Courses Handbook 2008

302286 (v.1) Mathematical Modelling 102


Area: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** 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. **
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version
AND
302283 (v.3) Mathematical Modelling 101 or any previous version
Syllabus: Financial modelling: equilibrium analysis, interest functions, annuities, bonds, loan repayments, forecasting, marginalism and input/output models. Maintenance, replacement and reliability models: optimal equipment maintenance/replacement cycles, reliability analysis with applications in system design and testing. Difference equations: modelling and solution of linear difference equations. Case studies: examples chosen from a variety of areas including industry, technology and sport.
** 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

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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