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Undergraduate Course: Mathematics for Elec/Mech Eng 4 (MATH08034)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting 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 RETAKING STUDENTS ONLY, IT IS NOT OPEN FOR NEW STUDENTS

Partial differentiation with applications in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering; functions of two or more variables, contours (level sets); partial and directional derivatives, gradient, tangent plane, normals; differentials and chain rule; extrema; applications. Scalar and vector fields; divergence and curl; conservative fields and potential; vector differential identities; simple applications from properties of continua and electromagnetism. Repeated multiple integration (change of order of integration); integration in plane polar coordinates; line integrals (link to exact differentials, potential and work); surface integrals (flux); divergence, Green's and Stokes's theorems; applications and physical interpretations.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Mathematics for Elec/Mech Eng 3 (MATH08033)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006) OR Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035) OR Mathematics for Chem Eng 4 (MATH08020)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  1
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Additional Notes THIS COURSE IS FOR RETAKING STUDENTS ONLY, IT IS NOT OPEN FOR NEW STUDENTS
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An ability to handle partial derivatives, to relate them to directional derivatives, contours and extrema of functions of several variables.
2. An understanding of vector fields, their divergence and curl.
3. An ability to use the basic vector differential identities.
4. A competence in evaluating repeated and multiple integrals.
5. An understanding of line integrals, their calculation and relation to the potential of a conservative field.
6. An ability to calculate integrals, such as flux, over simple curved surfaces.
7. An ability to use the divergence theorem and Stokes's theorem in simple situations, and a realization of their great practical importance.
Assessment Information
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
Keywordsme4
Contacts
Course organiserDr Noel Smyth
Tel: (0131 6)50 5080
Email: N.Smyth@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Gillian Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 5085
Email: G.Law@ed.ac.uk
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