Postgraduate Course: Fundamental Mathematics (PGGE11142)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course covers the following topics:
1. Differentiation and integration
2. Ordinary Differential Equations
3. Vectors and Geometry
4. Matrices and Determinants
5. Solving Linear Equation Systems
6. Coordinate Transformations
7. Partial Derivatives
8. Fields and Differential Operators
9. Partial Differential Equations
10. Inverse problem
11. Tutorials
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| On completion of this course, students should master the basic mathematical skill such as integration, ordinary and partial differential equation, solution of linear and non-linear equations. These are all required in the core course, such as exploration methods, inverse and wave field theory, and rock physics. |
Assessment Information
| 100% by exam. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mark Chapman
Tel: (0131 6)50 8521
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Course secretary | Mrs Christine Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4866
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