different examination.
1. An understanding of the dynamical and kinematical concepts of flow modelling (flux, conservation, balance, thermal energy, gravitational field, electrostatic potential, velocity field, momentum density, etc.).
2. An ability to introduce and use potentials in appropriate vector field theories.
3. An understanding of the links between separated solutions and two-point eigenvalue problems; an ability to solve problems using separated solutions.
4. A familiarity with the use of dipole solutions.
5. Experience of some features of standing waves and of radiation.
6. An appreciation of fluid pressure in hydrostatics and in ideal flows. A familiarity with some basic viscous flows.
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Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Bruce Worton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4884
Email: Bruce.Worton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: k.mcphail@ed.ac.uk |
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