Undergraduate Course: Mathematics Skills (PHYS10033)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | A synoptic paper designed to examine the mathematical problem-solving skills developed by Mathematical Physics students throughout their degree programme. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Workshop sessions, as arranged. |
| Keywords | MSkill |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Roger Horsley
Tel: (0131 6)50 6481
Email: rhorsley@ph.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Yolanda Zapata-Perez
Tel: (0131 6)51 7067
Email: yolanda.zapata@ed.ac.uk |
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