Undergraduate Course: Mathematics for Chem Eng 3 (MATH08019)
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 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | Mathematics for Physical Science & Engineering |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Partial differentiation: gradient, chain rule, convective derivative, polar coordinates, higher derivatives. Applications to tangent planes and normals, errors and optimisation, including Lagrange multipliers. Ordinary differential equations: separable, linear, second order equations with constant coefficients, resonance and systems of equations. Linear programming, including the simplex method. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Room 6301 JCMB | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | Room 6301 JCMB | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Room 6301 JCMB |
| Additional information |
Tutorials: W at 0900 hrs |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Mathematics for Chem Eng 3 | 1:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An ability to solve second-order ODE's with constant coefficients, including the determination of particular solutions.
2. An understanding of partial differentiation and differentials.
3. An appreciation of constrained and unconstrained maxima/minima.
4. An understanding of basic linear programming and optimization.
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Assessment Information
| Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | mc3 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 5085
Email: G.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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