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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
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Mathematics for Chem Eng 3 (U01687)? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : MAT-2-mc3 Partial differentiation: gradient, chain rule, convective derivative, polar coordinates, higher derivatives. Applications to tangent planes and normals, errors and optimisation, including Lagrange multipliers. Ordinary differential equations: separable, linear, second order equations with constant coefficients, resonance and systems of equations. Linear programming, including the simplex method. Entry Requirements? Pre-requisites : MAT-1-mm2 or concurrent attendance at MAT-2-mm2A ? Prohibited combinations : MAT-2-mm3, MAT-2-mm4, MAT-2-SVC, MAT-2-MAM, MAT-2-me3 Subject AreasHome subject areaMathematics for Physical Science & Engineering, (School of Mathematics, Schedule P) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : 2nd year ? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2) ? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks First Class Information
All of the following classes
? Additional Class Information : Tutorials: W at 0900 hrs Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An ability to solve second-order ODE's with constant coefficients, including the determination of particular solutions.
2. An understanding of partial differentiation and differentials. 3. An appreciation of constrained and unconstrained maxima/minima. 4. An understanding of basic linear programming and optimization. Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%; at least 40 must be achieved in each component.
Exam times
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Mrs Alison Fairgrieve Course Organiser Prof Alastair Gillespie Course Website : http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk School Website : http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/ |
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