Undergraduate Course: Solving Equations (MATH08002)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Year 1) |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | *In 2011-12, this course is available only to students retaking it and will be assessed on an 'exam only' basis.*
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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
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| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Tutorials: Tu at 9:00, 1110 and 1210. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Solving Equations | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV2)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 3 |
| 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 |
Tutorials: Tu at 9:00, 1110 and 1210. |
| No Exam Information |
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).
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Assessment Information
| Coursework (which may include a Project): 15%; Degree Examination: 85%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | SEq |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Toby Bailey
Tel: (0131 6)50 5068
Email: t.n.bailey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Louise Durie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5050
Email: L.Durie@ed.ac.uk |
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