? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : INF-1-CFCS1

This course is designed to teach students the computational and mathematical approaches that form the quantitative foundation of cognitive science. The mathematical content of the course includes basic linear algebra and and an introduction to probability. All mathematical and computational content is supported by putting it in the context of a cognitive science application. Computational tools, such as Matlab, will play an important role in the presentation of the course.

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Home subject area

Informatics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 08/01/2007 09:00 09:50 Room 8.13, David Hume Tower Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 09:00 09:50 Central Lecture Wednesday 09:00 09:50 Central Lecture Thursday 09:00 09:50 Central

? Additional Class Information : Labs (1hr/week) and Tutorials (1hr/week) as arranged.

After completing this course successfully, students will be able to:
* Demonstrate knowledge of the mathematical concepts and techniques covered in this course by being able to apply them to relevant mathematical problems.
* Recognise the cognitive relevance of the mathematical concepts and techniques covered in this course by being able to apply them to simple modelling problems and applications in cognitive science.
* Describe the relationship between the mathematical formalisation of a cognitive system and its biological implementation and assess the adequacy of the formalisation.
* Demonstrate an understanding of usage of computational tools to apply mathematical concepts to problems in cognitive science.
* Analyse and evaluate scientific arguments and present the results of the evaluation in written or oral form.

Written Examination - 75%
Assessed Assigmnents - 25%

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May - - 2 hour(s) 2ND August - - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Zoe Wyatt
Tel : (0131 6)50 5194
Email : zwyatt@inf.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Miles Osborne
Tel : (0131 6)50 4430
Email : osborne@cogsci.ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/

School Website : http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/