Undergraduate Course: Dynamical Modelling (MATH10037)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) |
| Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics.
1. Construction of dynamical models
2. Introduction/review of classical mechanics
3. Numerical methods for ODEs - elementary stability/accuracy/ convergence of 1-step methods
4. Geometric integrators (eg. symplectic/volume-preserving/time-reversible methods)
5. Backward error analysis
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. gain an understanding of dynamical modelling principles, including geometric integration
2. gain familiarity with numerical analysis techniques for ordinary differential equations, including concepts like accuracy and stability
3. explore various applications of dynamical simulation, including molecular dynamics and physically based modelling
4. learn to use the software package Matlab to implement and visualise results from a dynamical simulation |
Assessment Information
30% Coursework and 70% Examination
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
DyM |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Liam O'Carroll
Tel: (0131 6)50 5070
Email: L.O'Carroll@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Jennifer Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5048
Email: Jennifer.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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