Undergraduate Course: Dynamical Modelling (MATH10037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 10 | 
ECTS Credits | 5 | 
 
 
| Summary | Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics. 
 
1. Construction of dynamical models 
2. Introduction/review of classical mechanics 
3. Numerical methods for ODEs - elementary stability/accuracy/ convergence of 1-step methods 
4. Geometric integrators (eg. symplectic/volume-preserving/time-reversible methods) 
5. Backward error analysis 
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| Course description | 
    
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Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
    1. gain an understanding of dynamical modelling principles, including  geometric integration 
 
2. gain familiarity with numerical analysis techniques for ordinary  differential equations, including concepts like accuracy and stability 
 
3. explore various applications of dynamical simulation, including  molecular dynamics and physically based modelling 
 
4. learn to use the software package Matlab to implement and visualise  results from a dynamical simulation
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Additional Information
| Course URL | 
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk | 
 
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Additional Class Delivery Information | 
Additional computer lab sessions | 
 
| Keywords | DyM | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Liam O'Carroll 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5070 
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Course secretary | Ms Jennifer Marshall 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5048 
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