Postgraduate Course: Applicable Mathematics for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology (PGBI11029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will provide the essential mathematical tools to approach problems in computational structural biology. Vector and matrix algebra and their applications in crystallographic computing will be covered. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | School mathematics at approximately A-level in the English system. |
| 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
- calculate distances between points
- rotate and translate points in 3d
- transform coordinates between different coordinate systems
- calculate angles between lines
- understand methods to solve set of linear equations
- understand optimisation approaches used in crystallographic refinement/energy minimisation
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Assessment Information
| Final written examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | AppMaths |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nick Savill
Tel: (0131 6)50 7573
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Course secretary | Miss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
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