Undergraduate Course: Mathematics for Informatics 2b (MATH08047)
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 1 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 | *In 2011-12, this course is available only to students retaking it and will be assessed on an 'exam only' basis.*
Growth rates, trigonometric functions, miscellaneous calculus, complex numbers; |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Derive properties of growth rates and use appropriate notation for basic functions (powers of a variable, logarithms and exponentials).
2. Discuss properties of trigonometric functions (e.g., differentiation and integration) and use them to derive identities.
3. Describe complex numbers and apply them to simple problems.
4. Find the power series expansion of a given function.
5. Solve simple differential equations.
6. Discuss and apply the basic notions of partial differentiation.
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Assessment Information
| Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85% |
Special Arrangements
| This course is for resitting student only and must be taken "exam only" |
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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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | mi2b |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Antony Maciocia
Tel: (0131 6)50 5994
Email: A.Maciocia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joy Clark
Tel: (0131 6)50 5059
Email: joy.clark@ed.ac.uk |
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