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Undergraduate Course: Mathematics Skills (PHYS10033)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaUndergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionA synoptic paper designed to examine the mathematical problem-solving skills developed by Mathematical Physics students throughout their degree programme.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 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.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Mathematics Skills2:00
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%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsMSkill
Contacts
Course organiserDr Roger Horsley
Tel: (0131 6)50 6481
Email: rhorsley@ph.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
Email: J.Wood@ed.ac.uk
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