Undergraduate Course: Mathematics for Informatics 4b (MATH08045)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | Mathematics for Informatics |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Vector geometry in Rn, Euclidean transformations of Rn; |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss and derive properties of objects in n-dimensional space.
2. Calculate various geometrical quantities (e.g. angles, parametric representations, shortest distance to a subspace).
3. Discuss and derive further properties of objects in two and three dimensional space (e.g., given a surface and a point on it find the tangent plane at that point).
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Assessment Information
| Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | mi4b |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Ranicki
Tel: (0131 6)50 5073
Email: A.Ranicki@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joy Clark
Tel: (0131 6)50 5059
Email: joy.clark@ed.ac.uk |
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