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Undergraduate Course: Mathematics for Chem Eng 4 (MATH08020)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaMathematics for Physical Science & Engineering
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTHIS COURSE IS FOR STUDENTS RETAKING THE EXAMINATION ONLY AND NOT OPEN TO NEW STUDENTS

Integration in two and three variables. Scalar and vector fields, gradient, divergence and curl, divergence theorem. Diffusion equation in one dimension, separation of variables, error function. Laplace's equation in two dimensions, separation of variables, analytic functions. Revision of basic probability and discrete and continuous random variables. Sampling distributions, in particular in large samples. Hypothesis testing on one and two Normal expectations, including matches pairs design, and goodness-of-fit tests on tables of frequency counts. Simple linear regression calculations.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Mathematics for Chem Eng 3 (MATH08019)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006) OR Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035) OR Mathematics for Elec/Mech Eng 4 (MATH08034) OR Mathematics for Informatics 4a (MATH08044) OR Mathematics for Informatics 4b (MATH08045)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  6
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 96 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Mathematics for Chem Eng 41:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An ability to evaluate surface and volume integrals.
2. An ability to apply div, grad and curl.
3. An ability to solve Partial Differential Equations using separation of variables, similarity variables and the complex-variable method.
4. An ability to perform elementary probability calculations, and work with discrete and continuous random variables.
5. An ability to recognise when binomial, Poisson, Normal probability distributions are appropriate models.
6. Understanding what a sampling distribution is.
7. An ability to recognise when large sample approximations (eg Central Limit Theorem) are useful.
8. An ability to carry out simple hypothesis tests on binomials, Poissons, and Normals - this includes distinguishing between a two-sample problem and a matched pairs design - and chi-squared goodness-of-fit tests on tables of frequency counts.
9. An ability to construct a least squares fitting of a straight line regression.
Assessment Information
See 'Breakdown of Assessment Methods' and 'Additional Notes' above.
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
Keywordsmc4
Contacts
Course organiserDr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Gillian Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 5085
Email: G.Law@ed.ac.uk
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