Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

302287 (v.3) Computational Skills 101


Area: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Workshop: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Introduction to Maple as a symbolic tool in algebraic manipulation: its use in approximation, graphical presentation and solution of linear systems. Use of Excel for the solution of problems in applied science, including iterative methods of solution of systems of equations and curve fitting. Introduction to Visual Basic as a programming language for embedded macros in an Excel spreadsheet.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010101 Mathematics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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