Undergraduate Course: Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 (EASC08018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The geosciences are becoming increasingly quantitative, and yet students in the geosciences (with the exception of students in the geophysics degree streams) are not currently required to have any mathematical knowledge beyond school level. This severely limits our staff from teaching quantitative courses at honours level. This course would build on either Earth Modelling and Prediction (EMP) or higher/A-level mathematics and will give our students the skills necessary to engage in quantitative courses at pre-honours and honours level. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course provides a cornerstone for numeracy progression within each of the Earth Science degree streams (Geophysics excepted) and is a key component in plans for curriculum change and modernisation in lines with recent reviews. This course will improve our students¿ numeracy and quantitative skills. As a result the student¿s employability will increase as they will be better prepared and more competitive for jobs in areas as diverse as insurance and exploration. Students will become increasingly confident in applying mathematical techniques to problems in geosciences. |
Assessment Information
| There will be 5 problem sets, each of which will be marked. This will constitute 50% of the final mark. A two hour final exam will consist of short problems and will constitute the other 50% of the final mark. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1: Formal definition of derivatives
Week 2: Derivatives 2
Week 2: Derivatives 3
Week 4: Integrals
Week 5: Integrals 2 + probability
Week 6: Integrals and derivatives in the context of probability distributions
Week 7: Conservation equations 1.
Week 8: Conservation equations 2.
Week 9: Conservation equations 3.
Week 10: Application of statistics to Earth Science problems
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Core Maths for Advanced Level 3rd Edition
L Bostock & F S Chandler |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
3 lectures per week for 10 weeks plus 1 tutorial per week for 10 weeks |
| Keywords | Calculus; conservation; statistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Mudd
Tel: (0131 6)51 9090
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Course secretary | Mrs Nicola Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 4842
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