Postgraduate Course: MIGSAA Continuum Mechanics (MATH11160)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | An introduction to a range of important topics in applied mathematics
- Continuum Mechanics and Elasticity: tensors, kinematics; balance laws and governing equations; constitutive laws; fluid dynamics; solid mechanics (elasticity).
- Fluids: Newtonian fluid dynamics; non-Newtonian fluids. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
127 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 100% |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Learn an introduction to mathematical modelling of a given observed phenomena.
- Thoroughly understand the applications of tensor calculus in mechanics, with applications to fluid mechanics, geophysics and magnetohydrodynamics.
- Understand the relation between local conservation laws and global balance equations in continuum models.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
*Only students of the MIGSAA CDT may take this course* |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof A Carbery
Tel: (0131 6)50 5993
Email: A.Carbery@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Isabelle Hanlon
Tel: (0131 6)50 5955
Email: i.hanlon@ed.ac.uk |
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